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Friday 4 July 2014
SMIC to fabricate Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs on 28nm process
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Qualcomm have announced that the two firms will collaborate on 28nm wafer production process, and SMIC will manufacture...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Chipset solution vendors seek 28nm capacity at UMC, Globalfoundries and SMIC
Chipset solution vendors including Qualcomm and MediaTek have continued to seek additional 28nm capacity at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Globalfoundries and, particularly,...
Monday 30 June 2014
SMIC establishes 12-inch CIS supply chain in China
The 12-inch color filter and microlens array production line of Toppan SMIC Electronics (Shanghai) (TSES), a joint venture between Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Wafer foundry houses to benefit from rising wearable device market
Wafer foundry houses including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to benefit from the rise of the wearable...
Friday 13 June 2014
UMC to expand foundry capacity to fend off competition from SMIC, say sources
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will ramp up its capacity for 40nm processes in order to fend off increasing competition from China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Monday 26 May 2014
Foundry houses, IC design vendors vying for fingerprint sensor orders
Wafer foundry houses as well as more Taiwan-based IC vendors will vie for the growing fingerprint identification sensor orders from the smartphone sector in the second half of 2014,...
Thursday 13 March 2014
China IC backend service companies migrating to advanced processes
More IC testing and packaging companies in China are expected to migrate to advanced processes following Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Jiangsu Changjiang...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Commentary: Is it likely for Qualcomm to produce 28nm chips at SMIC?
Recent reports from China have cited Qualcomm president Derek Aberle as disclosing that it plans to produce 28nm chips at China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Friday 21 February 2014
SMIC, JCET form JV for 12-inch bumping and testing
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), an IC assembly and test services provider in China, have established a joint...
Tuesday 18 February 2014
SMIC 4Q13 profits fall 68.5%
China-based IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$14.7 million on consolidated sales of US$491.8 million for the fourth quarter...
Monday 27 January 2014
SMIC readies 28nm chip production
Semiconductor Manufacturing International's (SMIC) 28nm technology has been process frozen, and the company has successfully entered the multi project wafer (MPW) stage to support...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
SMIC 3Q13 sales and profits drop on quarter
China-based IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced net profits of US$42.5 million on sales of US$534.3 million for the third quarter of 2013. Sales...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
SMIC forms R&D and manufacturing center for sensors, 3D IC
China-based IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced the formation of an R&D and manufacturing center for sensors and 3D ICs, the Center for CVS3D...
Monday 21 October 2013
Foundries gearing up for IC card market boom in China
Foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Grace Semiconductor are all gearing up for China's...
Friday 18 October 2013
SMIC launches 0.13-micron LL eFlash process
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has moved its 0.13-micron low-leakage (LL) embedded flash (eFlash) process to volume production, according to the China-based IC foundry...