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Thursday 14 May 2009
SMIC and Intel implement measures to prevent swine flu at plants in China
With cases of swine flu reported in China's Sichuan province, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Intel, which both have plants in the area, have started...
Thursday 30 April 2009
SMIC 2Q09 revenues to grow 60% on improved utilization
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, has announced that revenues for the first quarter of 2009 slid 46.2% sequentially...
Friday 24 April 2009
SMIC to set up design service center in Shenzhen
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has planned to set up a design service center in Shenzhen, where one of its 12-inch fabs is located, according...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Shanghai Industrial to transfer holdings in SMIC
Shanghai Industrial Holdings (SIHL) plans to transfer its stake in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's top contract chipmaker, to parent company...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
China foundry SMIC suffers record operating loss in 2008; to cut capex
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, experienced its largest net operating loss over the past five years in 2008. The...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Wafer foundry shipments to grow over 50% sequentially in 2Q09, observers say
Wafer shipments from the world's top-four pure-play foundries - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered Semiconductor...
Thursday 2 April 2009
HHNEC and SMIC land IC card orders for Shanghai World Expo
Pure-play foundry Huahong NEC Electronics (HHNEC) has landed orders for the production of IC cards to be used with the intelligent entrance systems deployed during the 2010 Shanghai...
Thursday 2 April 2009
SMIC gains bank loans for 45nm node process development
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has signed a three billion yuan (US$439 million) syndicated loan agreement with Chinese...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Taiwan DRAM should move to integrate and develop strength in IP, says SMIC CEO
Integration is shaping up to become a major trend in the semiconductor industry, and the route will also be followed by Taiwan's DRAM-chip sector, according to Richard Chang, CEO...
Monday 23 March 2009
Hermes Microvision lands e-beam equipment order from SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has placed orders for three e-beam inspection systems for 45nm and below production with Hermes Microvision (HMI), a subsidiary...
Friday 20 March 2009
China foundry SMIC to spin off solar cell business
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the largest pure-play foundry in China, plans to spin off its polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cell business,...
Thursday 19 March 2009
SMIC dismisses Chartered acquisition rumors
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has denied recent speculation that the China government is drafting a plan to have SMIC acquire Chartered Semiconductor...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
SMIC readies 45nm production
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top pure-play foundry, will soon receive validation for its 45nm process technology from three China-based IC designers,...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
TSMC and SMIC compete for CMOS image sensor orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently snatched orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from a number of IC design houses including Israel-based Advasense and...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
FlipChip announces 300mm strategic partnership with SMIC
FlipChip International (FCI), which specializes in flip-chip bumping and wafer level packaging, has recently announced a partnership alliance with Semiconductor Manufacturing International...