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Friday 10 May 2024
SMIC surpasses UMC in sales, competition pressures SMIC profit
According to SMIC's financial results, it reported rising sales in the first quarter but saw worsening profits due to intensifying competition in China, particularly in commoditized...
Friday 3 May 2024
China's chip self-sufficiency dream a 21st Century Great Leap Forward? How much longer can it subsidize?
Against the backdrop of a secular slowdown in economic growth and a real-estate bubble burst that added debt burdens, how much longer can China continue to subsidize its industries...
Friday 26 April 2024
Huawei's 7nm chip capability and HBM development reflect China's advanced processes ambition
Huawei continues its relentless journey towards chip self-sufficiency, showcasing signs of China's further advancements in advanced manufacturing processes.
Monday 22 April 2024
China has become an insatiable market for lithography equipment
With ASML recently stating that 20% of their recent orders are held by Chinese customers and nearly half of their revenue comes from China, the future operation trend of the world's...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Why did SMIC divest from China's leading OSAT?
Brite Semiconductor, in which SMIC is the second largest shareholder, officially debuted on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, with its stock soaring, leading to the gradual recovery...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
TSMC No.1 and Nvidia posts triple-digit growth in TechInsights 2023 top-25 chip suppliers rankings
Semiconductor research platform TechInsights released the final 2023 ranking of the top 25 semiconductor suppliers based on sales revenues, which showed that no new suppliers broke...
Monday 15 April 2024
SMIC-backed chipmaker plays catchup as China formulates silicon IP strategy
According to reports from various Chinese media outlets such as National Business Daily and 21st Century Business Herald, top Chinese IC design service providers...
Friday 12 April 2024
China's JCET confirms advanced packaging capability for chips below 5nm
Advanced chip manufacturing and advanced packaging have now become the focus of attention in China. SMIC already confirmed that it had adopted deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Russia de-risks through Chinese foundry and RISC-V
Since Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia, Russia-based Baikal Electronics is looking to switch to RISC-V and may have turned to a certain China-based pure-play foundry...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Did Huawei achieve smartphone win at the expense of SMIC?
Is Huawei building its smartphone victory at the cost of SMIC's advanced chip manufacturing capacities?
Monday 1 April 2024
Weekly news roundup: Leaked Huawei chipset details surface, revealing chips manufactured with SMIC 5nm process
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of March 25 – March 29.
Friday 29 March 2024
Moderate quarterly recovery anticipated for 2nd-tier foundries
While TSMC is likely to make a strong recovery this year, other Taiwanese and second-tier wafer foundries are expected to see their operations gradually improve quarterly.
Friday 29 March 2024
SMIC profit down over 60% in 2023, plans steady course for 2024
SMIC reported its financial results for 2023, and due to the industrial downturn, sales and profit declined for the reporting period. SMIC plans to navigate 2024 steadily and stabl...
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Huawei chipset spec leak shows chips made using SMIC 5nm process
Huawei Central website quoted a chipset spec sheet leaked onto the Internet, highlighting that the chip is manufactured using the SMIC 5nm process.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Former TSMC director: China will form its semiconductor system, but hard to compete with others
Retired former TSMC R&D director Konrad Young said China's semiconductor industry will eventually become an independent ecosystem and develop its systems under the US sanctions...