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Friday 31 March 2023
SMIC weighed down by talent shortage and reliance on mature nodes
Following two years of US sanctions, Chinese foundry champion Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) has been focusing on legacy process nodes like 28nm.
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Chipmakers to boost 300mm fab capacity to all-time high in 2026
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are forecast to increase 300mm fab capacity to an all-time high of 9.6 million wafers per month in 2026, according to SEMI.
Friday 24 March 2023
Taiwan foundries see surge in orders transferred from China
The US' escalation of the chip war with China has prompted more companies to shift their orders to Taiwan-based pure-play foundries. However, contract prices provided by TSMC and...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US to restrict TSMC, Samsung's investment in China; China reportedly to fend off by picking national chip champions
The Biden administration announced guardrails for the CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and restrict foreign entities of concern from acquiring advanced technologies...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US export controls might be rolled out in stages, potentially covering all immersion DUV systems, according to DIGITIMES Research
As the US rallies Japan and the Netherlands to tighten up semiconductor export controls against China, the world has been trying to estimate the extent of damage done to the Chinese...
Friday 17 March 2023
Chinese chipmaking technology development may stall at 40nm scale
With the US looking to broaden its chip tool ban against China with new rules set to be implemented in April, SMIC and other China-based foundries will have to halt the development...
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Loongson poised to challenge x86, Arm with own CPU architecture
Chinese CPU designer Loongson Technology is seen as China's representative to challenge international mainstream instruction set architectures (ISAs), Intel's x86 and Arm, with its...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
Chip equipment ban against China to disrupt SMIC sub-40nm process development
The US' broader chip equipment ban against China will stymie Semiconductor Manufacturing International's (SMIC) sub-40nm process development, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
China's road to semiconductor autonomy depends on US-China tug-of-war for talent
In the semiconductor industry, talent has always been a persistent topic. The competition for high-level semiconductor talent among countries has never stopped. In recent years, with...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
SMIC postpones mass production due to delivery delay of bottleneck machines
On the investor relations interactive platform P5W, SMIC was quizzed by investors regarding its delayed mass production, especially pertaining to the delivery of its bottleneck...
Monday 6 March 2023
Top 3 memory vendors account for three-fourths of leading-edge wafer capacity
According to Knometa Research, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix held 76% of the leading-edge capacity at the end of 2022, with the majority of it going toward...
Thursday 2 March 2023
Next iPhone utilizing TSMC 3nm tech may spark replacement demand
The next-generation iPhone slated for launch later in 2023 will be powered by Apple's custom-designed 3nm SoC fabricated by TSMC, marking the market's long-awaited transition from...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Samsung keen to strengthen own IC design ecosystem
Main IC design houses under the ecosystem of Samsung Electronics are actively recruiting new talent despite the recent layoff wave at the tech sector, riding on the rise of ChatGPT...
Monday 20 February 2023
US-initiated joint export curbs on China leave critical loopholes?
The Netherlands and Japan reportedly have struck a deal with the US to jointly restrict exports of chipmaking tools to China, which will further cripple the development of China's...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
SMIC 1Q23 gross margin to fall sharply, order visibility still low for 2H
China's top foundry SMIC has estimated its gross margin to fall sharply to 19-21% for the first quarter of 2023 from 32% of a quarter earlier, and its order visibility remains low...
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