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Thursday 20 May 2021
UMC gains commitments from major clients for long-term demand
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has received commitments from eight of its customers for capacity demand for a six-year period, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 May 2021
SMIC expects 17-19% revenue increase in 2Q21
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue increase of 17-19% sequentially in the second quarter of 2021, with gross...
Thursday 29 April 2021
UMC to expand factory site in southern Taiwan
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to invest a total of NT$100 billion (US$3.58 billion) in the expansion of its 12-inch factory site in southern...
Tuesday 6 April 2021
SMIC posts 2-fold jump in 2020 net profit
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 25.4% to a record high of US$3.91 billion in 2020, when profits attributable to the company surged 204.9%...
Friday 12 March 2021
SMIC striving to regain chip orders
With the US trade restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) reportedly easing, the China-based pure-play foundry is striving to regain orders particularly those...
Friday 20 November 2020
Samsung sees 14nm chip orders from China surge
Samsung Electronics has seen orders demanding 14nm and above processes ramp up from its China-based fabless clients recently, according to industry sources.
Thursday 12 November 2020
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 4Q20
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, with gross margin...
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond

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Tuesday 13 October 2020
Innosilicon completes chip tape-out based on SMIC FinFET N+1
China-based Innosilicon, a provider of high-speed mixed signal IPs and customized chip design services, has recently announced it has completed a chip tape-out and testing based on...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
China memory chipmakers could be next US trade ban target
With Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) at risk of being blacklisted by the US government, concerns are growing about whether China-based memory chipmakers ChangXin...
Monday 21 September 2020
Qualcomm seeking to shift orders from SMIC, says report
Executives at Qualcomm have paid visits to Taiwan-based pure-play foundries for the purpose of securing capacity support if deliveries from China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.
Friday 28 August 2020
SMIC revenue, profits surge in 1H20
Rising wafer shipments and ASPs boosted pure-play foundry SMIC's revenue and net profits in the first half of 2020.
Friday 7 August 2020
SMIC posts profit hike in 2Q20
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 18.7% on year and 3.7% sequentially to US$938 million in the second quarter...
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