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SMIC moves ahead to build new $7.5 billion fab in Tianjin
SMIC signs a framework agreement to invest $7.5 billion for a new fab in Tianjin with a production capacity of 100,000 12-inch wafers per month. Read more…
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Billions of dollars worth of licenses granted to suppliers of Huawei, SMIC
Suppliers to Chinese Huawei and China’s top chipmaker SMIC got billions of dollars worth of licenses despite their being on US blacklists. Read more…
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US suppliers slow to get export licenses to Chinese chip giant SMIC
The US government has been slow to approve licenses for American companies to sell chipmaking equipment to China semiconductor giant SMIC Read more…
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China’s Tsinghua Unigroup, prospective chipmaker powerhouse, struggling
Tsinghua Unigroup, Chinese conglomerate that has long sought to become a semiconductor powerhouse, is caught between a rock and a hard place. Read more…
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Trump escalates tensions with China adding SMIC and CNOOC to blacklist
Trump is poised to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC and national oil and gas producer CNOOC to blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. Read more…
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China goes all out to progress chipmaking leading to 7nm chips
China has been spending billions of dollars in an effort to speed up improvements to its domestic chipmaking industry, and for good reason. Read more…
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TSMC hikes revenue forecast as pandemic drives demand for chips
TSMC hiked its revenue outlook after logging record quarterly profit, noting the coronavirus pandemic was driving demand for advanced chips. Read more…
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SMIC has a way out of the latest US restrictions, but it may not help
The US decision not to place SMIC directly on the entity list potentially offers the firm a way out of its current predicament. However … Read more…
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SMIC suppliers now need export licenses as US clamps down
The US restricts exports to SMIC after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” China’s military will use their equipment. Read more…
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Shares plunge for China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC over US ban
Shares of China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC plunged a fifth on Monday in response to news of potential US sanctions against the company. Read more…
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China’s largest chipmaker SMIC optimistic of ‘catching up’ with US
China’s largest chipmaker SMIC ‘optimistic’ China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors. Read more…