China-made Chips

  • SMIC ranks 5th in Q2 global foundry market share

    In the second quarter of this year, TSMC held 51.5% of the global foundry market share, topping the list, according to TrendForce.

  • SMIC Chairman: Procurement of EUV lithography progressing normally

    SMIC's current projects do not require EUV lithography at the moment, said Zhou Zixue, Chairman of China's biggest foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

  • Chinese foundry SMIC's A-share offer price determined, raising around 50 billion yuan

    The initial public offering price of China's biggest foundry, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), is set at RMB 27.46 and the scale of fund raising will exceed RMB 50 billion if an over-allotment option is exercised.

  • China-made Zhaoxin CPU enters the Silicon 100 list

    After the KX-6000 series x86 processor entered the "Shanghai Design 100+" list, China-made Zhaoxin CPU has recently been added to the global "Silicon 100" list for 2020.

  • OPPO reportedly poaches MediaTek exec to head its chip division

    OPPO launches "Mariana Plan" to develop its own mobile phone chips, tentatively named OPPO M1.

  • ZTE shares 8.5% lower at open after clarifying 5nm chip capabilities

    ZTE shares opened 8.5% percent in Hong Kong after issuing a clarification on Saturday that recent media reports claiming its 7nm chip has realized mass production and 5nm chip has started technology importing was misinterpreted.

  • Ten questions about SMIC

    The listing committee of China's Sci-Tech innovation board (STAR Market) on Friday approved the IPO application of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the biggest chipmaker on the Chinese mainland.

  • Second phase of China's national memory base project starts construction

    The second phase of China's national memory base project started contruction yesterday in Wuhan, with a planned capacity of 200,000 wafers per month.

  • ZTE clarifies that it does not have chip manufacturing capabilities

    ZTE today issued a clarification that recent media reports claiming its 7nm chip has realized mass production and 5nm chip has started technology importing was misinterpreted.

  • Chinese chipmaker SMIC approved for listing in mainland stock market

    The listing committee of China's Sci-Tech innovation board (STAR Market) today approved the IPO application of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the biggest chipmaker on the Chinese mainland.