SMIC

  • SMIC shares hit new low since IPO, market capitalization down 150 billion yuan from July's high

    As China's largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturing company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC),  was pinned on high expectations. However, today, more than a month after its listing on China's A-share market, the company's share price fell to a new low, losing 150 billion yuan in market value.

  • SMIC says 14nm chips are in mass production and yields are improving

    Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is mass producing 14nm chips and yield is improving, the company said today in response to an investor question online.

  • SoftBank investors reportedly in talks with SMIC over ARM deal

    SoftBank and bankers have approached several new tech giants about a potential ARM sale, including TSMC, Qualcomm and even SMIC, according to Tencent Tech.

  • SMIC reports Q2 revenue up 18.7% year on year to $938.5 million

    SMIC's second quarter sales increased 18.7 percent to $938.5 million compared to $790.9 million in the same period last year and was up by 3.7 percent compared to $904.9 million in the first quarter.

  • SMIC Founder: Next-gen semiconductors don't need big investment, talent is key

    How do we understand the many restrictions the US has placed on China's high-tech industry?

  • Founder of SMIC: US ability to constrain China not as strong as expected

    The US is less able to constrain China than people think, and we can catch up, Richard Chang, founder and former CEO of China’s leading contract chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), said today at an event.

  • SMIC to establish joint venture to produce 28nm ICs

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s leading contract chip maker, announced in a filing on Friday that it has entered into a framework agreement with the Beijing Development District Administrative Committee to jointly establish a joint venture in China to develop and operate an IC project.

  • Huawei releases tablet with SMIC-made processor

    Huawei today announced the Huawei Changxiang Tablet 2, priced from 1,599 yuan ($230).

  • Another Huawei tablet with SMIC-made chip said to launch in China

    Huawei will launch the second generation of the Changxiang series tablet in China and it will be powered by the Kirin 710A processor which is made by SMIC, according to a well-known Weibo blogger.

  • SMIC's share price doubles in its debut on China's A-share market

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the biggest chipmaker on the Chinese mainland, made its debut on China's A-share market today, with its share price rising 201.97 percent to $82.92 by the close of trading. This brings SMIC's market capitalization to 591.752 billion yuan.