China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) was one of the fastest-growing foundries in the second quarter, according to fresh data from market research firm TrendForce. SMIC grew its revenue by 20% during the second quarter and was the third biggest chip manufacturer in the world in terms of revenue, as it comfortably sat above GlobalFoundries. Taiwan's TSMC, courtesy of its advanced manufacturing process technologies and stable revenue, remained the biggest foundry and commanded 72.5% of the overall market. Consumer Electronics Helped SMIC To Grow Revenue 20% In Q2, Shows Data The booming demand for artificial intelligence memory chips has reshaped […]

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The lack of access to EUV paraphernalia in any way, shape, or form has forced China’s SMIC to come up with ingenious ways to leverage its existing DUV equipment to gradually improve its 7nm manufacturing process, and with Huawei’s Kirin 9030, the semiconductor manufacturer has proven that it can stand ‘toe to toe’ with TSMC, or can it? An in-depth look at the chipset powering the Mate 80 flagship series shows some impressive feats, such as achieving higher density than Intel’s 18A node through a smaller metal pitch, but that’s not the only metric worth comparing. In fact, SMIC and […]

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TSMC’s success in the semiconductor industry is primarily due to the manufacturer’s unyielding focus on its advanced processes and ability to achieve stability in record time, allowing the company to form long-term business relationships with trillion-dollar firms like Apple and NVIDIA. While being able to mass produce 3nm and 2nm wafers at a mammoth scale is certainly a tremendous feat, SMIC founder Richard Chang does not consider these accomplishments as a benchmark for success and calls it a misconception in the latest interview. Instead, he believes that there’s another attribute that semiconductor companies must acquire. SMIC’s founder says that “excellence […]

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