China’s top chipmaker to build a $2.35 billion plant with government funding

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

China's top chipmaker to build a $2.35 billion plant with government funding

SMIC is key to China's plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S.

www.cnbc.com

GUANGZHOU, China — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest and most important chipmaker, is building a new factory in Shenzhen that will cost $2.35 billion.

The company and the government of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will jointly put capital into the project. Shenzhen is known as a huge technology hub in China and houses the headquarters of giants such as Tencent and Huawei.

SMIC is key to China’s plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S., which has exposed the world’s second-largest economy’s reliance on foreign technology in the field.

In December, Washington put SMIC on a blacklist called the Entity List which restricts American companies from exporting technology to it. The move was seen as a blow to SMIC’s ability to catch up to the most cutting-edge chipmaking technology. The Chinese firm is already far behind its rivals TSMC and Samsung.
The new Shenzhen plant will help SMIC ramp up production of so-called 28 nanometer and above chips. Such chips are quite old technology. TSMC and Samsung are manufacturing 5 nanometer semiconductors, the most cutting-edge chips which are used in smartphones.
But a recent shortage of semiconductors globally has left some industries, such as automobiles, needing chips. But such industries don’t necessarily need the latest chip technology. One analyst previously told CNBC that SMIC could fulfil some of this demand with its older chip technology.
SMIC said the money from the Shenzhen government will allow it to “expand its production scale, advance its nanotechnology service and thus achieve a higher return.”
SMIC will take a 55% stake in the Shenzhen subsidiary while the government’s investment arm will have no more than a 23% position. The remaining capital will come from third-party investors.

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[Viva_Viet]

China's top chipmaker to build a $2.35 billion plant with government funding

SMIC is key to China's plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S.

www.cnbc.com

GUANGZHOU, China — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest and most important chipmaker, is building a new factory in Shenzhen that will cost $2.35 billion.

The company and the government of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will jointly put capital into the project. Shenzhen is known as a huge technology hub in China and houses the headquarters of giants such as Tencent and Huawei.

SMIC is key to China’s plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S., which has exposed the world’s second-largest economy’s reliance on foreign technology in the field.

In December, Washington put SMIC on a blacklist called the Entity List which restricts American companies from exporting technology to it. The move was seen as a blow to SMIC’s ability to catch up to the most cutting-edge chipmaking technology. The Chinese firm is already far behind its rivals TSMC and Samsung.
The new Shenzhen plant will help SMIC ramp up production of so-called 28 nanometer and above chips. Such chips are quite old technology. TSMC and Samsung are manufacturing 5 nanometer semiconductors, the most cutting-edge chips which are used in smartphones.
But a recent shortage of semiconductors globally has left some industries, such as automobiles, needing chips. But such industries don’t necessarily need the latest chip technology. One analyst previously told CNBC that SMIC could fulfil some of this demand with its older chip technology.
SMIC said the money from the Shenzhen government will allow it to “expand its production scale, advance its nanotechnology service and thus achieve a higher return.”
SMIC will take a 55% stake in the Shenzhen subsidiary while the government’s investment arm will have no more than a 23% position. The remaining capital will come from third-party investors.

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As I remember, US only ban CN from 10 nanometer chips, so it's still easy for CN to make 28 nanometer chips.

U also need EUV lithography equipment from ASML, a Holland company if u want to make chips.

Even Samsung,TSMC ships factories will have to close if they can't buy the latest EUV lithography equipment from ASML. Let alone some useless CN's ones

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A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipment that will be produced by ASML of the Netherlands in 2021. Samsung began to use EUV lithography equipment last year to produce 7-nanometer semiconductors.

Report Says TSMC Ahead of Samsung Electronics in EUV Lithography Equipment Ownership

A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipmen

www.businesskorea.co.kr

 

[antonius123]

As I remember, US only ban CN from 10 nanometer chips, so it's still easy for CN to make 28 nanometer chips.

U also need EUV lithography equipment from ASML, a Holland company if u want to make chips.

Even Samsung,TSMC ships factories will have to close if they can't buy the latest EUV lithography equipment from ASML. Let alone some useless CN's ones

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A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipment that will be produced by ASML of the Netherlands in 2021. Samsung began to use EUV lithography equipment last year to produce 7-nanometer semiconductors.

Report Says TSMC Ahead of Samsung Electronics in EUV Lithography Equipment Ownership

A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipmen

www.businesskorea.co.kr

Above 7nm, they dont need EUV; DUV will serve the purpose.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Above 7nm, they dont need EUV; DUV will serve the purpose.

Eventually they will go below 1 nm. Humans will find the ingenuity to accomplish that.

 

[Viva_Viet]

Above 7nm, they dont need EUV; DUV will serve the purpose.

Then how DUV make 3 NM chips ? And who make the machine ?

 

[antonius123]

Then how DUV make 3 NM chips ? And who make the machine ?

SIMC has not build 3nm yet, they build 7nm and above and DUV serve the purpose.

 

[Viva_Viet]

SIMC has not build 3nm yet, they build 7nm and above and DUV serve the purpose.

So who make DUV ?? CN or EU ??

Edit: SIMC will go bankrupted if ASML don't sell EUV, DUV or whatever UV.

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ASML not only has a monopoly in EUV, but it also dominates immersion lithography – the DUV segment with high prices and margins. Nikon expects to sell only seven of these systems in its 2021 fiscal year (March 2020 to March 2021). ASML did 68 in 2020. Canon has long been out of this game. It did make a valiant effort to catch up in 2005 and 2006, but it sold only three systems in 2008 and 2009. In the two years that followed, shipments remained at zero, after which it forfeited the fight.

“We underestimated the demand for DUV” - Bits&Chips

ASML closed the last quarter with unexpectedly high sales in DUV systems and upgrades. In all of 2020, the orders totaled 7.3 billion euros. This shows that the chip lithography workhorse is still in a rock-solid position in the coming years.

bits-chips.nl

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

 

[GumNaam]

As I remember, US only ban CN from 10 nanometer chips, so it's still easy for CN to make 28 nanometer chips.

U also need EUV lithography equipment from ASML, a Holland company if u want to make chips.

Even Samsung,TSMC ships factories will have to close if they can't buy the latest EUV lithography equipment from ASML. Let alone some useless CN's ones

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A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipment that will be produced by ASML of the Netherlands in 2021. Samsung began to use EUV lithography equipment last year to produce 7-nanometer semiconductors.

Report Says TSMC Ahead of Samsung Electronics in EUV Lithography Equipment Ownership

A media report from Taiwan says that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has purchased in advance more than 50 percent of EUV lithography equipmen

www.businesskorea.co.kr

rip intel, amd, kla tencor and any other american chip related company.

 

[Viva_Viet]

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rip intel, amd, kla tencor and any other american chip related company.

Okay, then Who make this chip for them ?? Which machine did they use to make chips ?? ASML machines ,too ??

 

[antonius123]

So who make DUV ?? CN or EU ??

Edit: SIMC will go bankrupted if ASML don't sell EUV, DUV or whatever UV.

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ASML not only has a monopoly in EUV, but it also dominates immersion lithography – the DUV segment with high prices and margins. Nikon expects to sell only seven of these systems in its 2021 fiscal year (March 2020 to March 2021). ASML did 68 in 2020. Canon has long been out of this game. It did make a valiant effort to catch up in 2005 and 2006, but it sold only three systems in 2008 and 2009. In the two years that followed, shipments remained at zero, after which it forfeited the fight.

“We underestimated the demand for DUV” - Bits&Chips

ASML closed the last quarter with unexpectedly high sales in DUV systems and upgrades. In all of 2020, the orders totaled 7.3 billion euros. This shows that the chip lithography workhorse is still in a rock-solid position in the coming years.

bits-chips.nl

China has her indigenous company SMEE that can supply DUV 28nm that can serve 7nm production.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Who build the J-20 for PLAAF?
Lockheed Martin of USA, of course.
China does not have the capability to build stealth aircraft except to copy MiG-15.
A chap in a discussion group once says, China build its stealth warplane using bamboo.
So just don't be upset by dudes who do not understand about the subject they are engaged in or the reason why.

Thanks for making us laugh.

Sometimes we should ponder why China don't seem to bother with all the sanction on semiconductors imposed by USA. Did they come too late?

BTW TSMC is fully booked. So the mystery remains.
I have discovered of late, China is very secretive about news concerning its critical industries.

When will a Khmer Krom finally comes to the acceptance stage.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Eventually they will go below 1 nm. Humans will find the ingenuity to accomplish that.

No, the potential barrier is too less at that scale for the transistor to act as a switch, even the thermal energy will be enough for the electrons to tunnel through the potential barrier.

 

[Viva_Viet]

China has her indigenous company SMEE that can supply DUV 28nm that can serve 7nm production.

Then give us the link, dont just keep spamming. Not mentioning Shanghai Tianshu Zhixin Semiconductor admit TSMC is their partner

 

[antonius123]

Then give us the link, dont just keep spamming. Not mentioning Shanghai Tianshu Zhixin Semiconductor admit TSMC is their partner

You are the only one here who keep spamming with arbitrary and low level speculation.

And too lazy to google by yourself

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4415477-three-headwinds-facing-asml-s-non-euv-business-in-china