SMIC Kicks off Wafer ProductionSeptember 25 saw Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) held an inaugural ceremony in celebration of its formal launching of wafer production. This celebration marks a momentous feat in developing China's semiconductor industry since SMIC commences production of its first eight-inch wafers at 0.25 micron and below technology.SMIC looks forward to pioneering the development of China's integrate circuit (IC) and related up-, mid- and down-stream industries with a vision to reduce China's current dependence on imported semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) chips and provide a wider space for domestic IC design houses. SMIC has achieved world-class technologies and displayed China's most advanced technologies and production capabilities. Semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) chips as a product, multiple semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) chips included, is closely linked to people's everyday life, being widely used for telecommunication, PC and wide range of consumer goods such as DVD and VCD players. Especially in the case of China, it is at present having a semiconductor home market supply less than 15% of its demand. By PD Online staff member Huang Ying |
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