Just before New Year's Day, good news came from China about the chip field. Shanghai SMIC's factory in the port location has been successfully capped.
This wafer foundry is expected to have a monthly production capacity of 2.1 million wafers after it is officially put into production, as well as stable high-quality supply capabilities. It currently plans to mainly produce 12-inch wafers.
SMIC is developing 28NM chip products to create an increasingly mature technology leader. In order to revitalize the development of my country's chip industry and block TSMC's retreat, it has increasingly played a leading role that cannot be underestimated.
With the international suppression and containment of my country's chips, and the fact that my country's domestic chip field research and development is not smooth, can SMIC counterattack, and does it have its own unique advantages?
The development of China's chip field has been twists and turns, and it is indeed very difficult. SMIC is a Shanghai company founded in 2000, specializing in the OEM production and manufacturing of chip products. After more than 20 years of intensive cultivation and development, SMIC's chip manufacturing technology and professional level are now ranked fourth in the world, and are ranked first in the country in the mainland.
The development of SMIC is due to the support of the state and the government. When the company was first established, Shanghai provided very strong policy support and also assisted in the landing of talents.
SMIC has hundreds of professionals from European and American countries, Taiwan, and South Korea working together. In just five years since its establishment, it has created the 3G mobile phone chip with an accuracy of 0.1 3 microns is only one generation away from TSMC's technology. It is precisely because of SMIC's talent and technology that the company can quickly grow into a well-known leading domestic chip company. The development is so rapid, and the stamina and potential are so profound that TSMC feels that it cannot be underestimated, and even feels inexplicable anxiety and pressure.
In order to curb the development of SMIC, TSMC quickly used the excuse that TSMC's technology patents had been infringed and entangled SMIC in litigation disputes. This dispute lasted for six years and finally ended in a settlement. SMIC compensated TSMC for US$175 million.
Since then, due to the change of founders, many talents have also left. As a result, SMIC's development has been affected, its performance has not been ideal, and it has begun to suffer high losses. The research and development of new processes has also been seriously affected, and the development of many new products has stalled. The subsidiary sold during the period of declining performance has now grown independently into the memory chip factory.
After Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation was reorganized with share capital, the shadow of TSMC appeared among shareholders. held 6.9% of 's shares. It was not until 2011 that my country's central enterprises brought a large amount of funds and injected it into SMIC. They entered the market strongly and squeezed out TSMC. This completely stabilized the situation and avoided TSMC's impact on SMIC in the future.
SMIC's chip manufacturing process has also begun to develop rapidly. It can mass-produce 28nm process chips and also mass-produce 14nm chips. It has also accelerated its speed and intensity in research and development of 7nm chip technology. During the chip development process, the current 7nm process precision chips are mainly limited by the lithography machine equipment. If it can be supported by high-quality lithography machines, it will be smoother and more efficient.
However, because the 28nm process technology is very mature, it has already occupied an industry advantage in terms of production capacity and yield rate of this precision.
Now SMIC has grown into an industry pillar company in the domestic chip field, and vows to be the process leader of mature chips. In order to block TSMC's retreat, it has continued to increase investment in the research and development of new projects.
The packaging plant built by SMIC in Beijing with an investment of 50 billion yuan has begun to be topped out. It is mainly used to produce 12-inch wafers and chips. The later work is still in full swing, and the production line is expected to be officially opened and put into use in 2024. By then, my country will have another leading company in the chip field, able to provide stable production capacity and large-scale supply capabilities, with annual output reaching 1.2 million pieces.The production capacity of
has also set a high-quality demonstration to block TSMC's retreat. If TSMC wants to go back and seize the domestic chip and wafer market, it may not be that easy. The rise of SMIC has injected vitality into the domestic chip industry, and has also served as a model for the design, development and improvement of domestic chips.
Nowadays, SMIC's multiple subsidiaries and branches are also carrying out stable production. The comprehensive industrial scale formed in the future will drive my country's chip industry towards a more prosperous prospect.
Moreover, with the continuous improvement of technology and technology, various factory areas will be expanded to better prepare for expanding production scale and improving supply capacity. In the future, product development and production capacity supply in the field of driver chips and power chips will provide more stable supply channels, forming strong overall competitiveness.
has made outstanding contributions to building China's domestic chip base. This has laid a very good foundation for our country's chips to increasingly strive for international cooperation and participate in international competition in the future.
In the future, if companies such as TSMC want to retreat to my country's inland chip market, they may have been blocked by SMIC and other companies. The rise of the domestic chip industry will play a vital leading role in promoting the prosperity of my country's chip field.
