SMIC
SMIC is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in China that manufactures chips for other companies.
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SMIC is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in China that manufactures chips for other companies.
Basic
China's largest and most advanced foundry. Sanctioned by the US since 2020, blocking access to ASML EUV lithography. Despite restrictions, achieved a 7nm-equivalent node using multi-patterning DUV. Fabricates Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip. The linchpin of China's semiconductor self-sufficiency strategy.
Deep
Process nodes in the dataset: N7 (DUV) (volume, 2023), N5 (DUV) (development, 2025), N14 (volume, 2019) and N28 (mature, 2015). Clients include Huawei and Biren.
Expert
Fab locations: Shanghai, China, Beijing, China and Shenzhen, China. Capacity utilization comes from quarterly earnings disclosures, dated on the foundries page.
Depending on why you're here
- ·Nodes: N7 (DUV), N5 (DUV), N14 and N28
- ·Chips made at SMIC are listed on /foundries/smic
- ·Clients: Huawei and Biren
- ·SMIC is a factory company that makes chips designed by others
Frequently Asked Questions
Read the primary sources
- SMIC Investor Relationswww.smics.com
- US Entity Listwww.bis.doc.gov