Competition for Chipzilla
p2pnet.net News:- Intel could be in for some tough Chinese competition.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s largest microchip maker, founded in 2000, has opened the country’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant, says china.org.cn.
It’s the first in the country to process 300-millimeter diameter silicon wafers.
SMIC is partnered by German chipmaker Infineon and Japan’s Elpida, a joint venture between NEC Corp and Hitachi Ltd to develop its 300-millimeter wafer technology, says the report.
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See:-
Chinese competition – China Joins Top Rank of World Chipmakers, china.org.cn, September 30, 2004




