Foundry
project status and making queries conditions set forth by IBM, and
online. In addition, to help customers achieved strong yields.
reduce costs and time delays associated More than 800 R&D veterans and
with import and export channels, SMIC talents are working to advance SMIC’s
established AT2, its assembly and technology capabilities, 100 of which
testing joint venture with UTAC, in are from Europe, America, and Japan.
Chengdu. This facility began mass In 2008, SMIC became the top recipient
production in March 2006, and is now of wafer foundry patents approved by
offering complete solutions for SMIC the China authorities in 2008 according
customers’ needs, from ordering to to the China Semiconductor Industry
assembly, testing, shipping, and Association (CSIA).
distribution. SMIC also offers assembly The data show that SMIC obtained
and final test services through a 621 foundry patents in the region
network of partners, including Amkor during 2008, compared to 152 during
shifted from lower-end to higher-end Technology, ASE, SPIL, STATSChipPAC 2007, according to the data released by
applications like cell phones, portable and UTAC, among others. CSIA. SMIC also applied for 55 IC
media players, set-top boxes, and packaging and testing technology
wireless communications. Partnering with leaders patents in 2008, a jump from 11 it filed
After its 9-year development, SMIC is in 2007.
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The indigenous China IC
Turnkey solutions the most advanced and the only industry must continue to build on this
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SMIC’s position in China allows it to foundry in China offering 0.35-micron to shared knowledge and begin to
enjoy a number of strategic advantages, 45nm semiconductor manufacturing innovate in order to participate in the
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such as lower costs and proximity to a technology. In terms of its technology development of leading edge
.eur burgeoning semiconductor market, but development, SMIC develops its technologies in the future.
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being in China also means that to technological capabilities with the aid of
provide a comprehensive service to strategic technology partnerships as Local impact
meet the international standards and well as overseas-trained semiconductor More than explosive market growth and
customer requirement takes more than R & D engineers. SMIC has been technology advancements, SMIC
wafer fabrication. SMIC made its manufacturing at 90nm logic products believes in actively contributing to
turnkey service a priority. for TI, and qualifying its self-developed building a harmonious society and
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SMIC’s MPW service offers 65nm logic products for several leading establishing a legacy of environmental
customers a cost-effective solution with fabless customers. and social responsibility where SMIC
broad technology offerings. Shuttles In 2007, at the forefront of its really makes a difference to the local
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are available for logic, mixed signal and commitment to further strengthen its communities.
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Environmental production
memory devices for 0.35 um to 65 nm leading foundry position in China to at SMIC includes reducing, re-using,
and finer line technologies. Regional serve customers in high growth market and recycling resources. Recycled and
MPW Centers are located In Beijing, section around the world, SMIC re-used materials accounted for 87%
Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shanghai, successfully licensed IBM’s 45- (by weight) of general waste in 2008 for
Shenzhen and Xi’an, among others. nanometer bulk complementary the entire company. For water savings,
SMIC’s in-house mask operation is metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) the recycling rate has increased from
China’s most advanced facility with 0.50 technology to SMIC for 300mm wafer around 40% in 2005 to what is now as
um to 45 nm capabilities. SMIC’s mask foundry service. SMIC achieved first high as 70% at some sites.
division has churned out more than 45nm silicon success in only 11 month Energy saving actions taken on
120,000 masks since 2001. in December 2008. facilities equipment since 2002 amount
SMIC’s in-house probing services SMIC has put manufacturing to an equivalent of nearly 22,000 tons
include test program development, equipment in place, built an expert of coals saved. In addition to reducing
wafer probing, failure analysis and team to work with IBM to ensure energy consumption, SMIC is also
failure testing. Through SMIC’s online technology transfer, and begun running exploring green energy. Through SMIC
customer portal, SMIC-NOW, customers technology qualification vehicles. The Energy Technology, a subsidiary with a
can enjoy 24-hour access to test data as first full flow lot consisted of 300mm capital of US$12 million, SMIC
well as a secure channel for tracking wafers that were run under testing manufactures poly-Si solar cells units
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