A new report from Nikkei says Chinese chipmaker SMIC is developing 3nm fabrication processes despite key equipment difficulties occasioned by US sanctions. The chipmaker has been prevented from accessing advanced chip production equipment from US vend SMIC is reported to have developed its 2nd-gen 7nm-class process technology that can be used to produce smartphone processors. […]
A new report from Nikkei says Chinese chipmaker SMIC is developing 3nm fabrication processes despite key equipment difficulties occasioned by US sanctions. The chipmaker has been prevented from accessing advanced chip production equipment from US vend
SMIC is reported to have developed its 2nd-gen 7nm-class process technology that can be used to produce smartphone processors. The new report states that SMIC is pursuing research on 5nm and 3nm-class process technologies. The research is being carried out in-house by the company’s research and development team.
