Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is expected to receive a positive sales contribution from its strategic partnership with Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings for the first quarter of 2009, according to sources in the China semiconductor market. The sources believed that Datang will likely beat out other major telecom equipment suppliers to win orders for a gov...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will take advantage of its cooperation with Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings, which is backed by the China government. Market analysts in China believe that the Datang-SMIC cooperation will help SMIC not only reduce capital pressure, but also forge a closer relationship between the foundry and the China government. As report...

SMIC will use IBM's 45-nanometer technology in graphics chipsets and advanced mobile phones.