Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. will extend its 45nm bulk complementary metal–oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technologies to 40nm and 55nm geometries. These new processes will complement SMIC’s existing offerings to better support customer demand worldwide, including in the fast-growing China market. Applications include multimedia products, graphics chips, chipsets, and mobile devices such as handsets integrated with 3G/4G.
“Our 45nm technology has been implemented at SMIC’s 300mm facility in Shanghai ahead of schedule and we look forward to a similar result at these additional geometries,” said SMIC’s President and CEO, Dr. Richard Chang. “These new offerings provide our current and new customers a customized set of solutions to meet their diverse product design-in needs.”
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