it's 7nm process, i hope next year they test EUV successfully
Chinese semiconductor industry
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@NiuBiDaRen Now I'm afraid a ban is coming and I hope SMIC Beijing FAB will be ready by next year.
What ban? Sorry haven't been keeping up
@NiuBiDaRen They want ASML to stop selling DUVL to SMIC. And since SMIC violate the restriction of not producing anything below 10nm, they had the justification to do so IF ASML agree.
To clarify, it’s not my conclusion. That’s just a general speculation from people I talked to at a recent conference. Hard to say how far the hawkish republican zealot would go but hopefully they’d stop once they could claim some sort of victory (a compromise to ban only the most advanced immersion instead of go for complete ban of DUVi).
@olalavn Sir if true how can they operate and maintain the equipment since they're under sanction? or the Ningbo FAB mostly used domestic equipment?
yeah, but low process can produce RF chip, and led panel chip...
Guys, curiosity aside,keep things secret when needed until China is halfway independent in top notch semiconductor manufacturing.
@hvpc bro sorry for putting words on your mouth, so I apologized, IF ASML do restrict selling NXT 2050i to assuage the Hawks will that be a go signal for SMIC to go all out producing 7nm chips? they're already been punished so why restrain themselves?
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