How come only 28nm for SMIC non-US line at this point? Do they mean 28nm machines can make 7nm after multi-patterning?
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How come only 28nm for SMIC non-US line at this point? Do they mean 28nm machines can make 7nm after multi-patterning?
Old news in this thread but really this is the beginning of a new era. The node size is centered around the 28nm SSA800 lithography system from SMEE. Yes, multi-patterning will allow sub-10nm nodes.
It is really an all-of-society epic whose importance and impact is not fully conveyed in the piece's headline. This will not only innoculate China from US sanctions. But it will be the first time that all the processes and materials in the making of chips are controlled and produced in one country with all that portends. This is vertical integration of an industry that is famously globalized. The efficiency and economy of scale that doesn't require a thousand things crossing borders for every iteration will be immense going forward. This will hit the world like China did with solar and electric vehicles once matured.
I'm guessing Huawei has a domestic line somewhere in Shenzhen, that FAB may have help to validate and test SMEE 28NM Duvi machine, while those in Shanghai Huawei may have received surplus NXT 1980I and ICRC may HAVE a role in helping Huawei since they had a copy of NXT 1980I donated by ASML.
Do you have the full article?
There's an archived page. The article, as expected, is trash:
This is the level we're dealing with.
That is another reason why China need their own semiconductor supply chain, especially lithography. Also SMIC should look into the possibility of license their 7nm technology to other fabs
Meifu Technology received tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing
Recently, Shandong Meifu Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Meifu Technology") completed a round A financing of tens of millions of yuan, led exclusively by Changjiang Capital. The funds will be used for factory construction, R&D investment, and customer development.
Meifu Technology is a processing company focusing on the field of high-performance fluorine materials. It mainly deals in PTFE, PFA, PCTFE and other products and their processed products, which are mainly used in semiconductors, 5G, new energy, medicine, aviation and other fields.
It is reported that PTFE can be divided into electronic grade PTFE and chemical grade PTFE according to its purity and application field. The main advantage of electronic grade PTFE lies in its high purity and low metal ion precipitation, which can effectively avoid the contamination of semiconductor solvents, ensure the cleanliness of the product, and meet the production requirements of advanced processes.
According to Changjiang Growth Capital, Meifu Technology was founded in 2015 and has positioned itself as a high-end electronic-grade PTFE product since its inception. After long-term formula testing and process polishing, Meifu Technology's products have been successfully applied in semiconductor giants such as TSMC, Samsung, and LG, and continue to develop cooperative customers in more than 30 countries and regions. In the past two years, Meifu Technology has further integrated into the integrated layout of device manufacturers to provide customers with high-quality device product solutions.
lol, I wouldn't say the article has no value. First, Its an US source and it confirms its a non-US line. which is something.
Also just the big picture of SMIC’s Jingcheng facility up and running and ready to go is already worth it. Talk is cheap but a picture is worth thousands of words
have you seen any picture of that facility before? I haven't .
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There was an article posted here before about JHCC reborned & up and running under Huawei and was helped mainly by Naura to get around US sanctions.
I think that's first non US line up and running.