Sommario
Dove si producono i semiconduttori?
In questa a essere leader è Taiwan , che ha 60% del mercato, seguita con il 19% dalla Sud Corea. Le aziende più importanti, quasi monopoliste, sono Tsmc e Samsung. Aziende che superano anche il colosso americano Intel.
Chi ha inventato il chip?
Jack St. Clair Kilby
Robert NoyceEdward KeonjianFrank Wanlass
Circuito integrato/Inventori
Il primo passo risale al 1958 (11 anni dopo l’invenzione del transistor) quando Jack Kilby, un ingegnere appena assunto alla Texas Instruments, riuscì a installare su una piastrina di silicio transistor, resistori, diodi, condensatori e relativi collegamenti, ottenendo il chip, ovvero il primo circuito integrato.
What is SMIC?
Established in 2000, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”) and its subsidiaries constituting one of the leading foundries in the world, is the most advanced and the largest foundry with the broadest technology coverage and the most comprehensive semiconductor manufacturing services in Chinese Mainland.
Can SMIC challenge TSMC as a global semiconductor leader?
Given how Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is arguably the most important company in the world with a foundry producing cutting-edge chips for top tech firms, SMIC’s new plant plan could intend to challenge TSMC as a global leader and ride on the industry-wide rush to expand its capacity.
Is SMIC stuck at 14nm in 2021?
By way of comparison, Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC states that its capacity in 2020 was 12 million 12-inch equivalent wafers and predicted four percent growth in 2021. Looking back, when both TSMC and Samsung were at 5nm, SMIC was stuck at 14nm. It even used that process node to deliver Huawei’s Kirin 710A last May.
What does SMIC’s 28nm Colossus mean for China?
SMIC is the best hope for China for gaining clout in advanced chips used in devices from smartphones to base stations. SMIC’s 28nm colossus won’t get China closer to self-sufficiency in stuff it buys from Intel and AMD but will help in other ways.