Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)

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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is the largest semiconductor foundry company in mainland China. It is a partially state-owned publicly-listed Chinese company, and supplies Qualcomm, Broadcom and Texas Instruments, among other notable businesses.

Chairman / President

Liu Xunfeng

CEO / Managing Director

Zhao Haijun & Liang Mong Song

CFO / Finance Director

Wu Junfeng

Industry

Semiconductor

Website

smics.com

Headquarters address

No. 18 Zhangjiang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Stock Code

SEHK:0981, SSE:688981

Year founded

2000

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)

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