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SMIC

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81 articles decelerating

SMIC has appeared in 81 articles since 2020-05. Coverage peaked in 2023Q3 with 8 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside China, Huawei, Chinese, Bloomberg.

Articles
81
mentions
Velocity
-60.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-0.600
velocity change
Sources
12
publications
The Pressure Test
In 2018, US export controls were designed to prevent China from mass-producing advanced chips. In 2026, Huawei's domestic AI chip is in mass production with pri...

Coverage Timeline

2025-12-29
Reuters

China's SMIC plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in its SMNC unit for ~$5.8B, making the unit wholly owned; SMNC focuses on 12" integrated circuit wafers

China's top foundry SMIC (0981.HK) said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan …

2025-08-08
Bloomberg 6 related

As Trump targets Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a look at his VC firm Walden International, which has invested $5B+ in 600+ companies, with 100+ in China, including SMIC

Ian King / Bloomberg :

2021-09-04
Bloomberg 7 related

China's SMIC will spend $8.87B to build a plant on the outskirts of Shanghai and set up a $5.5B joint venture with Shanghai's government to oversee the project

Bloomberg :

2021-09-03
Bloomberg 3 related

China's SMIC will spend $8.87B to build a plant on the outskirts of Shanghai and set up a $5.5B joint venture with Shanghai's government to oversee the project

Bloomberg :

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 79 Techmeme articles mentioning SMIC, dating back to May 2020. The biggest stories include US sets export restrictions on China's biggest chipmaker SMIC, saying exports to SMIC... and US government is considering putting export restrictions on SMIC, which would block US.... Frequently covered alongside Huawei, Bloomberg, TSMC, Trump, and Samsung. Coverage has shifted toward regulation, developer themes and away from research, competition.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +75pts; consumer +25pts; research -25pts
2024Q3enterprise -50pts; developer +50pts; consumer -50pts
2024Q4enterprise -25pts; developer -50pts; regulation -50pts

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