SMIC released its 2022 semi-annual report last night, with first-half revenue of 24.592 billion RMB, up 52.80% year-over-year, and net profit attributable to the mother company of 6.252 billion RMB, up 19.30% year-over-year. In addition to financial information, SMIC also announced the company’s core technology, stating that SMIC has a comprehensive and integrated IC foundry core technology system that can effectively help customers reduce costs and shorten time-to-market.
SMIC has successfully developed multiple technology nodes from 0.35 micron to FinFET, mainly for logic process technology platforms and specialty process technology platforms.
In the first half of 2022, multiple platform development proceeded as planned, steadily introduced to customers, and is achieving product diversification targets.
During the reporting period, the first phase of the 55nm BCD platform has completed development and entered small volume trial production.
Other processes under development include FinFET-derived technology platform, 22nm low-power process platform, 28nm high-voltage display drive process platform, 40nm embedded storage process platform, 4XNOR Flash process platform, etc., all of which are leading process levels in China for smart home, consumer electronics, AMOLED screen, automotive TV, power management, virtual display etc.
According to SMIC, as of this reporting period, the total number of patents applied for is 18,347 and the total number of patents approved is 12,778. The total number of R&D personnel is 1,864, accounting for 9.6% of the total number of employees of the company, and the average salary is 154,000 RMB.
