Chinese wafer firms battling foreign rivals, a high profile visit by Michael Dell of Dell Inc, brand new electronics gases plant finally unveiled and major gas companies presenting some sparkling new technology to their electronics industry customers Chinas annual Semicon show had it all
Launched in 1988, Semicon China has grown to include this year more than 1100 exhibiting companies from 19 countries, and occupy more than 16,000 m3 of space in four giant halls in Shanghais New International Expo Centre. Attendance figures have not been released at the time of writing, but Mark Ding, president of SEMI China was confident that there would be new records set for both Chinese and overseas visitors.
Talking points
The talking point of this years show was the increased presence of big-ticket Chinese companies, in particular made-to-order chipmakers, including Hua Hong NEC, Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (ASMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC).
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