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m1k.tech article cover: SMIC Shanghai – The Founding Bet, with a futuristic semiconductor fab illustration
CHIPS & AI · 06/29/2026

SMIC in 2005: The Bet That the Door Would Stay Open

In 2005, SMIC, China’s semiconductor champion, faced a dramatic journey, building advanced fabs with foreign technology while accumulating losses. Despite early successes and optimism…

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Infographic titled SMIC and the EUV Wall: China's Semiconductor Ceiling, contrasting SMIC DUV multipattering and EUV-based chip yields
AI · 01/20/2026

SMIC and the EUV Wall

SMIC EUV does not exist and under current rules never will, and that single absence is the wall that decides whether China's foundry can…

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Intel 14A: The Node That Needs a Customer — infographic highlighting key technologies: High-NA EUV, RibbonFET, and Backside PowerVia, split between internal and foundry use cases
CHIPS & AI · 01/15/2026

Intel 14A: The Node That Needs a Customer

Intel 14A uses High-NA EUV and may not be built at all unless outside foundry customers commit, the node where Intel Foundry either becomes…

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m1k.tech Jolla Russia Separation – Sailfish Rebrand 2024, featuring the Sailfish OS logo with a dramatic shattering effect
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE · 06/13/2024

Jolla’s Russian separation: what actually happened

Jolla Russia is a closed chapter. The two-year separation from Open Mobile Platform finally completed in June 2024, costing Jolla its largest revenue source…

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SMIC 5nm Pushing DUV Past Reason — milk.tech article cover with a glowing circuit board illustration
AI · 05/20/2024

SMIC 5nm: Pushing DUV Past Reason

SMIC 5nm means leading-edge logic on DUV at punishing cost, driven by China's need to build Huawei's Ascend AI chips after the US banned…

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