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SMIC posts record $3B quarter and hikes wafer prices — US sanctions hand Chinese foundry a captive AI market
What happened
SMIC posted record revenue of $3.01B and raised wafer prices for Q3, driven by 93.7% utilization and demand for AI logic chips and power management parts amid US export controls. The company is shifting from discounting to 'fairer pricing' to capture captive AI market share.
Impact and signal
High impactImpact score: 98/100
Affected components and suppliers
Logic ICsBCD power-management partsOptical transceiver componentsAI chips
shortageprice-hikecapacity-constrainedAIwafer-price
Source and time
Source: Tom's Hardware · 8/20/2026 · View original source
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