SMIC with Japanese companies to enter the industry downstream joint ventures

Negative side, side action. SMIC is trying to go beyond pure foundry model, the full layout of the semiconductor industry upstream and downstream. In December 2nd, with the Japanese relief printing Co., Ltd., a joint venture set up in the relief plate core Color Crystal Electronics (Shanghai) Co., ltd.. This is China's first production and marketing image sensor used in the core of the color filter and micro mirror products company. SMIC senior vice president, a core vice chairman Li Ruojia for the "First Financial Daily" said, which means that in the future not only provides the core international foundry will also carry out independent product sales. However, SMIC Lai Youming, director of investor relations, said the company will not compete with customers, will not go to IDM (vertical industry model). SMIC CEO Zhang Rujing said earlier, as such Huahong NEC with the background of OEM enterprises for IDM mode, the SMIC Private colors, more suitable for OEM mode. "But how much processing chip will receive how much money the OEM model is currently experiencing challenges, which can provide the design, manufacture, and can run the packaging industry is becoming the darling of the market. Huahong group CEO took office after Wang Ningguo has repeatedly claimed that in overseas, Huahong NEC will be gradually carried out IDM management.