Blacklisted Chinese Chipmaker SMIC Pushes Boundaries with 3nm Process

SMIC is reported to have developed its 2nd-gen 7nm-class process technology that can be used to produce smartphone processors. The new report states that SMIC is pursuing research on 5nm and 3nm-class process technologies. The research is being carried out in-house by the company’s research and development team. The team is led by co-CEO Liang Mong-Song, a renowned semiconductor scientist.