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Chinese chip foundries SMIC and Hua Hong report triple-digit profit growth amid AI demand

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Chinese chip manufacturers SMIC and Hua Hong have reported significant profit growth in the June quarter, driven by surging demand for AI-related computing power. SMIC's net profit increased by 261.7% year-on-year, while Hua Hong saw a 385.9% jump. Both companies are operating at full capacity to meet the domestic needs for integrated circuit manufacturing, with expectations that AI-driven demand will continue into the second half of the year. AI

IMPACT This surge in demand for AI chips highlights the critical role of semiconductor manufacturing in enabling AI advancements and suggests continued investment in fabrication capacity.

RANK_REASON Significant financial results for major semiconductor manufacturers driven by AI demand. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Chinese chip foundries SMIC and Hua Hong report triple-digit profit growth amid AI demand

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ann Cao ·

    AI demand drives triple-digit profit growth for Chinese chip foundries SMIC, Hua Hong

    China’s top two contract chipmakers, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor, saw their profits surge by triple digits in the second quarter, amid a spike in demand for domestic artificial intelligence chips free of US export …

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