According to the details, delays in equipment deliveries have postponed the fab's timelines, and the statements made on the 6th of this month follow up on earlier comments in January in which SMIC's management had outlined that equipment "bottlenecks" would delay the fab's progress by as much as six months.SMIC has faced the worst of both worlds recently, as in addition to the U.S. sanctions, it has also had to deal with a slowdown in the global semiconductor industry. This slowdown is expected to harm the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) revenues as well, and caused firms such as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc and NVIDIA Corporation to report massive revenue drops as consumers continue to digest excess shipments made in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

While Chinese chipmaking equipment imports dominated trade for the semiconductor sector, the country also exports to regions such as India and Taiwan. Yet, at the same time, estimates suggest that the local semiconductor industry is also facing a talent shortage alongside a lack of equipment.

Estimates suggest that up to 700,000 skilled workers are required in the chip sector, alongside 40,000 qualified individuals. This shortage has hampered chip design and development efforts, even as officials vow to develop indigenous chip manufacturing at part with global firms such as TSMC, Intel and Samsung.

Recent data released by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) covering global chip sales for January shared that they had dropped by 18.5% - with China being the hardest hit region as sales fell by 32% annually.

China’s Largest Chipmaker Faces Delays, Imports Drop As U.S. Sanctions Bite

merican sanctions against China aimed at slowing down the growth of the Chinese semiconductor industry are starting to bear fruit as equipment imports by the Asian country dropped heaving in 2022, according to data from China's General Administration of Customs. At the same time, they have also constrained China's largest chipmaker, the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ability to build a new manufacturing plant in Beijing, creating a potential six-month delay for mass production, according to the firm.China's SMIC Struggles To Expand Production In Light Of U.S. Chip Sanctions
China's General Administration of Customs is responsible for taxing and managing the imports and exports within the country. Its data for 2022, released earlier this month, outlined that total semiconductor equipment imports in the country stood at $35 billion, which marked a 15% annual drop. In 2021, Chinese firms and related entities had imported $41.7 billion, with last year's imports dominated by chip manufacturing equipment. Data shows that out of the $35 billion in imports, more than half, or $19 billion, accounting for equipment import. The data comes after U.S. sanctions restricted the sale of certain chipmaking equipment to China, and a ban by the Dutch semiconductor manufacturing machine manufacturer ASML from selling advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines to the country as well. These restrictions have also contained SMIC from expanding its manufacturing capacity, with another report from JW Insights quoting the firm's management about a new plant in Beijing.

SMIC, which plans to make chips on the 7-nanometer chip manufacturing technology, is building three new plants in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Tianjin. At the same time, it is also installing chip manufacturing equipment in a new Beijing fab, and according to the company, American sanctions have delayed this facility.

Be a good story teller. Be innovative and creative.

Evil supporters keep on asking why always bad mouth evil because the evil always pretend to be very nice, friendly, democratic, gentle, peace ? Just have a thought why the evil got so many enemies all around the world ? Is it just a coincidence ? no, the evil behaves the other way from his surface. Most people just don't trust the evil anymore.

Russian forces ‘lack will’: Top US general’s assessment of the war in Ukraine

https://youtu.be/KqKUaVSBYX0

Putin days are numbered.

AWKWARD! TikTok CEO Can’t Answer Lawmakers Basic Questions

https://youtu.be/i2PF99YBFoI

Posted by foongsh > 3 hours ago | Report Abuse

Evil CCP want to fight so many countries ? Kung Fu Panda ?

No, CCP is Kung Fu evil.

RUSSIAN Cash Crisis - Ruble CRASHING Against US Dollar, Yuan & Rupee as Russian Economy Slumps

https://youtu.be/By9fcFMMHko

No money to fight EU sanction is working.

Posted by foongsh > 3 hours ago | Report Abuse

Property sectors collapsed everywhere, homebuyer jobless and pay cut due to recession. ..

White elephant and abandoned housing everywhere most citizens become negative assets now is stagflation. Most people don't want to consume how to boost up economy. GDP 4.5% is fake. Very evil.

Posted by supersaiyan3 > 11 hours ago | Report Abuse

China government debt is 300%, but they have so many SOEs. Many SOEs has beginning to default their loan (in USD of course).

With the global supply chain restructuring CCP will not have enough trading surplus like previuos. The surplus dropping a lot.

Population Crisis/The marriage divorce rate is surprisingly high at 35% among the post-90s in China

https://youtu.be/24H7ltivcSY

The evil CCP and Putin will be defeated just like in WW2.

How China is losing its technology advantage
https://youtu.be/dBy4twDV4PY

彻底崩了！深圳楼市暴跌40%！银行开始限贷！跌破二手房指导价！地方政府开始停摆!地方财政危机爆发.深圳二手房指导价.楼市危机.经济危机.金融风险.中国经济衰退.限购.限贷.

https://youtu.be/No7kAN0TQmk

indonesia Challenges China in South China Sea | Joko Widodo Stands Up to Xi Jinping

https://youtu.be/DPGfi4lryoU

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

Obviuosly he is a CCP secret agent to divide Malaysians and want to sell Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

I did screen shot his message, if necessary will take further action because he advised surrender Petronas Oil Exploration area to CCP.

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

Obviuosly he is a CCP secret agent to divide Malaysians and want to sell Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

I did screen shot his message, if necessary will take further action because he advised surrender Petronas Oil Exploration area to CCP.

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

Obviuosly he is a CCP secret agent to divide Malaysians and want to sell Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

I did screen shot his message, if necessary will take further action because he advised surrender Petronas Oil Exploration area to CCP.

The evil axis will no match with NATO, AUKUS, INDO-Pacific, 5 EYES.

China's tech startups are in even worse shape/The difference between SVB's and China's bank failure

https://youtu.be/n2yg_-2tH38

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

here are many posts by Evil supporters which suggest selling Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

qqq posted many message against national security to hand over Tanah Malaysia to the evil CCP. You may check his previous posts.

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

here are many posts by Evil supporters which suggest selling Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

qqq posted many message against national security to hand over Tanah Malaysia to the evil CCP. You may check his previous posts.

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

CCP air force copy Russia jet fighter even its engine can not be manufactured locally. C919 is proven abandoned project. Evil can't fight.

It is proven in Ukraine war even without air force Russia not able to control Ukraine sky. Russia even shot its own evil land.

Posted by foongsh > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

here are many posts by Evil supporters which suggest selling Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

qqq posted many message against national security to hand over Tanah Malaysia to the evil CCP. You may check his previous posts.

CCP's New Move for retiring pension and City Council Reveals Secret of Why Pensions Are Losing Money

https://youtu.be/qPgcr0AgBWQ

昔日豪宅賣成白菜價，廣州新房跌得最慘片區，增城陳家林房價從4萬跌到1萬，中產又被收割，高價房要用一生去解套。中國經濟遇到大麻煩，房價打骨折都沒人接盤。

https://youtu.be/T5ps4MPHMKU

Posted by supersaiyan3 > 1 hour ago | Report Abuse

CCP never solve any problem, because they never admit they have any problem.

CCP never solve any problem, because they never admit they are the only problem.

How China operates illegal 'police stations' in foreign countries | DW News

https://youtu.be/v0YcxQqap4g

Believe the evil filters to SEA. Bukit Aman should stop all evil supporters sell Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

￥3.2 Trillion in Debt For This Province! First One to Go Bankrupt? Local Gov Challenged Central Gov

https://youtu.be/6LvMaufPxCM

Inside China's ghost cities | 60 Minutes Australia

https://youtu.be/Ie6zd3Rwu4c

Traitors are those can't speak and write their ancestor wording. Communism and Socialism are from oversea not originated from China.

Posted by foongsh > 10 hours ago | Report Abuse

The evil CCP spend a lot of money to employ evil supporters to publicity communism....

National security come first. Bukit Aman should stop all evil supporters sell Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

9) Back cracking challenge.This challenge features two individuals cracking their backs against each other. While cracking one's back can feel therapeutic, it can quickly turn dangerous if it is performed incorrectly.A doctor on Buzzfeed explained the dangers of this challenge:

“This ‘adjustment’ can be very detrimental to the spine because it’s not being performed correctly. Doing exercises like this at home can be very dangerous as it can twist or pull someone’s spine out of place.10) Salt challenge.Guzzling a whole mouthful of salt at once doesn't seem like the smartest idea, but it's probably the bizarreness of the challenge that made it viral on the platform.

However, the challenge poses health risks such as dehydration, confusion, and nausea due to the sudden spike in sodium levels. Extreme cases of higher levels of sodium consumption can lead to people suffering from seizures or entering a comatose state.

7) Milk crate challenge.Users trying to climb a stack of milk crates arranged like stairs soon discovered the flimsiness of said crates, leaving them tumbling from heights and sustaining numerous injuries. Even TikTok acknowledged the challenge's perils, banning it from its platform.“The Milk Crate Challenge is very dangerous, and we are seeing many orthopedic injuries as a result of the falls. Injuries can include broken wrists, shoulder dislocations, ACL and meniscus tears, as well as life-threatening conditions like spinal cord injuries.”8) Full-face wax challenge.This viral beauty fad was the brainchild of Dutch barber Renaz Ismael where he caked his customers' faces entirely with gloopy green wax, complete with wax-dipped Q-tips in their nostrils.While skin experts deemed the trend "traumatic for the skin," a beautician pointed out other hazards to BBC:

"Our first concern is that it would cause suffocation. There’s no control element to smothering the face with wax. And wax hardens. So it could harden in the airways and have to be surgically remove

5) Cha Cha Slide challenge.DJ Casper's cult favorite song Cha Cha Slide sparked a trend where teen drivers swerved their cars in tandem with the song's lyrics "slide to the left, slide to the right" and "criss-cross."

The dangerous wheel jerking and swerving of the car has caused several near-miss accidents, with one user captioning their video, "The car almost flipped."6) Penny challenge.Jamming a penny in the small gap between a partially plugged-in phone charger and an electric socket just screams fire hazard. But TikTok users do it just for the fun of creating a shower of sparks.The viral penny challenge forced a Massachusetts Fire Marshall to issue an advisory about the possibility of electrical system damage or even fires, which was the case in a Plymouth school.The viral penny challenge forced a Massachusetts Fire Marshall to issue an advisory about the possibility of electrical system damage or even fires, which was the case in a Plymouth school.

10 most deadly TikTok challenges of all time.1) Blackout challenge.This challenge, also popularly known as the "choking game" or "fainting game," existed long before TikTok, claiming 82 lives between 1995 and 2007 in the US alone, per Time.

The challenge directs users to cut off their air supply by choking themselves until they pass out. A 10-year-old girl in Italy accidentally asphyxiated herself by tying a belt around her neck and was pronounced brain-dead by doctors.2) Benadryl challenge.A 15-year-old girl from Oklahoma died in 2020 after overdosing on benadryl pills to get high and hallucinate for the Benadryl Challenge. Three teenagers in Texas were also hospitalized for the same.

These near-death accidents prompted the FDA to issue the following PSA:A 15-year-old girl from Oklahoma died in 2020 after overdosing on benadryl pills to get high and hallucinate for the Benadryl Challenge. Three teenagers in Texas were also hospitalized for the same.3) Skull breaker challenge.The name of the challenge is already a warning sign about its potential fatality. It involves a group of people, usually three, jumping next to each other; two of them kick out the third's feet from under them, causing them to fall backwards on their head.

The viral trend has reportedly caused injuries across New Jersey, Miami, Arizona, and Mexico, with a few high schoolers even being charged with cyberbullying in Florida. Health experts have condemned this challenge for its propensity to cause "serious and life-threatening injuries" like skull-fracture, paralysis or even death.4) Fire challenge.he Fire Challenge has a very simple premise — one just needs to cover their body in an inflammable substance and then light it on fire.

Despite its obvious dangers, this challenge found several takers among unassuming 12 and 13-year-olds. This resulted in a number of children being hospitalized for first and second-degree burns.

Deadly TikTok Benadryl challenge claims another life
A 13-year-old boy from the American state of Ohio recently died after overdosing on Benadryl. He was taking part in the viral social media #benadrylchallenge that dares people to take more than a dozen antihistamine pills.

Posted by foongsh > 3 hours ago | Report Abuse

中国叫好不叫座 投资者对股票的热情冷却

GDP data for entertaining purpose market don't believe. Those lip service support only their money don't throw into deep sea water.

Posted by ffadzil > 5 hours ago | Report Abuse

Dictatorial communist regime trying to enforce its doctrine all over the world.

Agreed with you. CCP evil agent around the corner between you and me. Bukit Aman should investigate especially those who support surrender Petronas Gas Exploration Tanah Malaysia to the evil.

Shanghai's Great Escape: 130K people Fled in 2022, Foreigners Disappear from Upscale Areas

https://youtu.be/md1XxkyTqGk

Chinese middle class' Let It Rot: 770,000+ Homebuyers stop paying on 235+ unfinished projects-Jul 15

https://youtu.be/eikrolANohw

中國樓市大局已定，土地賣不動了！ 杭州廣州深圳一線城市及29個省市賣地收入慘淡無比，開發商拿地暴跌16%，房產大V和媒體領任務鼓吹樓市回暖被啪啪打臉。央行大放水無濟於事。美國脫鉤外企撤離失業潮降薪潮

https://youtu.be/mNa1MIsxbqY

Why is China's military so shockingly corrupt? Will Xi jinping be able to control the army?

https://youtu.be/-5hENyRScto

evil army can't fight.

Several cities in China are facing bankruptcy, some are de facto bankrupt/One admitted GDP growth 0%

https://youtu.be/cIw7Bv7_N7E

shame on you forgot your own language and culture. silly fool

中國經濟大成長！投資大漲5.8%，GDP增長4.5%，民企潰堤勞工退林還耕，抖音上的中國真好

https://youtu.be/91mNHNG3IHk

qqq47660, you forgot your own race and culture. you are very cheap.

Can We Trust China's GDP Data?

https://youtu.be/6Lhmd-_ATWc

Secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrests

https://youtu.be/ukdu7Z0pDRo

PBBM wants to meet Chinese envoy on Taiwan OFWs remark

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he wants to meet with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian soon to seek clarification over the diplomat’s controversial remark about the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Taiwan.

“I’ll be talking to the Ambassador soon. And I’m sure he will be—I’m sure he’ll be very anxious to give his own interpretation of what he was trying to say,” Marcos said in an interview with reports in Bulacan on Wednesday.

Xilian was reported to have said that the safety of the OFWs in Taiwan may be compromised if the country continues to grant the United States (US) forces access to its military bases through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).He issued the statement after China recently adopted a tougher stance on the self-governing Taiwan, which it maintains as a part of its territory, after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with US lawmakers, including House speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.

Some lawmakers and other groups condemned the statement as a veiled threat from the Chinese government.

Evil CCP is the world trouble maker.