SMIC co-CEO Zhao Haijun said at the company's Q3 2026 earnings call that AI compute demand far outstrips supply, with industry consensus pointing to severe foundry capacity shortages in 2027 lasting into mid-to-late 2028. SMIC expects full-year revenue above $12 billion, up nearly 30% year over year, while shifting capacity freed from weak handset and low-end consumer orders toward specialty memory and BCD products.
BCD Process
BCD 工艺
Specialty process integrating bipolar, CMOS and DMOS devices on a single chip for power management.
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SMIC reported Q3 revenue of RMB 60.6 billion, up 22.4% year over year, with co-CEO Zhao Haijun noting weak smartphone and consumer electronics demand offset by 18-26% sequential growth in computing/tablet, industrial/automotive and connectivity/wearables segments driven by supply-chain localization. The company expects full-year revenue above $12 billion, up nearly 30%, shifting capacity toward specialty memory and BCD high-value processes.
SMIC posted Q3 revenue of $3.19 billion, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter and above guidance, driven by faster-than-expected customer pull-in of AI-adjacent chips such as BCD, specialty memory and controllers. Average wafer ASP rose 1.8% sequentially, and the company expects full-year revenue above $12 billion, up nearly 30% year-over-year, though lengthening equipment lead times may disrupt capex execution next year.
SMIC co-CEO Zhao Haijun said full-year 2026 revenue is expected to exceed $12 billion, up nearly 30% year over year, with Q4 revenue guided up 4%-6% sequentially and gross margin held at 26%-28%. He warned that global equipment supply chain tightness and lengthening lead times could disrupt next year's capex execution. First three quarters revenue reached RMB 60.62 billion with net profit up 91.6%.