The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies SMIC: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. Chinese Foundry for mature nodes. Public company (SEHK: 981).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Stage
Full name
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company SMIC has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alibaba Group1× joint
- 2Huawei1× joint
- 3NVIDIA1× joint1109 total
Most recent
SMIC on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Haijun Zhao Co-CEOsecondary-verified
- Zhao Haijun Co-CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for SMIC.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
SMIC in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced
Every company SMIC has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Alibaba Group1× joint
- 2Huawei1× joint
- 3NVIDIA1× joint1109 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- smic x nvidiawithNVIDIA1109technology—just announced
- SMIC x Huawei (Ascend AI Chips)withHuaweimanufacturing—operating
- SMIC x Alibaba (5nm AI Inference Chip)withAlibaba Groupdevelopment—just announced
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SMIC.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SMIC from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Did a R.I. scientist's team get its first glimpse of dark matter?
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Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s…
4-Seat All-Electric Cosmic One Embodies New Era of Light Sport Aircraft
FAA’s MOSAIC rule opened up a world of possibilities for LSAs, and Cosmic Aerospace is exploring almost all of them.
SLB, Shearwater Launch Multi-Client 3D Seismic Survey off Brazil
SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted…
QIMC launches 78-km natural hydrogen survey
Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) has started its largest geophysical campaign to date, involving 2D seismic programs in Quebec and Nova […] The post QIMC launches…
Multi-client survey starts offshore Brazil’s Amapá following recent discovery
Shearwater Geoservices and SLB have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in […] The post Multi-client survey starts offshore Brazil’s Amapá following recent…
NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene
This Hubble Space Telescope image features a sprawling cosmic vista called N44.
Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
Researchers in South Dakota observed hints of it during a deep-underground experiment but stopped short of saying they finally detected this elusive cosmic component.
Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango
Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He's also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and…
Viridien’s new reimaging mission bolstering US Gulf exploration drive
France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has launched a new reimaging program in the U.S. Gulf, expanding its Walker Ridge initiative to deliver…
Shearwater steps up Norwegian multi-client push with new 3D seismic survey
Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices is set to acquire 3D seismic data over recently awarded and prospective open acreage in the Norwegian Sea…
FlatironDragados team win $1.9bn contract to make dam seismically safe
A joint venture between US companies FlatironDragados and Sukut Construction has been selected through a best-value procurement process to deliver the $1.9bn Anderson Dam Seismic…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/smic.md
- RSS feed: /companies/smic/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/28284d97-e96d-4535-bc32-8b022a721330
- Revision history: /companies/smic/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
SMIC draws attention at the 95th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026