SMIC-Cension to Increase Image Sensor Capacity

EETimes: SMIC plans to expand the capacity of a 200-mm wafer fab in Chengdu from 20,000 wafers per month to 70,000. The fab, known as Cension Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., will start pilot production this month and mass production in June.

SMIC manages Cension for local investors in Chengdu, including government entities. Cension will produce CMOS image sensors, among other products.