SemiconductorsSMIC sees chip industry 'correction' lasting till 2023 as it reshuffles board
Top China chipmaker loses foreign directors amid U.S.-China tensions
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) says it has seen a "sudden freeze" as customers have stopped placing chip orders due to high inventory levels. © Getty Images
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY Li, Nikkei Asia tech correspondents
August 12, 2022 11:57 JST
TAIPEI -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. on Friday said the chip industry is in the midst of a "severe correction" that will last until at least the first half of 2023 as China's top chipmaker further reshuffled its board to give it a more domestic focus.