Qualcomm turns to China's SMIC for Snapdragon chip production

By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm, which makes mobile chips, said on Thursday that Chinese contract manufacturer SMIC would produce its Snapdragon processors. The agreement with SMIC suggests Qualcomm aims to shore up capacity for future demand but it could also improve Qualcomm's relationship with the government in China, a key growth market where the U.S. chipmaker has been under antitrust scrutiny. Qualcomm said in a news release it is working in China with SMIC, or Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, on 28 nanometer manufacturing technology used to make its Snapdragon chips, which are used widely in smartphones.



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