Who is SMIC's largest competitor?

TSMC is the largest Pure-Play Foundry competitor by market cap ($2.38T).

How many companies compete in Pure-Play Foundry?

wafergraph tracks 14 companies in Pure-Play Foundry, including SMIC.

SMIC competitors

As of 2026-10-09, SMIC's closest competitors in Pure-Play Foundry are TSMC, Win Semiconductors and United Microelectronics (UMC). wafergraph tracks 14 companies in Pure-Play Foundry; SMIC is positioned as a market major there with a market cap of $62.9B, and the largest competitor by market cap is TSMC at $2.38T.

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Data as of 2026-10-09 · peers = companies sharing SMIC's primary Pure-Play Foundry segment in the wafergraph taxonomy · ordered by market position, then market cap

Who competes with SMIC

Competitor	Position	Country	Market cap	Revenue	Compare
TSMC	leader	Taiwan	$2.38T	$88.3B	SMIC vs TSMC
Win Semiconductors	leader	Taiwan	$7.7B	$523M	SMIC vs Win Semiconductors
United Microelectronics (UMC)	major	Taiwan	$57.2B	$7.1B	SMIC vs United Microelectronics (UMC)
GlobalFoundries	major	United States	$27.5B	$6.8B	SMIC vs GlobalFoundries
Tower Semiconductor	challenger	Israel	$25.9B	$1.6B	SMIC vs Tower Semiconductor
Vanguard International (VIS)	challenger	Taiwan	$11.6B	—	SMIC vs Vanguard International (VIS)
Powerchip (PSMC)	challenger	Taiwan	$10.8B	$1.5B	SMIC vs Powerchip (PSMC)
Nexchip Semiconductor	challenger	China	$10.0B	$1.6B	SMIC vs Nexchip Semiconductor
Hua Hong Semiconductor	challenger	China	Unpriced	$2.4B	SMIC vs Hua Hong Semiconductor
Rapidus	challenger	Japan	Unpriced	—	—
DB HiTek	niche	South Korea	$4.4B	$1.0B	SMIC vs DB HiTek
SkyWater Technology	niche	United States	$1.6B	$442M	SMIC vs SkyWater Technology
X-FAB	niche	Germany	$930M	$868M	SMIC vs X-FAB

Suppliers SMIC shares with its competitors

Wafer Works shared with 5 of SMIC's top competitors
ASML shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
ACM Research shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
NAURA Technology shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
Piotech shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
Zhongke Feice Technology shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
Shin-Etsu Chemical shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors
SUMCO shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors
GlobalWafers shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors
Siltronic shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors
JSR shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo shared with 3 of SMIC's top competitors

A supplier shared across rivals is a segment-level chokepoint: if it fails, the whole peer group feels it at once.

Customers SMIC shares with its competitors

NVIDIA shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
AMD shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
Qualcomm shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
Broadcom shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
MediaTek shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
Apple shared with 10 of SMIC's top competitors
Integrated Silicon Solution shared with 5 of SMIC's top competitors
SG Micro shared with 4 of SMIC's top competitors
Baidu shared with 2 of SMIC's top competitors
Alibaba Group shared with 2 of SMIC's top competitors
Silicon Motion shared with 1 of SMIC's top competitors
Tencent shared with 1 of SMIC's top competitors

Frequently asked questions3

Who are SMIC's competitors?: SMIC's closest competitors in Pure-Play Foundry are TSMC, Win Semiconductors and United Microelectronics (UMC); wafergraph tracks 13 rivals in that segment.
Who is SMIC's largest competitor?: TSMC is the largest Pure-Play Foundry competitor by market cap ($2.38T).
How many companies compete in Pure-Play Foundry?: wafergraph tracks 14 companies in Pure-Play Foundry, including SMIC.

Cite as: wafergraph, “SMIC competitors — 13 rivals in Pure-Play Foundry, compared”, https://wafergraph.com/competitors/smic (data as of 2026-10-09).

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