SMIC competitors
As of 2026-09-05, 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 $73.4B, and the largest competitor by market cap is TSMC at $2.22T.
Data as of 2026-09-05 · 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 | $2.22T | $88.3B | SMIC vs TSMC |
| Win Semiconductors | leader | Taiwan | Unpriced | $525M | SMIC vs Win Semiconductors |
| United Microelectronics (UMC) | major | Taiwan | $52.1B | $7.1B | SMIC vs United Microelectronics (UMC) |
| GlobalFoundries | major | United States | $24.8B | $6.8B | SMIC vs GlobalFoundries |
| Tower Semiconductor | challenger | Israel | $25.1B | $1.6B | SMIC vs Tower Semiconductor |
| Hua Hong Semiconductor | challenger | China | $24.3B | $2.4B | SMIC vs Hua Hong Semiconductor |
| Nexchip Semiconductor | challenger | China | $11.7B | $1.6B | SMIC vs Nexchip Semiconductor |
| Powerchip (PSMC) | challenger | Taiwan | $10.3B | $1.5B | SMIC vs Powerchip (PSMC) |
| Vanguard International (VIS) | challenger | Taiwan | $8.9B | — | SMIC vs Vanguard International (VIS) |
| Rapidus | challenger | Japan | Unpriced | — | — |
| DB HiTek | niche | South Korea | $2.8B | $1.0B | SMIC vs DB HiTek |
| SkyWater Technology | niche | United States | $1.6B | $442M | SMIC vs SkyWater Technology |
| X-FAB | niche | Germany | $920M | $868M | SMIC vs X-FAB |
Suppliers SMIC shares with its competitors
- Wafer Works
- ASML
- ACM Research
- NAURA Technology
- Piotech
- Zhongke Feice Technology
- Shin-Etsu Chemical
- SUMCO
- GlobalWafers
- Siltronic
- JSR
- Tokyo Ohka Kogyo
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
Cite as: wafergraph, “SMIC competitors — 13 rivals in Pure-Play Foundry, compared”, https://wafergraph.com/competitors/smic (data as of 2026-09-05).
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