Explained: China Attains Key Breakthrough In 7 nm Semiconductor Space [Swarajya Staff] - Jul 26, 2022 06:00 AM +05:30 IST SMIC, the Chinese flagship semiconductor company, is learnt to have become capable of making chips using the 7 nm technology. Context: Only Taiwan's TSMC and Korean electronics giant Samsung were known to have mastered the art of using 7 nm technology to make chips. Intel and other industry leaders are said to have struggled. Some even abandoned efforts towards the 7 nm effort. “SMIC, China’s largest foundry, has slowly been catching up to TSMC, Samsung, and various western foundries in...