Inspur Group, one of China's biggest server manufacturers and server solutions providers, has signed a construction contract with the management committee of Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone to build a first-class semiconductor lighting research and production base in the next five to eight years.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation's Beijing factory has stopped its OEM service of Dynamic Random Access Memory and shifted to logic semiconductors that yield higher profits.

According to No. 1 Finance Daily, Suzhou-based Hejian and Japanese wafer giant Elpida will jointly set up a 12-inch wafer plant in Suzhou Industrial Park under the name of He Fa.

Sun Pishu, president of Inspur, told media at a press conference that Inspur is trying businesses related to semiconductor and is striving to gain the government's support for entering the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

3DLABS Semiconductor is reinforcing its commitment to the Asia Pacific market by establishing a design and technical support center in Hangzhou.

Linde Group is expanding its business with semiconductor manufacturers in China, signing multiple, multi-year contracts to supply high purity gases to the country's wafer fabrication plants.