BEIJING, March 26 (InfoChina) - Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 0981.HK) announced that it has established partnership relationship with Cascade Microtech (NASDAQ: CSCD) to jointly provide top RF wafer-level test services to RF design engineers in China for the development of advanced RFICs (radio-frequency integrated circuits).
SMIC has established an open design service lab in Shanghai in order to support the development of advanced wireless RFICs.
The lab will enable research groups to perform precise electrical measurements on ICs directly on-wafer and will be fully supported by applications personnel. Meanwhile, both companies will offer application training and workshops. (Edited by Yang Liu,
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