{
  "id": 860200,
  "title": "SMIC eyes expansion amid AI boom, Zhu Rongji dies, Shein nears IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/smic-eyes-expansion-amid-ai-boom-zhu-rongji-dies-shein-nears-ipo",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Tech",
    "slug": "scmp-tech",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-war/article/3364024/smic-eyes-expansion-amid-ai-boom-zhu-rongji-dies-shein-nears-ipo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SMIC, China’s biggest contract chipmaker, is planning to boost capacity after beating earnings expectations amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Demand is “far exceeding our previous expectations”, so the company is adjusting expansion plans and may add more equipment at existing sites, chief executive officer Zhao Haijun said on an earnings call on Friday. He didn’t provide details. The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}