Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-06 05:27Group 1 - The core concept revolves around a leading integrated circuit manufacturing company that plays a crucial role in the domestic semiconductor industry, leading to the formation of a market-recognized industrial cluster referred to as the "SMIC concept" [1] - This concept is not an official industry classification but rather a market-derived summary based on the cooperative relationships and business synergies among companies [1] - The key logic is that the leading company, as one of the few domestic foundries with advanced process capabilities, will drive the business development of upstream and downstream companies through its capacity expansion, technological breakthroughs, and order growth [1] Group 2 - From an industry chain perspective, related companies are primarily distributed across three segments: upstream includes semiconductor equipment and material suppliers, midstream focuses on wafer manufacturing and packaging testing, and downstream involves design companies applying chips in various fields [1] - Upstream companies benefit from increased demand for high-precision equipment and key materials as production lines are built [1] - Midstream includes not only the foundry itself but also companies with collaborative process capabilities or those undertaking outsourced testing tasks [1]