欲406亿元拿下中芯北方49%股权，中芯国际强化晶圆代工布局

Group 1 - The core point of the article is that SMIC plans to acquire 49% of the shares of SMIC North for a total transaction price of 40.601 billion yuan, which will increase its ownership from 51% to 100%, making SMIC North a wholly-owned subsidiary [1][2] - The share issuance price is set at 74.20 yuan per share, with approximately 547 million shares to be issued, accounting for 6.40% of the total share capital post-issuance [1] - The transaction involves five shareholders, including the National Integrated Circuit Fund and Beijing Industrial Investment [1] Group 2 - SMIC North, previously a subsidiary, specializes in 12-inch integrated circuit wafer foundry services and has two production lines with a monthly capacity of 35,000 wafers each [3] - Financial performance of SMIC North shows significant revenue growth, with revenues of 11.576 billion yuan, 12.979 billion yuan, and 9.012 billion yuan from 2023 to August 2025, and net profits of 0.585 billion yuan, 1.682 billion yuan, and 1.544 billion yuan during the same period [3] - As of August 2023, the assessed value of 100% equity in SMIC North is 82.859 billion yuan, reflecting an increase of 41.051 billion yuan, or 98.19% over its book net assets [3] Group 3 - In conjunction with the acquisition announcement, SMIC also revealed a capital increase plan, introducing new investors to SMIC South, which will receive a cash injection of 7.778 billion USD [3] - SMIC South is positioned as the core operational platform for advanced processes, providing 14nm FinFET and below technology [3] - The capital increase aims to reduce SMIC South's debt ratio and strengthen the overall financial structure of the group [3] Group 4 - The backdrop of these capital movements is the upward cycle of the domestic semiconductor market, with increasing local chip procurement [4] - SMIC's third-quarter capacity utilization rate reached 95.8%, nearing full production capacity, with 8-inch standard logic monthly production capacity increasing to 1.023 million pieces [4] - The strong demand has positively impacted SMIC's performance, with a significant net profit increase of 41.1% to 3.818 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2023, alongside an 18.2% revenue growth to 49.51 billion yuan [4]