HSMC Wuhan (Hongxin Semiconductor — cancelled) · 武汉弘芯半导体制造有限公司
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (HSMC) | Fab
The emblematic China fab-boom failure and this tracker’s first explicit Cancelled entry (the schema always had the status): a 90%-shell-owned ‘128-billion-yuan 14nm’ project that spent ~¥15.3 billion by end-2019, staged a fake production line for investors, took delivery of an ASML NXT:1980Di DUV scanner (repeatedly misreported in Chinese media as ‘EUV’) in Dec 2019, and mortgaged it for ¥580 million in Jan 2020.
Chinese name: 武汉弘芯半导体制造有限公司 (Wǔhàn Hóngxīn Bàndǎotǐ)
What does this facility make?
Nothing — unfinished shells and two vacant dormitory towers; state takeover Nov 2020, staff cut Feb 2021, renamed 武汉新工现代制造 and deregistered 29 June 2021.
Why does it matter?
HSMC triggered the 2020-21 central-level cleanup of rogue semiconductor pledges and the ‘new-type举国体制’ debate over local-government fab financing; site reuse as of 2025-26 is not verified. Keeping cancelled projects in the tracker matters: the denominator of announced Chinese fabs is as analytically important as the operational numerator.
Key Facts
| Company | Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (HSMC) |
| Type | Fab |
| Category | Private |
| Capability | Never produced — planned 14nm/7nm logic fab + advanced packaging (claimed ~¥128B); ~300 of 3,560 planned tools ever received |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Capacity | Not yet recorded |
| Investment | Not disclosed |
| Funding Source | Local Govt |
| Location | Wuhan, Hubei |
| Current Node | Not yet researched |
| Entity List | No |
| Equipment Origin | Not yet assessed |
| Last Verified | Not recorded (newest source dated Sep 2026) |
Technical Complexity
4.4/5
Technology Node Trajectory
Node history not yet researched.
Project Timeline
- Nov 2017 — Registered in Wuhan Linkonggang (Dongxihu) with claimed ¥128B plan
- Dec 2019 — ASML NXT:1980Di DUV tool arrives — the only major tool ever delivered
- Nov 2020 — State takes over; company deregistered 29 June 2021
Sources
- 武汉弘芯（维基百科条目，含ASML/DUV误报澄清） (30 Sep 2026)
- 弘芯破产调查：注册资本20亿实缴2亿 (每日经济新闻) (22 May 2024)
- 复盘武汉弘芯：3560台设备只到了300台 (电子工程专辑) (10 Jun 2024)