SMIC has also issued a statement saying it has not violated any laws.

中芯国际也发表声明称，其没有违反任何法律。

But SMIC can probably mass-produce only chips which TSMC was churning out by the million three or four years ago.

但中芯国际可能只能量产台积电三四年前百万台的芯片。

China's leading chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has inked an agreement with the municipal government of Shenzhen to build a chip-making plant in the city.

中国领先的芯片制造商中芯国际集成电路制造有限公司（中芯国际）已与深圳市政府签署协议，将在该市建设一家芯片制造厂。

The processors used in network gear are less advanced than those used in smartphones, and some of them could be produced locally by chipmakers such as smic, a state-controlled firm.

网络设备中使用的处理器不如智能手机中使用的处理器先进，其中一些可以由国有控股公司中芯国际等芯片制造商在当地生产。