The United States is working to expand its restrictions on the export of chipmakers to China by establishing cooperation with the Netherlands and Japan. Chinese chip maker to turn to local companies such as those listed below.
SHANGHAI MICRO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT (SMEE)
SMEE is China’s only manufacturer of lithography equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing, the only country that can compete with the world’s leading Netherlands. lithography machine manufacturer ASML Holding NV. However, it still lags behind ASML and Japan.
Machines have been developed that can produce chips at the 90 nanometer node standard, its website revealed. That technology was perfected about 20 years ago and is enough for low-cost chips for some purposes of power management.
The company sells most of its lithography equipment to box-loading plants that are used for the simpler task of transferring chips to end product, industry sources say.
SMEE did not respond to a request for comment.
SMEE was founded in 2002 by He Rongming, a former vice president at Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd. Its largest shareholder, holding 32%, is the Asset Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), which oversees state-owned enterprises.
NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
Founded in 2001 and listed in 2010, Naura has been leading the hardware industry in competition with the United States’ Applied Materials Inc and Lam Research Corp as well as Tokyo Electron Ltd a Japan.
Naura’s most advanced etching machine supports 55 nm and 28 nm manufacturing processes, beyond the top of chip manufacturing.
The company also makes injection molding machines, which use chemicals and gases on silicone resins during the manufacturing process. It provides devices that can use the 14 nm to 28 nm process nodes of its embedded devices.
Beijing Sevenstar Electronics is the largest shareholder, followed by a state-led conglomerate that invests in the chip industry.
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT INC IN CHINA (AMEC)
AMEC makes tools that are used to remove excess material from the surface of the mold.
Some of its devices have entered production lines for more advanced chips such as those using 5 nm technology, its January-June 2022 earnings report revealed, technology closer than China competes with Lam Research and Applied Materials.
However, AMEC’s market is being reduced by foreign competitors. In 2021, it will generate 3.1 billion yuan ($444.9 million) in revenue, accounting for 2.5% of Revenue.
AMEC was founded in 2003 by Gerald Yin, an American citizen. About 15% is owned by China’s “Big Fund” for chips and 15% is owned by a technology business company linked to the government of Shanghai.
BEIJING E-TOWN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD (BEST)
BEST manufactures cleaning equipment used to remove photochemicals during lithography. This segment accounted for more than 47% of its revenue in 2020, an investment statement revealed.
The company also produces etching machines, although only for a single-digit percentage of revenue.
BEST was founded in 2015. Its largest shareholder is Beijing E-Town Capital, a private equity fund under the Beijing government that has invested in several chip companies.
ACM RESEARCH INC
ACM has designed wafer cleaning equipment in competition with Lam Research, Tokyo Electron, Japan’s Screen Holdings Co Ltd and South Korea’s Mujin Electronics Co Ltd.
Most of its revenue comes from a small group of customers in mainland China, namely Huahong, SMIC and YMTC, a trade report showed. Equipment has also been sold to South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc.
ACM was founded in 1998 in California by American citizen David Wang and went public on the NASDAQ in 2017. Its branch in Shanghai went public on the STAR market in 2021.
ACM Research owns 80% of the Shanghai branch, while China’s Big Fund and many other government funds own the Chinese company’s number one share. The two companies have separate boards of directors.
Although ACM is headquartered in the United States, nearly 90% of its workforce is based in China and Taiwan, and most of its research and development and sales are conducted in those locations. said the company in its 2021 annual report.
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