South Korea is moving to reinforce its semiconductor materials and components ecosystem as chipmakers accelerate capacity expansion and the government increases financial support for suppliers.
China's silicon wafer industry is entering a new phase of simultaneous capacity expansion and consolidation, with Xi'an Eswin Material Technology investing further in a 12-inch wafer base in Wuhan while Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics moves to take full control of Zhejiang Jinruihong Technologies.
Shanghai-based AMIES Technology has secured repeat volume orders for its domestically developed AST6200 350nm stepper projection lithography system after passing process validation at a leading Chinese compound-semiconductor customer, extending the company's reach beyond its established advanced-packaging equipment business.
