There is currently no reliable news that Huahong/HLMC has completed a 16/14nm process. The only related incident was a mix-up last year when someone misheard 40nm as 14nm.
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There is currently no reliable news that Huahong/HLMC has completed a 16/14nm process. The only related incident was a mix-up last year when someone misheard 40nm as 14nm.
Is in their roadmap and is pretty logical that they do not want to be stuck on low margin "mature" nodes while SMIC is banking the big bucks.
even in 2026 SMIC don't share their 7nm process and its revenue. we can only confirm their chips through techinsight and breakdown. officially there is no reliable info..
this is confirmed news that, they were working on FinFet process but October 2022 sanctions disrupted everything.
last year they hired Dr. Peng Bai from Intel, a veteran with 30 years old experience developing several nodes in Intel.
actually Biren Technology and even Huawei working with them. we can verify once Biren release their chip. so wait till then.
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Research on Multi-Frequency Vibration Dynamic Compensation Scheme for Electron Beam Inspection Equipment
Abstract
In the manufacturing process of advanced integrated circuits, electron beam inspection equipment is crucial for yield assurance, while vibration poses a core challenge affecting its precision and speed. Vibrations in production line equipment are mostly multi-frequency; However, research findings in this field remain limited. Moreover, existing compensation schemes often struggle to meet industrial-grade precision and real-time requirements. This paper presents the design and implementation of a high-speed electron beam vibration compensation system based on positioning. The system incorporates state-of-the-art laser positioning and electrostatic scanning deflectors, and features an integrated signal processing and compensation signal output module. The study involved improvements and optimizations to the positioning processing analysis and compensation module, control software and algorithms, and calibration software and algorithms, demonstrating superior performance compared to existing methods. System validation data demonstrates that the proposed scheme effectively compensates for both single-frequency and multi-frequency disturbances at frequencies below 200 Hz, achieving an average attenuation of 50% to 90% and a repetitive compensation accuracy of less than 0.3 nm. These metrics meet the industrial application requirements for electron beam inspection equipment. The overall error in long-term repeatability tests complies with the stability demands of industrial production lines, confirming its practical applicability in production environments.
The experiments were conducted using Dongfang Jingyuan’s SEpA-i525 electron beam inspection (EBI) system (Dongfang Jingyuan Electron Co., Ltd., Beijing, China). This equipment, based on scanning electron microscope (SEM) technology, is designed for direct wafer pattern inspection in front-end integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing. A focused electron beam scans the wafer surface, and the resulting secondary and backscattered electrons are detected and converted into grayscale images that convey both topographical and electrical property information. Defects are identified by comparing image contrasts between different regions on the wafer.
In contrast to optical inspection, EBI provides superior resolution for identifying physical defects and possesses the unique capability to detect electrical defects, such as open circuits and leakage currents.
In contrast to optical inspection, EBI provides superior resolution for identifying physical defects and possesses the unique capability to detect electrical defects, such as open circuits and leakage currents.
Huahong Group chief engineer back in 2020. 14nm development has completed. so it absolutely technical feasible for HH to develop 7nm node in 2025-26.
but they were unable to mass produce 14nm chips due to sanctions. but this issue has resolved now.
i don't know why some people think this is the big of a deal. no its pretty normal and down the line development process.
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"The rise of semiconductors in China is the '虛張聲勢'. It looks plausible now, but as time goes by, you will get to know the real thing. The Chinese industry just waits and sees, but the semiconductor industry doesn't grow that way."
Yoo Hoi-joon, president of KAIST's Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, was confident. Although there is a widespread sense of crisis that China will overtake Korea in as early as three to five years, Yoo flatly said, "For the time being, it will not surpass Korea's semiconductor technology." His view is that the technology gap between the two countries has been more than five years.
Regarding China, Yoo said, "Once I went to China's semiconductor industrial complex, I left all the lights on late at night, but when I went deep to go to the bathroom, I turned off all the lights inside," he said. "Be careful not to catch up but be scared." "When you meet the president of a Chinese semiconductor company, you think of semiconductors as products, not technologies. There are many people who try to sell them after doing enough," he added.
Yoo Hoi-joon, president of KAIST's Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, was confident. Although there is a widespread sense of crisis that China will overtake Korea in as early as three to five years, Yoo flatly said, "For the time being, it will not surpass Korea's semiconductor technology." His view is that the technology gap between the two countries has been more than five years.
Regarding China, Yoo said, "Once I went to China's semiconductor industrial complex, I left all the lights on late at night, but when I went deep to go to the bathroom, I turned off all the lights inside," he said. "Be careful not to catch up but be scared." "When you meet the president of a Chinese semiconductor company, you think of semiconductors as products, not technologies. There are many people who try to sell them after doing enough," he added.
光迅科技/Accelink become world's first transceiver supplier to deliver 3.2T NPO module and has already been validated with a domestic CSP. It uses 32x1000G architectuer w/ just 21W power consumption. It's currently working on 6.4T SiPo NPO & 12.8T XPO.
Puyu Technology, a domestic high-end lithography equipment manufacturer, announced the completion of a financing round of hundreds of millions of yuan.
On March 16, Puyu Technology, a domestic high-end lithography equipment company, announced the completion of a financing round of hundreds of millions of yuan. It is understood that the current shareholder lineup includes market-oriented investment institutions such as 01VC, BlueRun Ventures, Yuanhe Capital, Tsinghua Venture Capital, Qifu Capital, and Pufeng Capital, as well as several government investment platforms such as Yuanhe Holdings, Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Fund, Science City Venture Capital, and State Development Venture Capital.
Public information shows that the company was founded on July 22, 2024. It is a high-tech enterprise that focuses on the research, development, production and industrialization of nanoimprint lithography equipment and is committed to providing high-quality micro-nano manufacturing solutions for the integrated circuit and semiconductor industries.
Wintop Semiconductor is a high-tech company integrating R&D, manufacturing, and sales of core semiconductor equipment. The company's products focus on the development and manufacturing of semiconductor process equipment, and are widely used in power devices, optoelectronic devices, MEMS, microwave RF, and other semiconductor and related manufacturing fields. The company has over 2,000 square meters of R&D and production facilities in Shenzhen, including dry-grade assembly and testing cleanrooms, and Class 100 and Class 10 laboratory cleanrooms.
Public information shows that the company was founded on July 22, 2024. It is a high-tech enterprise that focuses on the research, development, production and industrialization of nanoimprint lithography equipment and is committed to providing high-quality micro-nano manufacturing solutions for the integrated circuit and semiconductor industries.
Wintop Semiconductor is a high-tech company integrating R&D, manufacturing, and sales of core semiconductor equipment. The company's products focus on the development and manufacturing of semiconductor process equipment, and are widely used in power devices, optoelectronic devices, MEMS, microwave RF, and other semiconductor and related manufacturing fields. The company has over 2,000 square meters of R&D and production facilities in Shenzhen, including dry-grade assembly and testing cleanrooms, and Class 100 and Class 10 laboratory cleanrooms.
With over 100 million yuan in funding, Jingjia Semiconductor is accelerating the industrialization of gallium nitride substrates.
Recently, Shandong Jingjia Semiconductor Co., Ltd. successfully completed its Pre-A round of financing. This round of financing was supported by several well-known industry and investment institutions, including Shandong New Energy, Xingcheng Capital, Yuanchuang Duoying, Licheng Finance and Investment, and Beijing Xinqihang. The three existing shareholders, Jinan Industrial Development Venture Capital, Shenzhen Hechuang, and Jinan Industrial Development Integrated Circuit, continued to invest.
The funds raised in this round of financing will be primarily invested in expanding the production capacity and upgrading the technology of gallium nitride substrates, injecting strong core capital momentum into the localization process of wide bandgap semiconductor materials.
Breaking through the entire chain of technological challenges to disrupt the international monopoly.
Jingjia Semiconductor has long focused on the field of gallium nitride (GaN) self-supporting single crystal substrates. With the profound scientific research foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials of Shandong University, it has successfully developed a complete independent technology system, from large-size high-quality HVPE growth equipment to crystal growth and precision processing.
In its technological research and development journey, Jingjia Semiconductor has successfully overcome numerous key industry challenges. Currently, the company has achieved stable mass production of 2-inch gallium nitride (GaN) substrates, with product performance reaching international leading levels. Furthermore, Jingjia Semiconductor has successfully broken through 4-inch substrate technology, becoming one of the few domestic companies with mass production capabilities for 2-4 inch GaN substrates. These achievements have powerfully propelled China's rapid progress in breaking the international monopoly on large-size, high-quality GaN substrate technology.
The funds raised in this round of financing will be primarily invested in expanding the production capacity and upgrading the technology of gallium nitride substrates, injecting strong core capital momentum into the localization process of wide bandgap semiconductor materials.
Breaking through the entire chain of technological challenges to disrupt the international monopoly.
Jingjia Semiconductor has long focused on the field of gallium nitride (GaN) self-supporting single crystal substrates. With the profound scientific research foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials of Shandong University, it has successfully developed a complete independent technology system, from large-size high-quality HVPE growth equipment to crystal growth and precision processing.
In its technological research and development journey, Jingjia Semiconductor has successfully overcome numerous key industry challenges. Currently, the company has achieved stable mass production of 2-inch gallium nitride (GaN) substrates, with product performance reaching international leading levels. Furthermore, Jingjia Semiconductor has successfully broken through 4-inch substrate technology, becoming one of the few domestic companies with mass production capabilities for 2-4 inch GaN substrates. These achievements have powerfully propelled China's rapid progress in breaking the international monopoly on large-size, high-quality GaN substrate technology.