Difficult in the testing-validation phaseI don't use any internet rumors as bases to judge the progress of Chinese semi equipment,I only use publicly available informations to make conclusion. From which I can see the huge progress being made in all but lithography machines
There are three main channels/sources of semi equipment progress related info
1) Public bidding info
Patents, research papers, Chinese universities are very involve with Chinese companies in the lithography project.2) Regular infors released by public companies,sells figure/order status/research progress
Usually Chinese equipment companies state they are selling but never reveal the name of the fab or who is validating the tool. The costumer is just refered as the "costumer"3) Occasional info released by fabs,such as new equipment move in ceremony
PAI can not find domestic lithography machines related infos in any of these three channels