Chinese semiconductor thread II

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Yingjie Electric: Rapid expansion of semiconductor business.​


  The company released its 2024 interim report. In the first half of 2024, the company achieved operating income of 797 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.88%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 178 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.17%. By industry classification, the photovoltaic industry achieved operating income of 398 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.79%, accounting for 49.92%; semiconductors and electronic materials achieved operating income of 185 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 122.55%, accounting for 23.24%; other industries achieved revenue of 213 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.21%, accounting for 26.66%.

  The proportion of new semiconductor orders has increased, and the company has joined hands with leading customers to accelerate domestic substitution. The company's RF power supplies used in semiconductor etching and PECVD continue to receive batch orders, and some models have been mass-produced. The order amount in the first half of 2024 has exceeded the order amount for the whole year of 2023. From the perspective of new orders, the order growth rate in the semiconductor field in the first half of 2024 exceeded 30%, accounting for 22%, an increase of 8pct, mainly due to the growth of RF power supplies. Chengdu Yingjie Chenhui Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of AMEC's shareholding company that specializes in RF power supply business, is currently stepping up efforts to fully cover all models of RF power supplies required for AMEC's etcher.
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gelgoog

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Those guys put PXW in the sanctions list. Claiming it is financed and used by Huawei as a foundry.
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"Shenzhen Pengxinwei Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Pengxinwei) was registered and established in Shenzhen in June 2021. Its headquarters is located in Shenzhen, China. It is committed to meeting the growing chip production capacity demand in the automotive electronics, new energy, image sensing, smart home, wearable devices and other markets in the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", providing customers with high value-added product development support and wafer foundry services, and continuously creating value for customers.
Pengxinwei will continue to increase investment, gradually expand production capacity, enrich product types, and provide global customers with integrated circuit wafer foundry and supporting services at 28nm/20nm technology nodes, with mass production capabilities for multiple technology platforms such as logic circuits, power/analog, mixed signal/RF, and image sensors."

Artist concept of their fab:

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The satellite image from Google Maps is kind of distorted for whatever reason. But the fab looks pretty much finished.

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measuredingabens

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This is slightly over 1 week old news but what makes it that Samsung is unable to catch up with Taiwan firms like TSMC?
Samsung's recent foundry record really isn't all that great. They've been fumbling their transition to their 3 nm GAA process and before that their prior nodes suffered from yield issues and lackluster performance compared to their TSMC competitors. This lead to them losing customers, and combined with the sanctions on China this cuts the revenue needed to fuel R&D and refine their processes. TSMC meanwhile has proven to have a reliable track record and thus has the lion's share of customers to sell to.
 

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Tongfu Microelectronics plans to invest 200 million yuan to acquire 31.9% of Chuzhou Guangtai's partnership shares​


On October 16, Tongfu Microelectronics issued an announcement stating that the company and Leading Semiconductor signed a "Partnership Share Transfer Agreement". The company plans to invest 200 million yuan to acquire Leading Semiconductor's 146,722,355.58 yuan investment in Chuzhou Guangtai (accounting for 31.9% of Chuzhou Guangtai's partnership shares) to indirectly hold shares in lead frame supplier AAMI.

Tongfu Microelectronics said that Chuzhou Guangtai is the upper-level shareholder of AAMI. The essence of the company's investment this time is to indirectly hold the equity of AAMI, a lead frame supplier. AAMI specializes in the design, research and development, production and sales of lead frames. Lead frames are an important semiconductor packaging material. With the help of bonding materials, the electrical connection between the internal circuit lead-out end of the chip and the external lead is realized to form an electrical circuit, which serves as a bridge to connect with external wires. It is used in most semiconductor products.

AAMI has been deeply engaged in the lead frame field for more than 40 years. It is a global and domestic leading lead frame supplier with advanced production processes, superb technical levels and strong R&D capabilities. It has accumulated rich product portfolios, technical reserves and customer resources, and has a strong competitive advantage in high-end application markets such as high precision and high reliability. Its products are widely used in automotive, computing, industrial, communications and consumer semiconductors, and are highly recognized by leading customers in various segments. It has established a solid cooperative relationship with the world's top semiconductor IDM and packaging and testing foundry companies.

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Heyan Technology Equipment was selected into the first equipment catalogue of Liaoning Province​


Recently, the Liaoning Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on the issuance of the "Guidelines for the Promotion and Application of the First Major Technical Equipment in Liaoning Province (2024 Edition)". The JS series of fully automatic cutting and sorting machines, a product of Shenyang Heyan Technology Co., Ltd., was successfully selected.

The first unit (set) refers to a core equipment product that has achieved major technological breakthroughs through innovation, has independent intellectual property rights, and has achieved mass production. The first unit (set) of products is subject to a catalog system, and only products that have been reviewed by the state, province, and city and entered into the catalog can be identified as the first unit (set) of products. In the field of equipment manufacturing, the first unit (set) of products is one of the important standards representing the development level of the industry and the enterprise. As a leading enterprise in the field of integrated circuit packaging and testing, Heyan Technology lived up to expectations and won the award. The JS series of fully automatic cutting and sorting machines that were successfully selected this time are one of our company's key self-developed products. It has the positioning of domestic high-end products. The product breaks through key technologies such as high-speed product sorting, high-precision suction and placement positioning, secondary alignment of sheets, and high-speed visual inspection. Key performance indicators such as processing size, spindle output power and rotation range have reached or exceeded mainstream foreign equipment.

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Semiconductor project strategic signing: Join hands with YUYAN Ace, strong alliance presses the "accelerator"​

During the conference, the "Shandong Integrated Circuit Industry Chain Integration and Solidification Matchmaking Conference" was held simultaneously. At the conference, Gaoce Co., Ltd. and Shandong Youyan Ace Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Youyan Ace") signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The strong combination and chain collaboration will continuously inject strong new impetus into the high-quality development of the semiconductor industry in Shandong Province and even China.

YUYAN Ace is a comprehensive enterprise integrating 12-inch silicon wafer research and development, production and sales. It has continuously made breakthroughs in key technologies such as 12-inch single crystals, polishing, epitaxial research and development, and production. While carrying out research and development, it has continuously promoted the construction of 12-inch silicon wafer industrialization projects, realized the transformation of results, and filled the large silicon wafer gap in the province's integrated circuit industry chain.

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In 2018, Gaoce Co., Ltd. introduced diamond wire cutting technology into semiconductor silicon material processing, focusing on the "slicing, chamfering, grinding, and polishing" links in the manufacturing of single crystal silicon wafers, and launched high-precision equipment such as cutting machines, 8-inch/12-inch semiconductor diamond wire slicers, and chamfering machines, matched with special electroplated diamond wires and cutting processes. The company's technological advancement and performance stability are at the forefront of the industry, helping to replace domestic semiconductors. At the same time, it has been sold to overseas markets such as Europe.​
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60,000 pieces/month, this 8-inch silicon carbide production line in Shenzhen will be put into operation by the end of the year​


On October 16, at the opening ceremony of the first SEMiBAY, Shenzhen Founder Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Founder Microelectronics") released a full range of automotive/industrial grade silicon carbide MOS 1200V new silicon carbide products, and also stated that the company's 8-inch silicon carbide production line will be put into operation by the end of 2024.

According to Peng Jianhua, vice president/product general manager of Founder Microelectronics, the company currently has two fabs.

Among them, Fab1 has achieved a production capacity of 9,000 6-inch silicon carbide wafers per month, and by the end of 2024, this number is expected to increase to 14,000 per month. Peng Jianhua also said that the company will have an annual production capacity of 168,000 automotive-grade silicon carbide MOS in 2025. In addition, Fab1 is also responsible for the production of gallium nitride wafers, with a current monthly production capacity of 4,000 pieces.

Fab2's 8-inch silicon carbide wafer production line will be put into operation by the end of 2024, with a long-term planned production capacity of 60,000 wafers per month.


According to information, Founder Microelectronics was established in December 2003 and is one of the first domestic manufacturers to enter the field of 6-inch silicon carbide devices to conduct manufacturing process research and development.

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