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China's 'basic self-sufficiency' in chip-making tools could come this summer, veteran says
China could be on the verge of reaching a basic level of self-sufficiency in chip-making tools by this summer, something that seemed unlikely just a couple of years ago, according to an industry veteran, although it remains years behind the US in sophistication. Gerald Yin Zhiyao, chairman and CEO of Shanghai-listed Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China (AMEC), said during a panel discussion last week that China's semiconductor supply chain can achieve self-sufficiency despite gaps in "qual
While the capabilities of Chinese chip firms lag those in the US, 80-year-old Yin - who previously worked for Intel, Lam Research and Applied Materials - said he was confident that China could catch up with the best in the industry in another five to 10 years. It plans to expand the remit of its Foreign Direct Product Rule, which will restrict China's semiconductor equipment imports from countries such as Israel, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, Reuters reported on Tuesday. They also provided an opening in the market for China's domestic tool makers, according to Zhang Guoming, general manager of Hwatsing Technology, which makes chemical mechanical planarisation equipment.
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