Please note that this article cites information from Nikkei and South China Morning Post. China’s chip self-sufficiency is accelerating. According to Nikkei, the country’s semiconductor industry aims to reach 80% self-sufficiency by 2030, a target set by 13 leading company executives. The pu...

Since the start of 2026, sustained demand from AI and high-performance computing (HPC) has kept global semiconductor equipment financing highly active. In China, under the push for supply chain self-reliance, localization is accelerating across high-end bonding tools, automated test equipment (ATE),...

Please note that this article cites information from STAR Market Daily, Reuters, and The Asia Business Daily. SEMICON China 2026, the largest semiconductor industry event in Shanghai, opened on March 25. According to STAR Market Daily, several Chinese chip equipment makers showcased their latest...

China’s chipmaking equipment makers are gaining momentum. According to Nikkei, three Chinese firms ranked among the world’s top 20 semiconductor equipment manufacturers last year—up from just one in 2022—as U.S. export restrictions push China’s chip industry to strengthen long-standing gap...

China’s chipmaking tool makers are gaining momentum amid the push for semiconductor self-reliance. According to Sina and the Economic Daily News, leading etching equipment supplier AMEC said on the 23rd that stronger shipments of high-end tools for advanced logic and memory—along with the ramp t...