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...

At a time when the memory industry is in the midst of a boom deeply driven by artificial intelligence (AI), major memory makers are unanimously shifting their strategic focus toward AI-oriented storage solutions featuring high bandwidth, large capacity, and low power consumption. As demand for high-...

China has been moving to strengthen technological self-reliance in semiconductor equipment, a shift that is increasingly seen as putting pressure on Korean companies. According to Hankyung, citing sources, the Chinese government is said to be encouraging domestic tool adoption through a so-called �...

Recently, PSR Semi, based in Jiangsu China, announced the successful closing of a Series A funding round worth RMB several hundred million. The round was led by prominent investors including Yongxin Fangzhou, Jinyuan Capital, and Hefei Industry Investment, among others. Headquartered in Wuxi, PSR...

Alongside acquisitions and support from national funds, China’s chip equipment sector has also welcomed a wave of new IPOs this year. In the testing equipment segment, Sidea Semiconductor Equipment was successfully listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on March 24. The company focuses on developin...