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China's chip toolmakers seek production line trials amid falling margins

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SMIC founder Richard Chang and AMEC CEO Gerald Yin are urging Chinese semiconductor manufacturers to test domestic chipmaking equipment on their active production lines. This call comes as Chinese equipment vendors achieved record revenues in 2025, but are experiencing declining profit margins due to intense domestic price competition. While localization has advanced in mature-node tools, lithography remains a significant bottleneck with no immediate domestic solution, all under tightening U.S. export controls. AI

IMPACT Accelerates domestic AI hardware development by pushing for wider adoption of Chinese semiconductor manufacturing tools.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a coordinated appeal from leaders of major Chinese semiconductor companies to domestic fabs, aiming to increase the adoption of homegrown equipment amidst significant industry pressures like falling margins and export controls.

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China's chip toolmakers seek production line trials amid falling margins

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    SMIC founder and AMEC CEO urge Chinese fabs to test domestic chipmaking tools on active production lines — equipment makers post record revenue but falling margins

    China's semiconductor equipment vendors collectively posted record revenues in 2025, but profitability is under pressure from domestic price competition.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    SMIC founder and AMEC CEO urge Chinese fabs to test domestic chipmaking tools on active production lines — equipment makers post record revenue but falling marg

    SMIC founder and AMEC CEO urge Chinese fabs to test domestic chipmaking tools on active production lines — equipment makers post record revenue but falling margins China's semiconductor equipment vendors collectively posted record revenues in 2025, but profitability is under pres…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/smic-founder-and-amec-… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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