AMEC's plasma-etching tech becomes industry standard, adopted by rivals
Gerald Yin Zhiyao, founder and chairman of Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), revealed in a CCTV interview that the company's plasma-etching technology has become an industry standard and is now used by major international competitors. Founded in 2004, AMEC has developed domestic alternatives for 17 categories of semiconductor manufacturing equipment previously dominated by foreign suppliers. Its MOCVD business, which produces high-precision printers for depositing thin crystal layers on wafers, has gained significant global market share in recent years.
Key facts
- Gerald Yin Zhiyao is founder and chairman of AMEC.
- AMEC's plasma-etching technology is now an industry standard.
- The technology has been adopted by major international rivals.
- AMEC was founded in 2004.
- AMEC has developed domestic alternatives for 17 categories of semiconductor equipment.
- These categories were previously dominated by foreign suppliers.
- AMEC's MOCVD business makes high-precision printers using chemical gases.
- The MOCVD business has gained significant global market share recently.
Entities
Institutions
- Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC)
- CCTV
Locations
- China