Amid concerns on the impact of the U.S. presidential election as well as the ongoing chip war between the world’s two superpowers, China’s chipmaking equipment market is expected to contract next year, according to a report by Nikkei. Citing remarks from SEMI, in 2025, the semiconductor equipmen...

According to a report by Nikkei, Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in a U.S. court over being blacklisted as a Chinese military-industrial company. Re...

According to a report from the South China Morning Post, the U.S. export controls, which are restricting China's access to advanced chips and technology, have intensified China's efforts to replace global semiconductor manufacturing equipment. However, industry sources have indicated that China sti...

From the Entity List in 2020 to the Chips and Science Act of 2022, the US government has been tightening its grip on China's semiconductor industry by blocking the export of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The pressing question on everyone's mind is: Will China's semiconductor indust...

TrendForce’s latest investigations indicate that China has recently announced two additional investments funded via phase two of the CICF (China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, better known as the “Big Fund”). The first of these investments was announced on June 8, 2021 and totale...