Beyond Lithography: Chinese Chip Toolmaker Achieves Wafer Polishing Breakthrough The semiconductor industry is often associated with the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.
However, a quieter revolution is underway in China, where domestic equipment makers are narrowing the gap with their foreign counterparts.
While the world focuses on high stakes battles over lithography – the process that etches microscopic transistors onto silicon wafers – Chinese companies like Hwatsing are making progress in other critical manufacturing steps.