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China’s 12-inch wafers successfully achieved commercial production Hay:I01HFZW

On July 22, 2021, the 12-inch wafer manufacturing chain invested by HFZW Semiconductor Materials Technology Group realized commercial production. It is worth mentioning that this 12-inch wafer fab is the first wafer fab in China to establish a project and achieve mass production.

HFZW fills another gap in China's semiconductor supply chain and solves China's shortcomings in the supply of 12-inch wafer raw materials. [Different from the definition standard of silicon chip manufacturing process; generally speaking; the larger the size of the wafer, the more difficult it is to produce]

HFZW successfully mass-produced 12-inch wafer fab, and went on China’s first 12-inch wafer production line for the high-end chip market. The purpose is to solve the problem of domestic semiconductors being "jammed" by foreign 12-inch wafer materials in the 14-nanometer chip manufacturing process. Achieve and complete China's goal of self-sufficiency in 12-inch wafer materials.


After the completion of all projects, the fab is expected to have an annual output of 1.68 million wafers.

At present, China has completed the self-sufficiency of 8-inch wafers in the field of wafer manufacturing, and the quality and manufacturing process of 8-inch wafers produced in China have reached the world's cutting-edge standards. The completion of mass production of 12-inch wafers this time promoted the development of China's semiconductor industry and improved and optimized China's semiconductor chip supply chain.

Especially for 12-inch wafers that are used to manufacture chips of 14nm and below 14nm, HFZW provides the necessary material guarantee for China's transition from 28nm to 14nm process nodes. It should be noted that the successful mass production of 12-inch wafers by HFZW does not mean that China has achieved the goal of self-sufficiency in 12-inch wafers. Because this is only China’s first 12-inch wafer fab, as China’s chip foundry process continues to upgrade, the subsequent demand for 12-inch wafers in China will skyrocket. A single 12-inch wafer fab will obviously not be able to Meet the needs of Chinese chip foundries.

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