Hwatsing Technology

Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hwatsing Technology (Hwatsing; Chinese: 华海清科; pinyin: Huáhǎi Qīngkē) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese company headquartered in Tianjin that manufactures semiconductor chip production equipment.

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Hwatsing Technology Co., Ltd.
Native name
华海清科股份有限公司
Company typePublic; State-owned enterprise
SSE: 688120
IndustrySemiconductors
FoundedApril 10, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-10)
FoundersLuo Jianbin
Lu Xinchun
HeadquartersTianjin, China
Key people
Lu Xinchun (Chairman)
Zhang Guoming (CEO)
Revenue CN¥2.51 billion (2023)
CN¥723.75 million (2023)
Total assets CN¥9.12 billion (2023)
Total equity CN¥5.52 billion (2023)
OwnerTsinghua Holdings (28.19%)
Number of employees
1,268 (2023)
Websitewww.hwatsing.com
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Its most notable product offerings are in chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) machines.

Background

In 2000 at Tsinghua University, Luo Jianbin and Lu Xinchun began their research on CMP technology.[2][3][4]

In April 2013, Tsinghua Holdings and the Tianjin Municipal Government established Hwatsing to commercialize the technology developed from the CMP project. Hwatsing produced China's first 12-inch CMP machine.[2][3][4]

On 9 June 2022, Hwatsing held its initial public offering becoming a listed company after listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market.[3][4] The offering raised $540 million and the shares rose 64% on its trading debut.[5]

In August 2024, it was reported that Hwatsing would invest $237.2 million to build a new plant in Shanghai.[6]

In December 2024, Hwatsing was targeted in a new round of US export controls and added to the United States Department of Commerce's Entity List.[7]

Business operations

Hwatsing's main product offerings are CMP machines. It has also expanded into other business lines such as grinders and wafer regeneration.[4]

Hwatsing has been touted to break the monopoly of Applied Materials in China. Clients of Hwatsing include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Hua Hong Semiconductor and Yangtze Memory Technologies.[8]

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