AMEC Secures Dual First Place Rankings in 2025 TechInsights Semiconductor Supplier Awards Survey
SHANGHAI - May 16, 2025 - Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China (AMEC), a leading global micro-fabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor and adjacent high technology sectors, is proud to announce having won six awards in the 2025 TechInsights Semiconductor Supplier Awards. Most notably, AMEC has taken first place in the 'WFE to Foundation Chip Makers' and 'Deposition Equipment' categories.
In addition to achieving the highest rating from customers in the referenced survey categories, AMEC also received the following four awards:
Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards – Top 10 Customer Service – Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment: Third place.
Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards – Fab Equipment: Second place.
Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards – WFE to Specialty Chip Makers: Third place.
Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards – WFE to Foundation Chip Makers: First place.
2025 TechInsights Customer Satisfaction Survey
Top 10 Customer Service
Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards
Since 1988, the TechInsights 'Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey' has been the only publicly available opportunity for customers to provide feedback on suppliers of semiconductor equipment and subsystems. In 2018 and 2019, AMEC was the only China-based company to be recognized in the prestigious list of winners; a list which includes leading companies from North America, Europe, and Asia.
In acknowledging this noteworthy honor, Dr. YIN Zhiyao, Chairman and CEO of AMEC, emphasized the Company's deep appreciation for the recognition given by our customers and upstream/downstream partners. As Dr. Yin stated, the recognition serves as strong validation of AMEC's robust technological capabilities and exceptional commitment to service; qualities acknowledged by our customers and by our success in target markets. AMEC has consistently overcome complex technical challenges, delivering tailored solutions which meet the specific needs of its customers through brilliant innovation and unique product strategies. The Company is very proud to support its customers in achieving technological breakthroughs, production optimization and enhanced market competitiveness. Dr. Yin further stated that the Company will continue to focus groundbreaking efforts on the global technological frontier, while consistently refining and enhancing management capabilities. AMEC is committed to upholding its 'Five Big Ten' corporate culture and adhering to the three-dimensional development model to achieve high-speed, stable, healthy, and secure growth. The Company is laser focused on becoming a world-class leader in semiconductor equipment and high technology industries, both domestically and internationally.
AMEC 'Five Big Ten'
About AMEC:
AMEC (SSE STAR Market stock code: 688012) is China's leading provider of process technologies, tools and expertise which enable global manufacturers of semiconductors and LEDs achieve their innovation, production, and profit goals. The CCP high—energy plasma and ICP low—energy plasma etching developed by AMEC, including more than ten types of segmented etching equipment, can cover most etching applications. The plasma etching equipment of AMEC has been widely used in domestic and international first—line customers, with numerous etching applications ranging from 65 nanometers to 5 nanometers and more advanced processes. In the past decade, AMEC has focused on developing various conductor and semiconductor chemical thin film equipment, such as MOCVD, LPCVD, ALD, and EPI equipment, and has made remarkable progress. The MOCVD equipment developed by AMEC for the production of LED and power device epitaxial wafers has already been put into mass production on the customer's production line and occupies a leading position in the global gallium nitride based LED MOCVD equipment market. In addition, AMEC is also laying out optical and electron beam detection equipment, and developing various semiconductor microfabrication equipment. These devices are key equipment for manufacturing various microscopic devices, capable of processing and detecting various devices at the micrometer and nanometer levels. These microscopic devices are the foundation of the modern digital industry, and they are transforming the way humans produce and live. In the past few years, AMEC has ranked third in the overall score four times in TechInsights' (formerly VLSI Research) global semiconductor equipment Customer Satisfaction Survey, with its thin—film equipment being rated first four times.
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