On October 13th， local time， a significant announcement from Shenzhen officials has indicated that SiCarrier， often dubbed the “China’s ASML，” is poised to unveil new advancements in the near future. This news emerged from a press conference held by the Shenzhen Municipal Government Information Office on the morning of October 10th. The conference， themed “Igniting the Future， Creating an Intelligent Ecosystem，” announced that the 2025 Greater Bay Area Semiconductor Chip Exhibition (Bay Area Chip Expo) will take place from October 15th to 17th at the Shenzhen Futian Convention and Exhibition Center.
During the press conference， Guo Ziping， Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission， specifically highlighted SiCarrier， a domestic enterprise that has garnered considerable industry attention. He stated that at the upcoming Bay Area Chip Expo this month， SiCarrier and other Shenzhen-based companies are expected to present significant innovations. This official endorsement from a key municipal body suggests a strategic push to showcase local technological prowess in the semiconductor sector.
Earlier this year， in March， during the SEMICON China 2025 exhibition in Shanghai， SiCarrier made a substantial debut by launching a comprehensive suite of 31 new products across six major categories. These categories encompassed etching equipment， diffusion equipment， thin-film deposition equipment， as well as physical metrology， X-ray metrology， and optical metrology equipment. This extensive product lineup marked SiCarrier’s first public disclosure of its complete product portfolio since its establishment nearly four years prior and was widely recognized by the market as a “major breakthrough” for domestic chip manufacturing equipment.
Delving deeper into their technological offerings， SiCarrier is actively employing advanced techniques such as multi-patterning lithography to enhance chip manufacturing processes. The company has announced a range of equipment， including Epitaxial Deposition (EPI) equipment (Mt. Emei series)， Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment (Mt. Ali series)， Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) equipment (Putuo Mt. series)， Etching (ETCH) equipment (Wuyi Mt. series)， Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) equipment for thin-film deposition (Mt. Changbai series)， and various metrology and testing equipment (including Mt. Yuelu， Mt. Danxia， Penglai Mt.， Mt. Mogan， Mt. Tianmen， Mt. Yimeng， Chibi Mt.， and the RATE series for power testing). The naming convention， drawing from prominent Chinese mountains， reflects a strong national identity and ambition in its product branding.
It is noteworthy that in late last year， SiCarrier faced U.S. export controls due to its perceived close ties with Huawei. This designation underscores both the strategic importance of SiCarrier’s technology and the geopolitical pressures that domestic semiconductor companies are navigating. The ability of SiCarrier to continue developing and releasing new products， especially with the backing of Shenzhen city authorities， signals resilience and determination in overcoming such challenges. The upcoming expo will likely provide a clearer picture of SiCarrier’s progress and its contribution to China’s self-sufficiency goals in advanced manufacturing technologies.
