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Beyond lithography: Chinese chip toolmaker achieves wafer polishing breakthrough
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Fusion42 · 29 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Chinese chip-tool developers have achieved a breakthrough in wafer polishing technology, a crucial step in semiconductor manufacturing, marking progress in domestic equipment capabilities despite ongoing reliance on foreign suppliers for complex manufacturing processes.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors.
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Your semiconductor tools caught up in one critical step that previously gave foreign suppliers control. This is your opening to reduce dependence and explore new local partnerships now.
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