The global chip shortage in the automotive sector at the beginning of the year has spread to smartphones, home appliances, and other fields. The production capacity of chip foundries is also generally tight. Many chip foundries are expanding their production capacity or Build a new factory.
Many chip foundries have expanded their production capacity and built new factories, which has also increased the demand for chip manufacturing equipment. According to reports, the world’s top five chip equipment manufacturers have experienced substantial growth in their revenue in the latest quarter.
The year-on-year growth rate of lithography machine manufacturer Asmar’s revenue is the highest among the five major manufacturers. The five major chip equipment manufacturers mentioned by foreign media are Asim, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electronics, Kelin Research and Development, and Kelei.
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ASME’s latest quarterly financial report shows that their revenue in the first quarter was 4.364 billion euros, an increase of 1.923 billion euros from the 2.441 billion euros in the same period of the previous year, an increase of 78.8% year-on-year.
Among the five major manufacturers, Applied Materials has the highest revenue in the latest quarter. The financial report shows that their revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2021 fiscal year ended May 2 was US$5.58 billion, a year-on-year increase of 41%.
Tokyo Electronics’ revenue in semiconductor equipment in the first quarter reached 415.438 billion yen, equivalent to 3.824 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 34.4%. In the fiscal quarter ended March 28, Colin’s R&D revenue was US$3.848 billion, an increase of 11% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 53%.
Kelei, which provides chip process control equipment and yield management services, had the lowest revenue among the five companies in the most recent quarter, but it also increased significantly year on year.
The financial report shows that in the third fiscal quarter of the 2021 fiscal year ending March 31, Kelei’s revenue was US$1.804 billion, compared with US$1.424 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year, an increase of 26.7% year-on-year.
