Second hand semiconductor equipment market is emerging in the renovation of enterprises

Over the past few years, there has been a great development of the semiconductor industry China, China has become the focus of world semiconductor industry. In 2004, the share of China's semiconductor equipment market has reached 8%, while the corresponding share of North America, Europe and Japan is decreasing. Coupled with Taiwan, China's share of the global semiconductor equipment market has surpassed Japan to become the largest market. Global semiconductor manufacturing industry transfer to China has become a trend. At the same time, the domestic market due to the existence of their own characteristics, we can see the second-hand equipment is the first choice, second-hand equipment market is on the rise.

Second hand equipment procurement principles

As everyone knows, the semiconductor equipment due to its higher environmental requirements, the use of second-hand equipment is generally good, but the price of new equipment is often only 30% or even lower, so the higher price, coupled with the current supply of second-hand equipment is good, have more choice, which makes the major business decision makers, imported equipment, all preferred second-hand semiconductor equipment.

Second hand semiconductor equipment procurement is the key. We believe that in the purchase of used semiconductor equipments, we must do a good job of equipment technical condition evaluation work, consider the integrity of the equipment (no missing parts) and operating conditions (all components can be normal operation); the selection of equipment, the same manufacturer should take full account of the same type of equipment of the global market holdings, whether have adequate sources of supply, to ensure the possibility of Follow-Up Services; the pursuit of reasonable price performance ratio, avoid the simple pursuit of pure pursuit of price or quality; and the effects of spare parts and supplies, to avoid the occurrence of affordable, can not afford the phenomenon; in the Follow-Up Services equipment, should be direct and professional and technical services company and try to avoid company subcontract. In the procurement process, should comply with relevant international and domestic laws, abide by the rules of the game, to maintain a good state of mind, to avoid malicious competition, damage the industry prospects and market order.

Second, the use of semiconductor equipment mentality

Here, we must point out that users of second-hand equipment must have a good attitude. Semiconductor process equipment is a special equipment, equipment and technology combine closely to product performance requirements, second-hand equipment working state according to the specific requirements of process optimization, and second-hand equipment is not new equipment and new equipment, can not be compared, please send two mobile phone when two mobile phone use, not to use as a new equipment.

At present, major manufacturers, there are still various problems in the use of second-hand equipment, with photoetching machine for example: second-hand lithography market can only buy 5 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches of equipment, the user needs is often 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches, the film location in different ways, and the old computer system, software copyright issues, so we need renovation and transformation. At the same time, spare parts, supplies, equipment use, maintenance, and so on, but also must be considered. This requires professional technical service company to provide a full range of services.

Domestic second-hand equipment renovation enterprises came into being

In order to meet the domestic market demand for second-hand semiconductor equipment, many domestic equipment manufacturers have launched the business in this area, such as Shanghai, Beijing branch of micro channel, Changzhou, Shenyang Xinyuan, dense silicon electronic technology company forty-fifth, electronic technology company forty-eighth, Beijing qixinghuachuang semiconductor equipment manufacturing plant has been established a professional equipment renovation team, provide convenience for the purchase and use of semiconductor used equipment.

Founded in June 2003, Shanghai Micro High Precision Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by China Electric Power Group Co., Ltd. and Shanghai microelectronics equipment Co., Ltd. (forty-fifth). Although it is a new business, but the company has been taking the national "75", "85", "95" project of lithography, lithography has a history of more than and 20 years, in the lithography machine and other former research equipment, services and other aspects of the accumulation of talent and technology has a certain. At the same time, the company can renovate 10 lithography machines and a number of other areas of yellow light equipment, testing equipment, etc.. With 8 inches, more than 0.1 micron test conditions.

The company is committed to high micro lithography and other key equipment in the production line of integrated circuit design, renovation, maintenance services, can provide 0.2 M ~ 1 m, 3 inches to 8 inches of yellow light district integrated circuit production line used equipment and test equipment set of solutions, including equipment evaluation, sales, renovation and transformation, maintenance and other technical services at the same time, the company also has a slightly higher, spare parts, consumables supply capacity of medium size, provided the original OEM inventory, with a certain scale.