On July 29th, it was reported that Guangdong-based provider of front-end wafer metrology products and solutions for semiconductor manufacturing...Shenzhen Aixin Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Aixin Semiconductor")The announcement stated that recently itsSuccessfully completed Series B+ financing,Total financing amounted to nearly 1 billion yuan.
Investors in this round of financing include state-owned funds, major industrial capital, leading financial investment institutions, and local industrial funds, specifically including China Reform Fund, Kunpeng Capital, GL Ventures, Yizhuang Guotou, Semikron, CCB Equity, SMIC Capital, Suikai Investment, Wuhan Venture Capital, Huagong Investment, Shenzhen Guarantee Venture Capital, Hefei High-Tech Investment, and Optics Valley Financial Holdings. Meanwhile, existing shareholders such as Shenzhen Capital Group, Yangtze River Capital, China Merchants Securities, and Huawos Capital have also continued to increase their investments.
The funds raised in this round of financing will be used to support the establishment of Ecore Semiconductor's large-scale manufacturing, delivery, service and support system, while accelerating the company's research and development of advanced processes, advanced packaging and high-end scientific research instruments, and promoting the synergy of capital, technology, industrial resources and application scenarios.
According to Qichacha, a business information query platform, prior to this round of financing, Aixin Semiconductor had already completed...11 roundsFinancing. The most recent Series B+ financing round was completed on July 17 this year, with investors including China Reform Fund, Hillhouse Capital, CCB Equity, Kunpeng Capital, Suikai Investment, Huawos Fund, East Lake Venture Capital, Optics Valley Science and Technology Venture Capital, and Wuhan Wuchuang Xince Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership).
Founded in October 2020, E-Semiconductor received its "Industry-Research Collaboration Award" in October 2025.Specialized, distinctive and innovative little giantsThe company's name is "E-core Semiconductor". It was founded by Zhang Xuena, an alumna of the University of Science and Technology of China, who is also the chairman and CEO of E-core Semiconductor.
Zhang Xuena received her master's and doctoral degrees from the Max Planck Institute in Germany and completed her postdoctoral research at Stanford University; she previously worked at...KLA-Tex,Application MaterialsAnd many other internationally renowned semiconductor companies,He has served as a scientist, head of research and development, and global product director..
▲ Zhang Xuena (Image source: Aixin Semiconductor WeChat Official Account)
E-Core Semiconductor is primarily engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and sales of front-end metrology and inspection equipment for semiconductor wafer manufacturing. It has two product lines: optical wafer metrology and X-ray wafer metrology. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen and has a 7,300-square-meter R&D and production base. It also has branches and offices in Shanghai, Wuhan, Beijing, and Hefei.
The company's products are geared towards high-end applications for its customers.wafer manufacturing fieldIts products primarily cover measurement needs such as thin film thickness, critical dimensions, overlay error, material composition, and crystal structure;Advanced Packaging FieldIt focuses on key processes such as hybrid bonding, through-silicon vias, and bumps, providing detection and measurement capabilities for bonding defects, internal porosity, filling quality, and overlay accuracy;High-end scientific instrumentsIts products and services meet the needs of scientific research and industrial applications such as physics research, materials analysis, and quantum science.
E-Core Semiconductor's main products includeOptical Measurement Product Series,X-ray metrology product series and scientific instrumentsThe company's optical measurement product series is shown below:
With continuous technological innovation, product iteration, and industrialization capabilities, Aicore Semiconductor has entered a phase of rapid development. From the delivery of its first wafer metrology equipment in 2023, to...Cumulative shipments to exceed 100 units in 2026The company's order volume has grown exponentially, and Ecore Semiconductor has gradually achieved a leap from technological breakthroughs and customer verification to large-scale delivery.
Currently, the company's productsMass production and delivery have been achieved to leading domestic wafer foundry customers.This supports the measurement needs of key processes in advanced logic chips, advanced DRAM, and advanced 3D NAND. Meanwhile, E-Core Semiconductor continues to expand its customer base and application scenarios, gradually covering wafer fabs specializing in specialty and mature processes, semiconductor process equipment manufacturers, and advanced packaging customers, resulting in increasing market coverage and industry recognition.
Conclusion: Computing power drives chip manufacturing process upgrades.
Domestic enterprises are driving the large-scale deployment of measurement equipment.
The continued growth in demand for AI computing power is driving chip manufacturing towards higher integration, more complex structures, and three-dimensional heterogeneous integration, highlighting the increasing importance of yield control. Aicore Semiconductor optimizes semiconductor processes, controls processes, and improves yield by developing and manufacturing high-end equipment. This round of financing will provide additional funding to support its mass production and delivery of products and its research and development of cutting-edge technologies.
Currently, the domestic industry is moving beyond the early stage of single-point technological breakthroughs and gradually entering a stage of large-scale development supported by capital, technological iteration, and mass production of products. As domestic equipment companies continue to iterate key technologies and enhance delivery capabilities, the market gap for high-end semiconductor measurement equipment in China is being filled. Domestic companies are also continuously improving the semiconductor equipment industry chain, which is gradually driving the industry as a whole from relying on imports to a stage of self-sufficiency and industrialization.