Share of domestically manufactured semiconductor machinery in China 2022, by type

In 2022, 58 percent glue removal equipment in the semiconductor industry in China was manufactured domestically, compared to lithography machines where companies relied mostly on imports. Overall, the Chinese semiconductor industry imported around 35 billion U.S. dollars in machinery but exported only around four billion U.S. dollars in semiconductor equipment. It illustrated that despite increased efforts from the Chinese government to build a domestic chip industry, companies still heavily relied on imported equipment. While the country has made significant improvements in manufacturing capabilities, it still lacks in the semiconductor equipment domain.