Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) develops and manufactures wafer fabrication solutions designed to advance technology, increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs for global semiconductor manufacturers. Its core product highlighted in the articles is the Primo D-RIE(TM), a plasma etch tool targeted at customers working on very advanced devices. The company said the financing will provide extra bandwidth to further position the Primo D-RIE and accelerate volume production. AMEC maintains R&D, manufacturing, business and support operations in China and has sales and support organizations in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. Founded in 2004, the company has raised more than $150M from venture capital sources to date. The CEO and Chairman is Dr. Gerald Z. Yin. Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment is a Shanghai-based maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools. Its core products are the Primo D-RIE and Primo HPCVD tools, which perform etching processes in chip fabrication. Over the past year the company has shipped these tools to chip factories in three Asian countries and reports a positive market reaction. The company raised $58 million in a third round of funding to support its semiconductor manufacturing equipment business. New investors include Shanghai Venture Capital Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co. Ltd., and existing investors also participated. Advanced Micro-Fabrication says it will focus future research and development on the Primo D-RIE/HPCVD category.

Total raised

$104M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Mar 2010