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2025 WMC Held in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 - Tourists visit the wafer at the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) at the Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hefei, Anhui Province, China on September 20, 2025.

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11th World Radar Expo in Hefei

The chip manufacturing basic materials CMOS wafer (left) and GaAs wafer (right) exhibited by Chengdu Ruidiwei Technology Co., Ltd. at the 11th World Radar Expo in Hefei, Anhui Province, China on May 17, 2025.

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. ESSONNE (91) GRIGNY.AMD SHIFT MANAGER (LEFT) AND WAFER FAB TECHNICIAN (RIGHT) PRESENTING 300 MM WAFERS IN 90 NM PROCESS TECHNOLOGY WITH HUNDREDS OF AMD MICROPROCESSORS. THE DIFFERENT COLOURS REFLECT DIFFERENT PROCESS STAGES WITHIN THE HIGHLY COMPLEX MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PROCESS STEPS. IN REALITY, WAFERS NEVER WILL BE EXPOSED TO CLEANROOM AIR FOR CONTAMINATION FREE MANUFACTURING REASONS. WAFERS ARE HANDLED IN VACUUM CASSETTES AND A SOPHISTICATED CLEANROOM LOGISTICS CONCEPTS CALLED AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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OVC Expo Opens in Wuhan - China

A set of wafer handling equipment is pictured at the 20th Optics Valley of China International Optoelectronic Exposition (OVC Expo), at the China Optics Valley Convention and Exhibition Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on May 16, 2025. Starting on Friday for three days with more than 20 conferences and special events scheduled, the OVC Expo is expected to attract nearly 400 exhibitors and over 30,000 professional visitors, including many well-known domestic and foreign companies in the field of optoelectronic industry. The exhibition areas at the expo feature the cutting-edge technologies such as lasers, precision optics, "optics plus robot", etc., aiming to showcase the growth opportunities in the optoelectronic industry. Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUGBY - Sei Nazioni - 2025 Women's Six Nations - Italy vs Ireland

Aoife Wafer ( Ireland ) during the match Italy vs Ireland at Stadio Lanfranchi Parma - 30 march 2025, Women's Six Nations 2025

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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China GDP Grow by 5.0% in 2024

An employee of Woling's Mechanical and Electrical company produces China-made semiconductor wafer cutting bearing related parts in a workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 17, 2025. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.908.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year at constant prices.

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21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - Visitors visit "Wafer" at the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing, China, November 18, 2024.

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21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - Visitors visit "Wafer Scribing tape" at the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing, China, November 18, 2024.

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10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 12, 2024 - Visitors view a 12-inch wafer produced by Huahong at The 10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in Shanghai, China, June 12, 2024.

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2024 SEMICON CHINA Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA- MARCH 20, 2024 - Spectators look at a 12-inch diameter wafer rod at Semicon China in Shanghai, China, March 20, 2024.

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Dutch Government Tries To Stop ASML From Moving Out

Handout photo dated 2018 shows a wafer being measured before exposure. The Dutch government is scrambling to ensure that the country’s largest company, the semiconductor equipment maker ASML, does not move operations or expand abroad after the tech firm voiced concerns over the country’s hardening stance on migrants. For months, ASML, which sources parts from around the world but assembles its machines in Veldhoven in the the south of the Netherlands, has been warning against any moves that could hinder its ability to attract skilled foreign labour. The company mostly imports its parts from different countries, but builds its machines in the south of the country, in Veldhoven. Currently, the company is reported to be considering France as an alternate location to The Netherlands. Photo by ASML via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dutch Government Tries To Stop ASML From Moving Out

Handout photo dated 2018 shows the full light path from EUV source to silicon wafer. The light is generated in the source (bottom right), sent into the illuminator (mid right) which controls the light beam, reflects off the mask with the chip pattern (top), before being focused in the projection optics (mid left) and exposing the wafer (mid bottom). The Dutch government is scrambling to ensure that the country’s largest company, the semiconductor equipment maker ASML, does not move operations or expand abroad after the tech firm voiced concerns over the country’s hardening stance on migrants. For months, ASML, which sources parts from around the world but assembles its machines in Veldhoven in the the south of the Netherlands, has been warning against any moves that could hinder its ability to attract skilled foreign labour. The company mostly imports its parts from different countries, but builds its machines in the south of the country, in Veldhoven. Currently, the company is reported to be considering Fran

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A Solar Optoelectronics Company in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2024 - A robot arm carries a silicon wafer tooling box in the workshop of Tianhe Solar (Suqian) Optoelectronics Co., LTD., Suqian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Suqian city, Jiangsu province, China, March 6, 2024.

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