Naura Technology · 北方华创

Etch, Deposition, CMP

China’s largest semiconductor equipment maker, formed from the restructuring of Beijing Sevenstar Electronics and North Microelectronics — added to the US …
Published

October 11, 2026

Chinese name: 北方华创 (Běifāng Huáchuàng)

TipWhy This Matters

China’s largest semiconductor equipment maker, formed from the restructuring of Beijing Sevenstar Electronics and North Microelectronics — added to the US Entity List in the December 2024 action that named 140 Chinese semiconductor firms. H1 2026 revenue reached ¥20.161 billion (+24.9% year-on-year) with net profit of ¥3.37 billion (+5.05%), driven by rising market share in etch and deposition tools.

What does this firm supply?

Etch systems, deposition tools (CVD and PVD), thermal processing equipment, and wafer cleaning systems — alongside NAURA, AMEC, and Piotech helped raise China’s global deposition-tool market share from roughly 2% to 7% between 2019 and 2024.

Key Facts

Category Equipment
Segment Etch, Deposition, CMP
Node Capability Advanced-node etch/deposition tools in volume use at SMIC and other mature-node fabs; not confirmed at leading-edge (sub-14nm) nodes
Founded 2001
HQ Beijing
Capacity Planned: 500 IC equipment units/year (planned, Majuqiao phase IV), as of 2021 — planned design capacity of 2021 fundraising project, not confirmed installed output; plus 500 emerging-semi, 300 LED, 700 PV tools/year
Entity List Yes — US Commerce BIS
Last Verified Not recorded (newest source dated Aug 2026)

Capability Trajectory

  • 2019: 12-inch tools qualified 90-28nm; 28nm+ in volume; 14nm tools at customer for qualification
  • 2019: 28nm-and-above IC tools in mass production; key 14nm tools in validation
  • 2022: Oxidation furnace, etch, cleaning tools validated at SMIC for 90/55/40/28nm
  • 2025: Vertical furnace and PVD each pass 1,000 units delivered; ion implant and ECP tools launched

Manufacturing Sites in China

  • NAURA Majuqiao Intelligent Manufacturing Base (phase IV expansion) (Beijing (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, Majuqiao)) — IC equipment (etch, deposition, vertical furnace, cleaning, anneal, epi), plus LED/PV tools; 365,000 m2 new floor area, RMB 3.82bn investment
  • NAURA existing industrial base, Beijing E-Town (Yizhuang) (Beijing (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area)) — Sub-28nm IC equipment industrialisation; planned 30 etch, 30 PVD, 15 anneal, 30 ALD, 30 furnace, 30 cleaning tools/year (2019 project)
  • Mafang precision electronic components base (Beijing (Pinggu District, Mafang)) — High-precision electronic components (not semiconductor equipment)

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