Skyverse Technology
{{Short description|Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Skyverse Technology Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 深圳中科飞测科技股份有限公司
| logo = Skyverse Technology.png
| former_name =
| type = Public; State-owned enterprise
| traded_as = {{SSE|688361}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|12|31}}
| location = Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| founder = Chen Lu
| key_people = Chen Lu (Chairman & CEO)
| revenue = {{Increase}} {{CNY|link=yes|890.90 million}} (2023)
| net_income = {{Increase}} {{CNY|link=yes|140.35 million}} (2023)
| assets = {{Increase}} {{CNY|link=yes|3.43 billion}} (2023)
| equity = {{Increase}} {{CNY|link=yes|2.46 billion}} (2023)
| num_employees = 875 (2023)
| industry = Semiconductors
| homepage = {{URL|www.skyverse.cn}}
}}
Skyverse Technology (Skyverse; {{Zh|c=|p=Zhōngkē Fēicè|s=中科飞测}}) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese company that engages in the development and sale of equipment for testing and measuring semiconductors.
Background
In 2010, Chen Lu returned to China from the U.S. after obtaining his doctorate from Brown University and working for Rudolph Technologies and KLA-Tencor. He worked at The Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences where is headed an optical instruments and equipment project.{{Cite web |date=20 May 2022 |title=背靠华为、深创投，中科飞测恢复IPO再闯科创板 |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20220520A04IC900 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=news.qq.com |language=zh-CN}}
In 2014, the project was spun-out as the company, Skyverse. Chen and his team from the institute moved from Beijing to Shenzhen to set up the company. Shenzhen was selected as it was a business cluster for semiconductor equipment companies. Investors of the company include Huawei, Shenzhen Capital Group and SDIC Venture Capital.{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Ting Fang |date=11 April 2019 |title=Trade war gives China's chip equipment makers room to grow |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Trade-war-gives-China-s-chip-equipment-makers-room-to-grow |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en}}
Partnerships of Skyverse include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Yangtze Memory Technologies, Silan Microelectronics, and Tongfu Microelectronics.{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Kevin |date=27 June 2022 |title=Chinese semiconductor equipment makers eye expansion |url=https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20220624PD208/china-equipment.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=DIGITIMES |language=en}} In 2019, Skyverse started selling its chip semiconductor testing equipment to major Chinese chipmakers partially due to trade tensions with the U.S. It aims to take on KLA Corporation which is the world's biggest semiconductor testing tool provider.
In May 2023, Skyverse held its initial public offering becoming a listed company by listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market.{{Cite web |date=19 May 2023 |title=中科飞测正式登陆A股 科创板再添高端半导体设备企业 |url=https://www.stcn.com/article/detail/870217.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=www.stcn.com}}
In December 2024, Skyverse was targeted in a new round of US export controls and added to the United States Department of Commerce's Entity List. Skyverse stated it is not seeing any "significant impact" because it has been preparing for external shocks for the last five years.{{Cite web |last=Cao |first=Ann |date=2024-12-03 |title=Chip war: Chinese firms play down fresh US sanctions, tout local supply chain |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3289112/chip-war-chinese-firms-play-down-fresh-us-sanctions-tout-local-supply-chain |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.skyverse.cn}}
{{Electronics industry in China}}
Category:2014 establishments in China
Category:2023 initial public offerings
Category:Companies based in Shenzhen
Category:Companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Category:Electronics companies established in 2014
Category:Equipment semiconductor companies