YMTC targets 70% domestic equipment for its fourth memory chip fab

China's largest flash memory maker wants at least 60% Chinese-made tools in its next Wuhan factory, up from just over half at its third China’s biggest flash memory chipmaker is running a high-stakes experiment in self-reliance. Yangtze Memory Technologies Co, better known as YMTC, plans to source as much as 70% of the equipment for its planned fourth factory from domestic suppliers. Reuters reported the plan, citing two people familiar with the matter. The floor is at least 60%, with 70% as the stretch goal. From half to most The new target is a clear step up from YMTC’s third fab. Just over half of the equipment in that facility is Chinese-made. That third plant, known as Phase 3, is the first major Chinese memory fab to clear the 50% domestic tooling threshold. Key suppliers there include AMEC, Naura and Piotech. The fourth fab is expected to break ground next year in Wuhan, where YMTC is headquartered. The scale of what YMTC is building matters too. The company already runs two fabs with a combined capacity of approximately 200,000 wafers per month. Its new plants could push output well beyond that level, potentially doubling it. Phase 3 is expected to begin operations by late ...