$16 Billion China-Based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Gerald Yin Zheyao (Age 81) Renounced United States Citizenship & Restored China Citizenship, Founded in 2004 & IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market in 2019
20th April 2025 | Hong Kong
China-based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC, $16 billion market value) Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Gerald Yin Zheyao (Age 81) has renounced his United States citizenship and restored his China citizenship. AMEC was founded in 2004, and IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market in 2019. Profile – Dr. Gerald (Zheyao) Yin has served as AMEC’s chairman and CEO since the company was founded in 2004. He brings more than 28 years of product development and executive management experience in the semiconductor equipment industry. Prior to AMEC, Dr. Yin spent 13 years at Applied Materials. While there, he held a variety of executive positions, including corporate vice president and general manager of the Etch product business group, vice president of Asia sourcing and procurement, and chief technology officer of Applied Materials Asia. Dr. Yin joined Intel central technology development when he first arrived in Silicon Valley in 1984. In 1986, he moved to Lam Research, where he led the Etch technology development and introduction initiatives for several key products. Dr. Yin received his Bachelor of Science in chemical physics from the University of Science and Technology, China. He pursued his graduate studies at Beijing University, Department of Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to his U.S. experience, he served the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a research group leader. AMEC – Welcome to Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China (AMEC, stock code: 688012)—a global micro-fabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry and adjacent high-tech sectors. Our equipment is used to build the world’s most sophisticated technology: tiny nano-scale devices that provide intelligence and memory for the inventive products that improve our lives and sustain our planet. We’re headquartered in Asia, the world’s manufacturing innovation hub, which puts us at the center of a dynamic supply chain that enables the economic efficiencies we provide for our customers. Through the talent, passion and focus of our people, we’ve created a new-breed micro-fabrication equipment company, achieving breakthroughs in technology and productivity, and earning the trust of top chipmakers and other technology innovators across the world.
“ $16 Billion China-Based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Gerald Yin Zheyao (Age 81) Renounced United States Citizenship & Restored China Citizenship, Founded in 2004 & IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market in 2019 “
$16 Billion China-Based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Gerald Yin Zheyao (Age 81) Renounced United States Citizenship & Restored China Citizenship, Founded in 2004 & IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market in 2019

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