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description: "Korea continues to import WFE equipment as it expands and upgrades existing fab capacity. Etch, in particular, has clearly been an area of focus.But sometimes the data points to a more nuanced picture. Within Etch, the growth story is overwhelmingly concentrated in Dry/Plasma Etch.Why? 👉The dry etch surge lines up with SK Hynix's M15X and Samsung's P4 ramps, and the HBM buildout compounds it: TSV etch adds an extra dry etch step vs conventional DRAM, structurally raising dry etch intensity per wafer.Biggest beneficiary? 👉Lam Research - dominant in memory dry etch, and the TSV etch steps that HBM adds only deepen its exposure.Source: Chips & Wafers"
datetime: "2026-08-17T06:16:57.000Z"
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# Korea continues to import WFE equipment as it expa…


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