MA-tek March Revenue Hits Record High, Driven by AI Chips and Silicon Photonics Testing Demand

MA-tek's first-quarter revenue reached NT$1.424 billion, growing 15.03% compared to the same period last year, marking a record high for the same period.

MA-tek pointed out that as semiconductor manufacturing processes advance to 2nm, transistor architecture is shifting from Fin Field-Effect Transistors (FinFET) to Gate-All-Around (GAA). This shift relies heavily on Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) with sub-angstrom resolution to observe atomic-level structural changes. It also requires finding process material issues through material analysis and precisely locating defects through failure analysis to improve yields and overcome technical bottlenecks.

MA-tek stated that due to its advanced analytical technologies such as Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), it is expected to directly benefit from the business opportunities brought by the AI-driven growth in semiconductor testing demand.

In addition, advanced packaging involves new materials and complex heterogeneous interfaces, which easily lead to new types of defects and failure modes. MA-tek noted that through equipment such as high-resolution optical detection and analysis platforms, it can precisely locate nano-scale chip defects, assisting customers in accelerating the resolution of process issues and improving yields.

Regarding silicon photonics, MA-tek stated that it has established standardized analysis processes for customers' silicon photonics R&D activities, helping to accelerate the entire R&D process from basic component development to system integration packaging, thus maintaining a leading position in the global silicon photonics testing field. (Editor: Chang Liang-chih) 1150409