It baffles me why US authorities approved the acquisition of US semiconductor equipment maker Mattson by an entity led by the 
Beijing municipal government in 2016. (The US allowed the CCP to own US chipmaking technologies
)
Mattson is now a unit of Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co Ltd (屹唐半导体), aka BEST. BEST’s principal business is apparently just operating Mattson, which has customers in the US and worldwide. Beijing E-Town (北京亦庄) is the Beijing government agency that operates the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in Yizhuang of Beijing’s Daxing District.
Allen Lu (陆郝安) was installed as Mattson’s CEO by Beijing E-Town Dragon Semiconductor Industry Investment Center, the Beijing government-led consortium that acquired Mattson in 2016. Lu is also BEST’s President and CEO now.
In 2022 and also 2023, Applied Materials sued -owned Mattson for poaching 17 of its most senior engineers — including a senior department manager and researchers who collaborated for years and were privy to sensitive information such as chipmaking processes — over 14 months in an effort to steal some of its most valuable secrets.
Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Lu was a vice president of SEMI and president of SEMI China. He transformed SEMICON China to become a largest global platform connecting semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Prior to SEMI, Lu served as the China Fab Program Manager of Intel's Technology Manufacturing & Engineering Group, Director of Intel China Public Affairs, and various management and technology roles in Intel's California Technology and Manufacturing Group. Lu was a key member of Intel's team driving expansion in China for manufacturing, R&D, and business development. Prior to Intel, Lu was a technologist in Applied Materials. Lu has a PhD in solid state physics from the University of Virginia, and BSc from the University of Science and Technology of China.
Beijing municipal government in 2016. (The US allowed the CCP to own US chipmaking technologies)
Mattson is now a unit of Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co Ltd (屹唐半导体), aka BEST. BEST’s principal business is apparently just operating Mattson, which has customers in the US and worldwide. Beijing E-Town (北京亦庄) is the Beijing government agency that operates the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in Yizhuang of Beijing’s Daxing District.
Allen Lu (陆郝安) was installed as Mattson’s CEO by Beijing E-Town Dragon Semiconductor Industry Investment Center, the Beijing government-led consortium that acquired Mattson in 2016. Lu is also BEST’s President and CEO now.
In 2022 and also 2023, Applied Materials sued -owned Mattson for poaching 17 of its most senior engineers — including a senior department manager and researchers who collaborated for years and were privy to sensitive information such as chipmaking processes — over 14 months in an effort to steal some of its most valuable secrets.
Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Lu was a vice president of SEMI and president of SEMI China. He transformed SEMICON China to become a largest global platform connecting semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Prior to SEMI, Lu served as the China Fab Program Manager of Intel's Technology Manufacturing & Engineering Group, Director of Intel China Public Affairs, and various management and technology roles in Intel's California Technology and Manufacturing Group. Lu was a key member of Intel's team driving expansion in China for manufacturing, R&D, and business development. Prior to Intel, Lu was a technologist in Applied Materials. Lu has a PhD in solid state physics from the University of Virginia, and BSc from the University of Science and Technology of China.Quote
Byron Wan
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Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co Ltd (屹唐半导体), a semiconductor equipment firm backed by Beijing Municipal People's Government, has sued US chip equipment supplier Applied Materials over alleged trade secrets infringement.
E-Town claims Applied Materials had x.com/byron_wan/stat…