CENTCOM said more than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed in the Middle East, remain on high alert and are prepared to conduct combat operations.

Jiejia Weichuang subsidiary Chuangwei Microelectronics (Changzhou) has developed a photomask cleaning system that has passed validation at multiple end fabs and entered volume production and delivery. The equipment meets advanced-process requirements for particle control, no watermarks and surface cleanliness; the product matrix covers 5–9in quartz photomasks, supports fully automated front- and back-side cleaning, optional AOI particle inspection and SMIF automated load/unload. Key components are over 80% domestically sourced and software is fully self-developed.

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