Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-07-21 06:03Group 1 - The Shanghai Stock Exchange Sci-Tech Innovation Board Semiconductor Materials and Equipment Theme Index decreased by 0.30% as of July 21, 2025, with mixed performance among constituent stocks [1] - Hanbo Semiconductor signed a counseling agreement with CITIC Securities on July 11, 2025, to officially start its A-share IPO process, focusing on high-end GPU chip solutions for AI core computing power and graphics rendering [1] - Shanxi Securities highlights the urgent need for domestic lithography machine production due to the construction boom of wafer fabs in China and increased U.S. export controls on semiconductor equipment [1] Group 2 - The Sci-Tech Innovation Board Semiconductor ETF (588170) tracks the Semiconductor Materials and Equipment Theme Index, encompassing hard-tech companies in the semiconductor equipment and materials sectors [2] - The semiconductor equipment and materials industry is a crucial area for domestic substitution, characterized by low domestic substitution rates and high potential for domestic replacement, benefiting from the expansion of semiconductor demand driven by the AI revolution [2]