Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. The United States has asked Intel and TSMC to form a joint venture to jointly own and develop several semiconductor foundry projects in the U.S.!

2. JX Advanced Metals, a major global supplier of semiconductor materials, is seeking to raise about 460 billion yen ($3 billion) through an initial public offering (IPO), which would be Japan’s largest IPO since 2018.

3. From December 2024 to February 2025, NXP Semiconductors has successively acquired the U.S. SerDes startup Aviva Links, Austrian automotive software developer TTTech Auto, and California-based edge AI chip startup Kinara.

4. The UK has required Chinese-funded companies to immediately sell their 80.2% stake in the Scottish chip design company FTDI.

5. Kinghelm Electronics (www.kinghelm.com.cn/www.kinghelm.net) is globally recruiting partners, including channel distributors, application solution providers, and business platforms, to build a comprehensive ecosystem of "technology + products + channels + applications + services." We welcome ecosystem partners to join us in developing mutually beneficial cooperation. For inquiries, please contact: +86 755 2361 5795 (Ms. Xie)!

6. Data storage company Seagate intends to acquire hard disk drive manufacturer Intevac in a cash transaction valued at $119 million.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. The central government emphasizes that in the new era and new journey, the prospects for the development of the private economy are vast and full of potential. It is the right time for private enterprises and entrepreneurs to showcase their capabilities.

2. SMIC Beijing focuses on producing integrated circuit projects of 28nm and above, with a total investment of approximately 49.7 billion yuan, which will be built in two phases.

3. DeepSeek is widely recruiting chip design talent to accelerate its self-developed chip layout. It is unclear whether its chips will be applied on the edge or cloud side.

4. Dongfeng Motor and Changan Automobile may jointly restructure. In 2024, these two major domestic automotive giants reached a combined total sales of 4.5789 million vehicles.

5. On February 18, Slkor Semiconductor (www.slkormicro.com) market director Sun Gaofei conducted product training for agents from Aigelin! General Manager Song Shiqiang encouraged all employees to "go out," strengthen in-depth communication with customers, gain insights into market opportunities, understand industry trends, and drive high-quality growth in the company's performance!

6. On February 17, leading semiconductor equipment company North Huachuang increased its investment by 510 million yuan in its wholly-owned subsidiary Huachuang Venture Capital!