Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Imagination Technologies has ceased the development of RISC-V processor cores and is now focusing on GPUs and AI products.

2. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Natcast have announced that the research park at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona, will be the anticipated site for the third flagship R&D facility under the CHIPS for America initiative.

3. A research team from Stanford University has unveiled the world’s first 60GHz Gallium Nitride (GaN) IMPATT oscillator.

4. South Korean optical wafer inspection equipment manufacturer Nextin will establish a subsidiary in Wuxi, China, which will begin producing wafer equipment in October.

5. The fishing scam in Changsha, led by MiTuo, has faced increasing resistance from victims, leading to a sharp decline in the number of cases nationwide and a wave of voluntary lawsuit withdrawals. Slkor’s Song Shiqiang (www.slkoric.com), Hao Yi Jin, Wang Han Sheng, and others remain committed to pushing for the criminal prosecution of suspects involved in these illegal activities, such as MiTuo’s Yang Haijun and Liu Bo, with the goal of dismantling the nationwide fishing fraud syndicate.

6. The European Commission has conditionally approved the $35 billion acquisition of industrial software company Ansys by Synopsys.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Zhixun Innovation Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. has successfully completed an A-round financing of over 100 million yuan. Since its establishment, Zhixun Innovation has been actively dedicated to innovation and breakthroughs in storage chip technology.

2. The proposal for JCET Group to acquire an 80% stake in Shengdie Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has been approved.

3. Lei Jun announced that this year’s "Million Dollar Prize" will be upgraded to a "Ten Million Technical Award," with the prize fund increasing to 10 million yuan.

4. NVIDIA has launched the RTX 50 series graphics cards, along with a special edition of the flagship RTX 5090D graphics card for China, which complies with U.S. export control regulations.

5. The 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor is the largest domestic sensor to date, supporting the latest LOFIC technology (lateral overflow integration capacitor).

6. In 2025, Jiangsu Province will launch 600 major projects, with over 60 of them falling under the semiconductor industry chain.