Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Under pressure from the United States, the Malaysian government has announced plans to tighten regulation of the distribution of Nvidia chips.

2. Japan's Renesas Electronics plans to lay off hundreds of employees and postpone the large-scale production of power semiconductors originally scheduled to begin earlier this year.

3. Former Intel CEO, Kissinger, has taken on the role of Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. tech company Gl00.

4. German researchers have developed a new type of memristor with memory functionality.

5. Samsung India has been ordered by the Indian government to have its executives in India pay $601 million in back taxes and fines for alleged tax evasion and false reporting.

6. South Korean chip startup Furiosa AI has rejected Meta's $800 million acquisition offer, opting to continue developing independently.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. The high-temperature superconducting silicon single-crystal equipment and crystal production project has officially commenced in the Yinchuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a total investment of 10 billion RMB.

2. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully developed a solid-state DUV light source technology.

3. Slkor (www.slkoric.com) is experiencing strong sales of its digital infrared temperature sensors and digital infrared thermopile chip series, launched in 2024.

4. Zhuhai Haoze Technology has successfully taped out its first ultra-high-performance storage and computing integrated AI chip, VVT300.

5. BYD has unveiled its 1000V automotive platform and also launched a 1500V automotive-grade SiC power chip.

6. The research team at Jiufengshan Laboratory has successfully prepared 8-inch silicon-based nitrogen-polar gallium nitride high electron mobility materials for the first time globally.