Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Trump has called for the repeal of the CHIPS and Science Act during a joint session of Congress.

2. OpenAI and Oracle plan to install tens of thousands of powerful AI chips from Nvidia at a large new data center in Texas.

3. Samsung Electronics is collaborating with Broadcom to develop silicon photonics technology, also known as "optical semiconductors."

4. Storage product supplier Western Digital will implement price increases starting April 1, with a rise of over 10%.

5. Data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority shows that Tesla's sales plunged 76% in February, with only 1,429 new cars sold.

6. Intel has announced that it will continue to outsource around 30% of its wafer manufacturing to TSMC.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Chinese scientists have developed the world's first carbon-based AI chip.

2. Chinese AI startup Monica has officially launched its first general-purpose AI entity, Manus.

3. Slkor (www.slkoric.com) has upgraded its "188 Questions" section on the official website's news center to "288 Questions."

4. Honor has announced a $10 billion investment over the next five years to co-develop an AI terminal ecosystem.

5. In the first two months of 2025, China’s integrated circuit exports reached 180.44 billion yuan, a 13.2% year-on-year increase.

6. Guoxin Technology has announced the launch of the design and development of its first high-performance automotive MCU chip, the CCFC3009PT, based on the RISC-V architecture.