International News:

1. The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted "validated end-user" status to TSMC's Nanjing plant, confirming that items and services subject to U.S. export controls can be provided to the plant on a long-term and continuous basis.

2. NVIDIA has announced a price reduction for its H20 artificial intelligence chips in the Chinese market. This move may be aimed at enhancing the product's competitiveness in China and responding to market demand.

3. The U.S. Department of Commerce will provide a $75 million subsidy to SKC subsidiary Absolix. Among semiconductor materials and component companies in South Korea, Absolis is the earliest to receive this subsidy.

4. Currently, Russia's first photolithography machine has been manufactured and is undergoing testing. This equipment can ensure the production of 350nm chips.

5. Recently, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and Slkor's management system have entered the comprehensive new system debugging and operation phase, and are expected to launch Feishu and Kingdee's new systems in June.

China News:

1. Loongson announced on its official WeChat account that the Loongson 3C5000 CPU server successfully won the bid for 2,400 units.

2. Wuhan Optics Valley Laboratory announced that the colloidal quantum dot imaging chip jointly developed with Huazhong University of Science and Technology and related institutions has achieved short-wave infrared imaging.

3. Several domestically pioneered WG-1220 automatic thinning machines from Beijing Zhongdianke Company have been successfully delivered. The WG-1220 features advantages such as a small footprint, high integration, and strong applicability.

4. On May 24th, the 7th Digital China Construction Summit opened, unveiling the "Digital China Development Report (2023)" during the summit.

5. Recently, the first phase of Desay Silicon Project in the Sino-Korean (Huizhou) Industrial Park has been completed and put into operation, with a total investment of 2.1 billion RMB, which will further enhance the level of advanced packaging and semiconductor industry chain in Huizhou.