International News:

1. Recently, the US government announced a $11 billion investment to establish a dedicated R&D center to advance semiconductor-related research.

2. Global semiconductor production capacity is projected to reach a record-breaking 30 million wafers per month in 2024.

3. On April 25th, STMicroelectronics announced its first-quarter 2024 financial report, with quarterly net revenue of $3.465 billion.

4. Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are expected to reach a new high of $124 billion in 2025.

5. In the first quarter, Huawei ranked first in the Chinese mainland smartphone market with shipments of 11.7 million units, a staggering 70% year-on-year growth, increasing its market share to 17%.

6. Recently, NVIDIA announced the acquisition of Run:ai for a reported exact price of $700 million.

7. Micron Technology plans to establish a "super wafer fab" in the city of Cree, New York, comprising a set of large-scale chip production facilities.

8. Haobo, NVIDIA, and Desay SV signed a tripartite strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop and promote the acceleration of next-generation cockpit-integrated and central computing platforms based on NVIDIA's new generation chip, DRIVE Thor.

China News:

1. According to a projected 20% annual compound growth rate, the market size of China's smart hardware industry is expected to reach 2 trillion yuan by 2026.

2. Xiaomi Group's 2023 financial report showed total revenue of 271 billion yuan, with smart phone revenue reaching 157.5 billion yuan, and a historical high gross profit margin of 14.6%.

3. TSMC's system-level wafer technology is poised for a significant breakthrough, with its chip stacking version using CoWoS technology expected to be ready by 2027.

4. MediaTek has released three Tianji automotive chips, with the CT-X1 using a 3nm process, and the CT-Y1 and CT-Y0 using a 4nm process.

5. Recently, Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm Electronics (www.kinghelm.com.cn) and Slkor Semiconductor, conducted new employee training on "Company Strategy and Industry Trends."

6. On April 25th, the fourth phase of the Pan Semiconductor Industrial Park in Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone was inaugurated, with a current occupancy rate of nearly 70%.

7. SK Hynix Semiconductor reported first-quarter sales of 12.43 trillion Korean won (approximately $90 billion), a 144% year-on-year increase.