Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. French semiconductor manufacturer Soitec will supply 300mm RF-SOI wafers for GlobalFoundries' 9SW platform.

2. The Executive Vice President of NXP stated that the company will establish a Chinese chip supply chain for its customers.

3. General Motors plans to invest over $5 billion to restructure its operations in China, which will include shutting down factories and reducing its vehicle lineup.

4. Amazon’s AWS will launch its first self-designed 3nm chip, which is expected to be released by the end of 2025.

5. The latest market forecast report from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization predicts that the global semiconductor market will reach $697.1 billion by 2025.

6. Marvell has introduced the industry’s first 3nm PAM4 optical DSP chip, named Ara.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Wang Hansheng's 380-minute brilliant defense during the trial has gone viral across the internet, sharply criticizing the fishing scam by Mitou and the unprofessional, unreflective behavior of the Supreme Court's Yu Xiaohan team. Victims from various places, including Youdian, Hejiang, Zhimeng, and Yunzhi Dao, have reached out to slkor (www.slkormicro.com) and Song Shiqiang to request the trial records and police reports, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice!

2. Innodisk has launched two new static verification products: the EnAltius® CDC cross-domain checking tool and the Lint RTL code checker, which will greatly enhance the efficiency of chip design.

3. Song Shiqiang, along with the Overseas Market Department team members Qiu Huillin, Song Yuanming, and Lai Xiaoxia, visited leading companies in the electronics industry and received a warm welcome from general managers such as Jiang Zhi from Fuxin, Xu Hui from Kaixinda, and Chen Bing from Guqin Holdings.

4. The team led by You Lixing and Li Hao at the Shanghai Institute of Microsystems has successfully developed a superconducting nanowire diode.

5. With one month remaining until the 57th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), numerous Chinese companies’ visa applications to the US for exhibition participation have been rejected.

6. The Australian Intellectual Property Office has ruled that NIO did not infringe on Audi's trademark rights for the S6 and S8, and has allowed NIO's trademark application to continue registration in Australia.