Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.U.S. Department of Justice antitrust officials have recommended that Federal Judge Amit Mehta force Google to sell its Chrome browser.

2.Tesla responds to rumors about granting SAIC the rights to operate Robotaxi in China following the launch of Tesla FSD in the country.

3.Samsung's NRD-K semiconductor R&D complex begins equipment installation and is set to be fully operational by mid-2025, with a total investment of 20 trillion KRW expected by 2030.

4.Microchip CEO Ganesh Moorthy announces his retirement, and Chairman Steve Sanghi will return to the CEO position.

5.NVIDIA collaborates with Google’s Quantum AI team to assist in developing the next-generation quantum computing devices.

6.STMicroelectronics partners with Hua Hong Semiconductor to produce 40nm MCU chips in China.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.Loongson Technology plans to release its 3C6000 series server chips in 2025.

2.HuaXin Microelectronics successfully tunes its first 6-inch Gallium Arsenide wafer production line, producing the first 6-inch 2um GaAs HBT wafer, marking the successful roll-out of a key Guangdong province project.

3.Breaking News! On November 20, 2024, the trial for the extortion case involving Mito (Changsha) and Yiyue (Shanghai) Environmental Company was held. Yiyue's head, Li Rongzhen, reported to the police during the hearing. The case has been handed over to the Pudong Public Security Bureau for investigation, marking the first step in turning the civil case into a criminal one. Saco Micro's Song Shiqiang is offering a 1 million RMB reward for information related to Mito and Yang Haijun's illegal activities!

4.According to reports, Chinese tech giants such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Meituan are building AI teams in Silicon Valley, seeking to recruit top American talent.

5.Alibaba Cloud's "AI-focused cloud computing infrastructure" wins the Leading Technology Award at the 2024 World Internet Conference.

6.TSMC leads the field in process node chip foundry, and despite its 2nm chips not yet being in mass production, major customers are already lining up to place orders.