Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Samsung Electronics has selected Chinese panel manufacturer Tianma Microelectronics as a partner and plans to purchase 1 million OLED panels.

2. According to South Korean media reports, Samsung’s 3nm process yield is below 20%, and it is believed that Samsung's executives will not approve mass production of the Exynos 2500 chip with such a low yield.

3. At the "Beauty in Harmony, Co-Creating New Horizons - Audi Launch Ceremony," Audi and SAIC Group jointly launched a new brand: AUDI.

4. Samsung will soon begin selling old equipment from its frontend and backend production lines, including equipment from its NAND factory in Xi’an, China.

5. Netizens revealed that at the “2021 Annual Conference and Intellectual Property Protection Forum of the Hunan Province Intellectual Property Association” held on April 23, 2021, at Central South University, outstanding alumni Yang Haijun and Nie Gang from Mito attended as guests!

6. The China-Germany (Kunshan) International Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park broke ground in Zhangpu Town with a planned total investment of 4 billion yuan.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, has asked suppliers in Taiwan to move their production lines overseas, causing some companies to shift parts of their supply chains.

2. TSMC announced that starting from November 11, 2024, it will suspend supplying all 7nm and more advanced process chips to AI/GPU customers in mainland China.

3. Memory chip leader Gigadevice plans to enter the analog chip sector through an acquisition.

4. XPeng Motors has officially released its self-developed "Turing AI Chip," designed for use in AI-powered vehicles, AI robots, and flying cars.

5. The first "Chongqing-made" domestic server rolled off the production line at the grand ceremony held by Chongqing Science City XinHong Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

6. GAC Honda’s new energy factory is expected to begin production in 2024, covering an area of 400,000 square meters with an investment of 3.49 billion yuan.