International News:

1. Rapidus, a startup in Japan, is set to open its 2nm test factory in April 2025 with support from IBM and global R&D organization imec.

2. Besi forecasts that by 2028, the share of semiconductor packaging in the semiconductor market will increase from 8% this year to 20%.

3. SoftBank Group of Japan is dedicating efforts to develop superhuman AI beyond human intelligence, planning a project named "Izanagi" with a $100 billion investment in the AI chip sector.

4. NVIDIA received enthusiastic market response after launching the Blackwell series AI chips. Due to high demand for AI chips, payment policies have been adjusted requiring full prepayment for large projects.

5. Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm and SLKOR, visited Beijing for market research, specifically meeting with Professor Zhou Zucheng and Professor Hua Ruxing of Tsinghua University among other mentors.

6. ON Semiconductor plans to establish an advanced Vertical Integrated Silicon Carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic with a total investment of $2 billion (CZK 44 billion).

China News:

1. On July 25, 2024, the Global MCU and Embedded Ecosystem Development Conference will be held at the Jun Yue Hotel, Luohu, Shenzhen. Many international and domestic giants like ChipEase have announced their participation in this MCU conference.

2. From July 8 to 10, 2024, the electronica China 2024 Munich Shanghai Electronics Exhibition will grandly open at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Huawei Pura 70 Pro smartphones will be offered in a free draw!

3. In the first quarter of 2024, the revenue of the world's top five Wafer Fab Equipment (WFE) manufacturers in China increased by 116% year-on-year, primarily due to increased DRAM shipments.

4. Domestic storage chip manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) filed a lawsuit accusing Danish consultancy firm Strand Consult, funded by Micron, and its Vice President Roslyn Layton of spreading false information.

5. Shanghai welcomes a new semiconductor unicorn! Recently, Shanghai Display Technology Co., Ltd., known as Jade Bird Display, announced the completion of pre-Series B financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB.

6. A fire broke out at Micron's Taichung memory plant in the afternoon of the 20th. Gas leaked and white smoke appeared at the scene. The factory's automatic sprinkler system had already extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived. The cause of the fire is under investigation.