International News:

1. In 2023, the total revenue of 199 A-share semiconductor companies reached 806.512 billion yuan, with a total R&D expenditure of 79.476 billion yuan, and an overall R&D expense ratio of 9.85%.

2. ChatGPT, autonomous driving, IoT, and B5G/6G communication technologies are sparking a new wave of technological revolution.

3. Microsoft plans to invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia over the next four years to build cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

4. Samsung Electronics' Q1 operating profit was 66 trillion Korean won, a year-on-year increase of 931.87%.

5. Tesla China recently lowered the prices of its Model Y/S/X/3 series, with the Model Y now priced at 249,900 yuan, the long-range version at 290,900 yuan, and the high-performance version at 354,900 yuan.

6. Naver, Intel, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology will establish a joint laboratory in Korea to lead a new global ecosystem for AI semiconductors.

7. Rambus has launched a new series of DDR5 server Power Management ICs (PMICs), providing module manufacturers with a complete DDR5 RDIMM memory interface chipset.

8. Song Shiqiang, the general manager of Kinghelm Electronics and Slkor Semiconductor, has released another masterpiece, "Song Shiqiang's Discussion on the Efficiency of Enterprise Management (Part 1)," which has been widely circulated and reprinted by numerous media outlets.

China News:

1. MediaTek announced that it will host a developer conference on May 7th and unveil the Dimensity 9300+ chip.

2. Semiconductor packaging and testing firm, ASE Technology Holding, will increase its capital expenditure to NT$15 billion.

3. The 8th South China Cable Expo 2024 will be held at the Humen Convention and Exhibition Center in Dongguan from May 9th to 11th.

4. Taiwan-based backend chip testing company, King Yuan Electronics, announced the sale of its subsidiary, King Long Technology, for NT$4.885 billion and its withdrawal from semiconductor manufacturing business in mainland China.

5. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Lianyuan Semiconductor Industrial Base Project and the signing ceremony for the semiconductor fund were held in the Huaguo New Area, marking a significant project in Jiangsu Province for 2024 with a planned total investment of $100 million.

6. "Lei Xue" (Study of Lei), focusing on Xiaomi's Lei Jun, has rapidly gained popularity online, with the ranks of "Lei Scholars" growing steadily.

7. The groundbreaking ceremony for the semiconductor equipment photolithography resist pump and high-purity supply system R&D and industrialization project of Chipwise Technology was held in Guangzhou. Its main product, the photolithography resist pump, is a core component of semiconductor equipment.