Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.Recently, Samsung Electronics' factory in the U.S. has postponed the delivery of ASML's advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment.

2.Intel has announced an increase of $300 million in registered capital for Intel Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.

3.The world's first X/γ nuclear radiation dose detection chip has been developed by the Nuclear Safety and Environmental Engineering Research Institute of China National Nuclear Corporation and has successfully entered mass production.

4.Texas Instruments (TI) has begun production of gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors at its factory in Aizu, Japan.

5.Slkor (www.slkoric.com) released a lengthy exposé titled “National Victims Report Yang Haijun, Liu Bo, and Zhang Yuanyuan’s Exposed Materials; The Crimes of Changsha Mitou Are Numerous and Unrecordable” overnight, creating a buzz online and instantly turning intern Liu Bo from Hunan Yunli Law Firm into a social media sensation!

6.The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan will collaborate with Intel and invest approximately 100 billion yen (about $700 million) to establish a state-of-the-art semiconductor R&D center in Japan, expected to begin operations in 2027.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1.The General Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government has issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Innovative Development of the Optical Chip Industry in Guangdong Province (2024-2030)."

2.The Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, in collaboration with the Shenzhen Industry and Information Technology Bureau, has officially launched a special training program for digital skills in HarmonyOS, aiming to train over 3,000 people annually.

3.Jiangbolong's FORESEE microSD Express Card and several other standout products have debuted, meeting the high-quality standards needed for storage in the smart security market.

4.The Shanghai Economic and Information Commission is publicly soliciting feedback on the "Implementation Measures for Special Talent Rewards in Key Industrial Sectors in Shanghai (Draft for Comments)."

5.Dongfeng Motor Corporation has completed tape-out for three automotive-grade chips. Among them, An H-bridge driver chip has undergone secondary tape-out, while a high-side driver chip has begun mass production for vehicle installation.

6.Hubei Province has established the nation’s first Chip and Optoelectronic Supply Chain trading platform, with on-site signing of a 23.6 billion yuan optoelectronic information industry fund, and the implementation of special loans for technological innovation.