International News:

1. Japanese Startup Rapidus will open a 2nm pilot wafer fab in April 2025.

2. Top Ten Global Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers in Q1 2024 are Samsung, Intel, SK Hynix, Micron, Infineon, Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, NXP, Sony, and Murata.

3. Micron, a major storage company, has purchased two buildings from AU Optronics in Tainan Technology Industrial Park for an estimated 10-20 billion New Taiwan Dollars, to expand its advanced packaging and HBM production lines.

4. Since Broadcom's acquisition of VMware last year, some customers have been paying up to 10 times more for the same services.

5. At elexcon 2024 Shenzhen International Electronics Show, Kinghelm and SLKOR General Manager Song Shiqiang will participate in a live broadcast from the exhibition site on the afternoon of August 28. Additionally, Saco Microelectronics Vice President He Junjue will lead a team to observe the exhibition!

6. Foxconn is increasing investments in its subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, India, and Germany, with a total investment of approximately 26.7 billion RMB to enhance AI server and cloud product, iPhone, and automotive production capacities.

China News:

1. On September 27, the Fifth China Electronics Hot Solutions Innovation Summit (East China) will open at the Suzhou Taihu Marriott Hotel.

2. Fortune Magazine has launched the “Fortune China Top 50 Tech” list for the first time, covering various sectors including telecommunications, high-end manufacturing, new energy, and new materials.

3. The Sixth Hard Core Chip Evaluation will commence in 2024, aiming to discover and recognize outstanding Chinese chip companies and facilitate connections with partners, thereby supporting the development of China’s semiconductor industry.

4. The China Mobile Intelligent Computing Center (Harbin) with over ten thousand card intelligent computing clusters will officially begin operations on August 30, marking Harbin's rise as a leading city in domestic AI research and development.

5. The Xiong'an New Area Future Chip Innovation Research Institute — Xiong'an Zhixin Innovation Laboratory — has recently been inaugurated to promote the high-quality development of the RISC-V industry in Xiong'an New Area.

6. The Zhejiang Dahe Semiconductor Industry Park - Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Project has officially started, marking the launch of the semiconductor equipment manufacturing project.