International News:

1. SEMI released its "Mid-Year Semiconductor Equipment Forecast Report" stating that global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are expected to reach $109 billion in 2024, a year-on-year growth of 3.4%.

2. Samsung Electronics President Choi Si-young revealed that Samsung plans to commence mass production of 2nm process chips for mobile devices starting from 2025. Subsequently, these chips will be used in high-performance computing products, expanding to automotive chips by 2027.

3. Eight semiconductor manufacturers including Sony and Mitsubishi Electric plan to invest ¥5 trillion in key technologies such as power semiconductors and sensors by 2029. This initiative aims to enhance Japan's competitiveness in the semiconductor market.

4. Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia expects to launch 1000-layer 3D NAND by 2027.

5. IBM and Microsoft recently announced strengthened cooperation in the field of cybersecurity. Their collaboration aims to simplify and modernize secure operations for customers, effectively managing and protecting security identities in hybrid cloud environments.

6. According to ET News, TSMC, Apple's chip foundry partner, will begin trial production of 2nm chips next week. They plan to integrate this technology into Apple Silicon chips by next year.

China News:

1. Jiefu Technology under NavInfo officially launched its flagship product, the MCU+ chip AC7801L, at the 2024 Munich Shanghai Electronics Show.

2. Chiprising Technology, a subsidiary of China Mobile, unveiled the world's first RISC-V core super SIM chip CC2560A.

3. Ms. Huang Baoling from SLKOR received the Outstanding Employee Award and a cash prize of ¥1000 at the all-staff meeting, presented by General Manager Song Shiqiang.

4. A senior production manager from a leading Chinese company mentioned that starting from 2026 to 2027, current 6-inch silicon carbide products will be replaced by 8-inch products.

5. Recently, TSMC briefly surpassed a market capitalization of $1 trillion, entering the club of the world's most valuable companies and surpassing Tesla to become the seventh largest tech giant globally by market value.

6. Xu Jixian's team achieved a world record in calcium titanium oxide solar cell performance with a certified steady-state efficiency of 26.7%, as published in the authoritative "Solar Cell Efficiency Tables".