International News:

1. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced an allocation of approximately $285 million (around RMB 2.055 billion) to establish a dedicated research institute focused on "digital twin" technology in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and other areas for R&D, verification, and application.

2. On May 6th local time, Synopsys announced it had reached a definitive agreement with global private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners to sell its Software Integrity Group (SIG) business in a transaction valued at $2.1 billion.

3. Infineon has launched the XENSIV sensor expansion board for Arduino, featuring smart home application sensors from Infineon and Sensirion.

4. On May 7th, Yamaha Motor's official website announced the latest updates on the Semiconductor Backend Process Automation and Standardization Technology Research Alliance (SATAS), formed by Intel and 14 Japanese companies and institutions.

5. NVIDIA announced its participation in a $1.05 billion funding round for UK autonomous driving technology leader Wayve Technologies Ltd.

6. U.S. scientists have developed a new high-temperature resistant storage device capable of maintaining data integrity at extreme temperatures up to 600°C.

7. At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Nullmax MaxDrive's intelligent driving solution featuring Texas Instruments' Arm®-based AM62A chip and TDA4 processor was unveiled.

China News:

1. According to statistics from the Taiwan Provincial Government, revenue for listed manufacturing companies last year totaled NT$1.88 trillion, a 10.7% decrease, with increased R&D spending. TSMC accounted for 25.8% of the total R&D investment.

2. On May 7th, MediaTek unveiled its next-generation mobile chip, the Dimensity 9300+. It enables faster Llama2 7B edge operations and integrates dual LORA fusion for AI generation, supporting the Al framework ExecuTorch.

3. Major new energy vehicle companies saw sales growth in April. Xiaomi's Su7 lock-in orders reached 88,063 vehicles, while BYD delivered 310,000 vehicles, a 48% year-on-year increase, surpassing other carmakers by an order of magnitude.

4. At the Henan Province Smart Sensor and Semiconductor Industry Chain Application Scenario Supply and Demand Matching Conference, the first domestic intelligent sensor industry internet platform made its debut.

5. The daily semiconductor news section of Kinghelm Electronics and Slkor Semiconductor's website has been online for half a month, attracting significant traffic and attention with continuously updated reports, bringing more focus and discussion within and outside the industry.

6. Changan Automobile announced progress in its cooperation with Huawei. Basic due diligence in finance, legal, business, and technology has been completed. Further negotiations on key transaction terms are underway, with the final transaction documents expected to be signed by August 31st this year.

7. BYD Auto announced on May 7th that it will launch a new electric pickup truck, the BYD SHARK, on May 14th with a global debut in Mexico. This marks the company's first electric pickup truck release.