Global Semiconductor Industry updates

1. Advanced Semiconductor ASMPT announced it will shut down its semiconductor equipment subsidiary AEC located in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, affecting approximately 950 local employees.

2. SK Telecom has launched a proprietary GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) based on NVIDIA’s AI semiconductor Blackwell B200.

3. Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI announced the completion of a $125 million Series C funding round.

4. By 2026, China’s mainland wafer fabs are expected to reach a capacity of about 3.2 million wafers per month, but the self-sufficiency rates among domestic 12-inch silicon wafer manufacturers vary greatly.

5. On August 12 at 7:30 PM, Slkor Micro’s semiconductor VP He Junju and product director Sun Gaofei will host a live broadcast on the LCSC Electronics video channel, introducing Slkor Micro discrete device selection and applications. There will be red envelopes and small gifts for viewers — stay tuned!

6. Over the next decade, the global semiconductor market value is expected to surpass the long-term target of 1 trillion US dollars.

China Semiconductor Industry updates

1. A research team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University has, for the first time, realized a near-zero power “field-programmable” optical transceiver chip by heterogeneously integrating low-loss phase-change material Sb₂Se₃ with silicon-based microring resonators.

2. The “TopBrand 2025 China Brand 500” list was officially released, with Guoke Microelectronics honored for the fourth consecutive year, boasting a brand value of 21.979 billion yuan.

3. Inner Mongolia Xianhong Technology Co., Ltd.’s integrated circuit industrial park project has officially started production.

4. Shenzhen Yushu Intelligent Robotics Co., Ltd. has undergone a business registration change, increasing its registered capital to 52.6316 million yuan.

5. Xi’an ESWAY Material Technology Co., Ltd. is scheduled for a Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) IPO hearing on August 14.

6. Wantong Development is planning to invest approximately 854 million yuan to acquire a 62.98% stake in Beijing Shudu Information Technology Co., Ltd.