Global Semiconductor Industry updates

1. Qualcomm will acquire open-source hardware and software company Arduino. The acquisition combines Qualcomm’s advanced technologies with Arduino’s community-driven model, aiming to provide global developers with more powerful tools and support.

2. According to The Economic Times of India, Google will invest $10 billion in a data center cluster in India.

3. From October 7 to 9, 2025, the INTERGEO 2025, Germany’s leading geospatial technology exhibition, was grandly held at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center.

4. AMD will supply hundreds of thousands of AI chips to OpenAI and grant it the option to acquire up to a 10% equity stake.

5. A research team led by Michal Lipson at Columbia University has published a new study in Nature Photonics, successfully demonstrating a high-power frequency comb light source on a silicon photonic chip.

6. Renesas Electronics has launched three new inductive position sensor ICs and a web-based coil design tool, expanding its industrial sensing product lineup.

China Semiconductor Industry updates

1. Chongqing XINLIAN’s 12-inch specialty process integrated circuit production line has officially commenced operation in the Chongqing High-Tech Zone, with a planned monthly capacity of 20,000 wafers.

2. In November 2025, the First China-Uzbekistan Electronics Industry Innovation Summit—a grand event focusing on the Central Asian market and reshaping the semiconductor industry landscape—will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Industry peers are warmly invited to participate!

3. SLKOR Micro (slkormicro.com) and Kinghelm are officially launching their talent recruitment programs. We welcome passionate individuals to join us and create brilliance together in the semiconductor industry!

4. Dotwise Semiconductor has unveiled its SpacialEngine, an AI-powered spatial media technology platform.

5. A research team from Fudan University has successfully developed a 2D–silicon hybrid architecture flash memory chip.

6. UMC has requested its suppliers to cut prices by at least 15%, effective January 1, 2026.