International News:

1. The global semiconductor equipment shipment value reached $106.3 billion in 2023.

2. Japanese internet company Sakura has purchased Nvidia's next-generation B200 AI chip for approximately ¥20 billion (about $1.3 billion).

3. Chip giant Nvidia has invested ¥263.2 billion over 10 years to dominate the global AI market.

4. Smart home devices could become a rapidly growing sector in the consumer electronics industry over the next decade.

5. Renesas has launched the new RA0 series of ultra-low-power entry-level MCUs, along with the second-generation Versal AI Edge series and Versal Prime series adaptive SoCs.

6. The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry is expected to reach a market size of $100 billion by 2026, with advanced packaging steadily increasing its share.

7. Bishop & Associates' 2024 edition of the "World Connector Market Handbook" has been released.

8. Recently, US Microtech launched the digital ambient light sensor MT3200, Melexis introduced the pressure sensor chip MLX90830, and Aosong Electronics unveiled the temperature and humidity sensor AHT40.

China News:

1. The 8th Jimei Semiconductor Summit is scheduled to take place at the Xiamen International Conference Center Hotel on June 28-29, 2024.

2. In the first quarter, the value-added of the equipment manufacturing industry above designated size grew by 7.6%, and the high-tech manufacturing industry above designated size by 7.5%, both exceeding the growth rate of all industries above designated size by 1.5 and 1.4 percentage points, respectively.

3. On April 18 at 10:08, the Huawei Pura70 Ultra and Huawei Pura 70 Pro launched under the Pioneer Program, officially going on sale. On April 22 at 10:07, the Huawei Pura 70 Pro+ and Huawei Pura 70 Pioneer were released for sale.

4. On April 16, Kinghelm Electronics Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen (www.kinghelm.net) successfully passed the recertification of the new version of the ISO9001 management system.

5. By the end of 2023, there were 110 companies in the integrated circuit sector listed on the STAR Market, covering the entire industry chain from chip design to wafer foundry and packaging and testing.

6. 2,128 traditional general aviation aircraft are equipped with Beidou terminals, accounting for more than 70% of the fleet.

7. Chip technology has now advanced to the super stage of 3nm and below.