Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Wolfspeed has launched a new Top Side Cooling (TSC) Silicon Carbide MOSFET and Schottky Diode, optimizing thermal management and reducing energy consumption!

2. The Bangladesh National Semiconductor Working Group has developed a roadmap to unlock the country’s semiconductor potential, with plans to establish a skilled chip design and testing team.

3. Corning, the glass materials company, has developed a specialized glass for semiconductor substrates.

4. Samsung Electro-Mechanics has canceled its plans to build a factory in Mexico and dissolved its subsidiary in the country.

5. Due to rising raw material costs and product price hikes, LG Electronics saw its second-quarter profits plummet nearly 50%.

6. Reports indicate that South Korea has reduced its dependence on Japanese chip materials, with its reliance on imported photoresists dropping from 93.2% to 65.4%.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Li Bin, founder of NIO, has stated that the Shenji NX9031 chip is open to the entire industry and can also help reduce costs.

2. Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical has officially broken ground on its 240,000-unit-per-year 8-inch Silicon Carbide wafer factory in Malaysia.

3. After attending the "K Plan" training session organized by Slkor (www.slkoric.com) and Kinghelm, participants wrote reflections based on their job practices, aimed at improving the quality of their future work.

4. The 5th China Integrated Circuit Design Innovation Conference and IC Application Ecosystem Exhibition (ICDIA 2025) will be held from July 11-12 at the Suzhou Jinji Lake International Conference Center.

5. Recently, Shenzhen has introduced integrated circuit policies and established a private equity fund with a total scale of 5 billion RMB, aiming to drive breakthroughs across the entire industry chain.

6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has partnered with BYD to establish the "HKUST-BYD Embodied Intelligence Joint Laboratory," focusing on robotics technology and intelligent manufacturing.