Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Driven by the recovery of the semiconductor market, the revenue from photolithography materials is expected to grow by 7% in 2025, reaching $5.06 billion.

2. Under the continuous iteration of consumer electronics, IoT, and high-end chip industries, electronic products are undergoing a profound technological transformation: miniaturization, integration, and multifunctionality are becoming the new norm.

3. The competitiveness of domestic Chinese memory companies is growing stronger, gradually rewriting the global memory chip market rules!

4. Malaysia imported $6.45 billion worth of GPUs in the first four months of this year, significantly higher than the $4.877 billion total for the entire year of 2024.

5. On May 12th, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn) and Yu Mingbo, Zhu Ying from Slkor's overseas division, participated in the "Chip Growth Practical Salon - 'Fa Ge Talks Foreign Trade' Private Session" to learn about industry ecosystems and explore development opportunities!

6. Quantum products, including GaN quantum light source chips, are expected to achieve multi-scenario technical verification by 2026.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. China's fourth-generation self-developed quantum computing control system, "Benyuan Tianji 4.0," has officially been launched.

2. Lenovo has released the YOGA Pad Pro 14.5 AI Yuanqi Edition, which is equipped with the new Tianxi personal super intelligence and a DeepSeek large model on the edge.

3. On May 23, the Ansys Chip-Packaging-Board Collaborative Design Simulation Seminar will be held at the Amanna Zoruya Hotel in Shanghai.

4. Hikvision has established a new technology company—Hangzhou Weiying Zhikong Technology Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of 100 million RMB, focusing on the manufacturing and sales of semiconductor device special equipment.

5. The 12th Automotive Electronics Innovation Conference and Automotive Chip Industry Ecosystem Development Forum (AEIF 2025) will take place on May 14-15 at the Zhongxing Pullman Hotel in Shanghai.

6. Lenovo's self-developed SS1101 chip has sparked industry discussions. This chip uses a 10-core architecture based on 64-bit Arm v8 technology.