Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Counterpoint Research predicts that the global TWS market will see a 3% year-over-year increase in 2025, with steady, moderate growth expected to continue through 2028.

2. Apple's cumulative revenue from AirPods is set to surpass $100 billion by 2026, with a 2.4% year-over-year growth.

3. From smartphones and cameras to industrial automation and autonomous vehicles, AI is increasingly shaping the architecture of modern SoCs.

4. The GaN power chip plant in Belgium, BelGaN, was shut down last year, and authorities are expected to lose over €1 million as a result.

5. Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn) and Slkor, congratulated Dr. Zhu Yuancheng on the relocation of Coolingstyle, wishing the company success, prosperity, and continued growth—hoping that everyone can enjoy Coolings' products wherever they are.

6. ESOL, a South Korean company specializing in Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) semiconductor equipment, recently secured 74 billion KRW in Series B funding.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. China Resources Microelectronics Limited has officially launched the RF Microelectronics Technology Joint Laboratory in collaboration with South China University of Technology.

2. Shanghai Gentech Co., Ltd. plans to acquire 62.23% of the shares held by five shareholders of Liang Ninghanjing Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. in a cash deal.

3. DEEP Robotics has completed a Series C funding round, raising nearly 500 million RMB, while the robotics company Robot Era, specializing in embodied intelligence, has also secured nearly 500 million RMB in its Series A funding.

4. AI chip company Beijing Transtreams Technology Co., Ltd. has completed a Series A funding round worth hundreds of millions of RMB, while SiC-based special chip and system solutions provider Puxi Guangjing has raised over 100 million RMB in Series B and Pre-B+ rounds.

5. The 2025 RISC-V China Summit, themed "Reconstructing Innovation from Chips to Systems," will be held in Shanghai, at the Zhangjiang Science Hall, from July 16 to 19.

6. Zhongke Shuguang and Zhongke Xingtu have signed a "Cooperation Development Framework Agreement" to jointly promote technological innovation, application implementation, and industrial development of advanced computing in the space sector.