Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Analysts predict that Qualcomm’s sales will reach approximately $43.5 billion this year.

2. SK Hynix surpassed Samsung Electronics in the first quarter, claiming the top spot in the global DRAM market.

3. OPPO, a global leader in smart devices, has signed a global patent licensing agreement with the Volkswagen Group, granting the group licenses for cellular communication standards-essential patents, including 5G.

4. Andes Technology, a leading provider of RISC-V processor cores, has formed a key partnership with S2C. Their dual-core, single-cluster AX45MPV processor has successfully run Linux and large language models (LLM) on S2C's new-generation prototype verification system, the S8-100.

5. On the afternoon of June 7, Nanshan Yixuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic partnered with Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn) / Slkor for a free medical consultation. They offered services like pulse diagnosis, massage for lumbar and cervical issues, and a lecture on preventing and treating occupational diseases, helping to alleviate work fatigue.

6. Due to China's restrictions on rare earth exports, which have led to a shortage of components, Suzuki Motor Corporation has ceased production of the compact Swift sedan in Japan.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. The Aerospace Information Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully completed a high-level, high-data-rate satellite-ground communication ground technology experiment.

2. There has been a surge in demand for FPGA-related talent in China, making the cultivation of professionals with innovative thinking, solid theoretical foundations, and practical skills one of the key objectives for the industry’s development.

3. In 2026, several models based on the CMP platform will be put into production at FAW-Volkswagen’s Foshan and Changchun plants.

4. A research team from Xi’an Jiaotong University has made significant breakthroughs in experimental studies on two-dimensional van der Waals multiferroic heterojunctions.

5. A team from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has made important progress in a novel maskless process based on holographic lithography, successfully developing a low-cost, high-performance metallic nanograting.

6. In 2027, FAW-Volkswagen's Tianjin branch will begin production of two new energy vehicles based on the CMP platform.