International

1. Renesas Electronics plans to gradually shut down the Takasaki Factory of Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. located in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
2. Samsung Electronics encountered malfunctions during the trial production of 8-inch gallium nitride (GaN) wafers. Its mass production schedule originally set for 2026 will most likely be postponed.
3. LG Display plans to invest 3 trillion South Korean won in next-generation OLED technologies and production infrastructure construction.
4. South Korea’s semiconductor exports surged 179% to USD 41 billion in July, exceeding the USD 40 billion threshold for the second consecutive month.
5. Quantum computing firm IonQ will acquire foundry SkyWater for USD 1.8 billion.
6. Apple posted revenue of USD 109 billion in the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2026, marking four consecutive quarters with revenue above USD 100 billion.

Domestic

1. A large model research team led by Professor Liu Houde from Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, with postdoctoral researcher Wang Libo serving as Chief AI Researcher, released VeriLoop Coder-E1. It is an open-source vertical code model built on Qwen3.6-27B, targeting warehouse-scale code repair and agent-based software engineering tasks.
2. Statistics show that nearly 10 key advanced packaging projects were approved successively in China between May and July 2026, with total investment exceeding RMB 40 billion.
3. Jinhangbiao hit a new record high in sales volume in July. The global influence and reputation of the Kinghelm brand have risen significantly. Song Shiqiang will issue substantial bonuses to the team.
4. The HITS advanced packaging industrialization project of Huicheng Electronics settled in Jiading, Shanghai, with a total investment of over RMB 7.5 billion.
5. Montage Technology globally launched and started trial production of the CXL 3.2 Memory Expander Controller (MXC) chip.
6. Official statistics indicate that China’s integrated circuit design sector achieved operating revenue of RMB 236.5 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a sharp year-on-year increase of 20.1%.