International

1. SK Hynix plans to officially launch mass-production and shipment of LPDDR6 in the second half of 2026.
2. Apple’s popular MacBook Air laptops have recently suffered severe stock shortages.
3. Total global shipments of smartphone SoCs declined by 15% year-on-year in the first half of 2026.
4. Spot contract prices of PC-oriented DRAM are expected to rise by 15%-20% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2026.
5. On August 6, the Kinghelm and Slkor July 2026 Dragon-Tiger Team Commendation Ceremony was held. General Manager Song Shiqiang presented awards to Huang Baoling, top sales performer, and the Second Sales Department of Kinghelm of the Dragon-Tiger Team. He also took group photos with Slkor Sales Manager Huang Baoling, Yang Bo, Director of Kinghelm Second Sales Department, and Peng Huisheng, Deputy Director, among others.
6. SK Group sold its 70.6% equity stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Group for approximately 2.3 trillion South Korean won (equivalent to about 10.9 billion Chinese yuan).

Domestic

1. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating etching equipment from Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-Fab Equipment Corporation (AMEC), considering adopting such tools for their wafer fabs in China in the future.
2. Shenzhen Basic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has entered into a strategic cooperation with Hanlei Technology Co., Ltd.
3. Unitree Robotics plans to launch an IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board. Its post-IPO valuation is expected to exceed 50 billion Chinese yuan (around 7.4 billion US dollars).
4. The 5th Dishui Lake China RISC-V Industry Forum will be held at InterContinental Shanghai Dishui Lake Hotel on August 13, 2026.
5. China’s auto industry sales dropped from 3.1367 million units in H1 2025 to 2.9559 million units in H1 2026, a net decrease of roughly 180,800 units and a decline of 5.76%.
6. The 2026 Optoelectronic Integration Conference will take place at Hilton Suzhou Wuzhong Hotel, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on November 10-11.