International

1. The total global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (OEM) are projected to reach USD 165.9 billion in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 23.2%.
2. Forecasts indicate that the global semiconductor market will hit USD 1.51 trillion in 2026, surging 90% year-on-year.
3. Stripe plans to acquire OpenRouter for more than USD 7 billion.
4. CXMT, China’s leading memory manufacturer, has made major breakthroughs in DDR5 chip production, with its yield comfortably exceeding 90%.
5. Recently, Song Shiqiang’s feature article Kinghelm RF Coaxial Connectors: Safeguarding Intelligent Connectivity for All! and its English edition have been released globally. Nearly 1,000 mainstream media outlets including Jingcai Times, China Consumer Economic Forum, China Weekly Network, NetE-Commerce, Jimu News, Australia News, The Wall Street Journal, India News Network, New Zealand Herald and Singapore Online have republished the content, bringing substantial exposure to Kinghelm and Slkor.
6. Semiconductor packaging and testing provider Amkor is evaluating multiple options, including selling partial equity stakes in its China business division.

Domestic

1. According to its Q2 2026 earnings report, Xiaomi Group posted total revenue of RMB 108.922 billion, while its profit shrank to RMB 9.463 billion.
2. Edge-AI chip developer Cixin Technology has secured nearly RMB 1 billion in financing. Deep-sea robot firm Deep-Sea Inteligents completed its Series-A financing of over RMB 500 million.
3. Fudan Microelectronics generated operating revenue of RMB 2.225 billion in H1 2026, rising 21.03% year-on-year; its non-recurring net profit stood at RMB 412 million, up 125.88% year-on-year.
4. Alibaba Qwen officially released the open-source Qwen3.8 model series.
5. Bosch’s 4th-generation Multi-Purpose Camera (MPC4) has secured large-volume mass-production orders. The first designated project will go into mass production in Q3 2026.
6. Wuxi Qingfeng Semiconductor issued a tender announcement for its 3D heterogeneous integration innovation hub project, with a total investment of RMB 5 billion.