International

1. Major chip manufacturer Qualcomm has raised chip prices effective September 1st, with double-digit growth rates.
2. Baidu is now a dual-primary-listed company on both the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
3. From September 8 to 11, Goldman Sachs will host its Communacopia & Technology Conference in San Francisco. 32 global enterprises covering digital / AI chips, EDA software, analog semiconductors, semiconductor equipment, memory and IT services will take part in the event.
4. South Korea tightens export controls further. High-performance AI integrated circuits, advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment and nucleic-acid synthesis devices are newly added to the strategic goods control list.
5. On September 2, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn) and Slkor’s Daily Chip News article — “15th-Five-Year Industrial Blueprint: China to Accelerate Development of Six Emerging Pillar Industries Including Integrated Circuits and Intelligent Robots (Kinghelm Sep 1 Chip News)” was featured as a top recommendation under Industry News on WeCom. Covering more than 50 industries such as retail, education, finance, healthcare, government affairs, manufacturing and internet, WeCom has become the preferred tool for private-domain operation and customer management for most enterprises, enjoying high industry recognition.
6. Nubia NaviX Ultra, the world’s first AI-Agent smartphone, will be equipped with the Doubao mobile assistant. Positioned as a mass-produced flagship, it is scheduled for launch and sale in September.

Domestic

1. Statistics show that China’s total investment in the semiconductor industry reached 800.2 billion RMB in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 72.4%.
2. UniVista Simulator Plus (UVS+), the next-generation full-function high-performance digital simulator independently developed by Empyrean Technology, has won the Gold Reputation Product Award in the EDA category at the 3rd “China Chip” Awards.
3. BYD Semiconductor’s new-generation 4D millimeter-wave radar chip with satellite-supported architecture has achieved mass production.
4. The 2026 International Integrated Circuit Innovation Expo (IICIE) will be held at Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao’an) from September 9 to 11.
5. The Regulations of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Promoting the Development of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises has been adopted. Focusing on the whole chain including entrepreneurship, innovation, market expansion, financing and rights protection for SMEs, it introduces a series of powerful innovative measures.
6. Chinese memory chip manufacturer Longsys plans to list in Hong Kong, raising no more than 6.28 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately 5.395 billion RMB).