International

1. Industry institutions estimate that the commercial aerospace market has exceeded 2.8 trillion yuan, and satellite internet is rapidly unlocking a blue ocean market worth hundreds of billions of yuan.
2. The 2026 World Manufacturing Convention, themed "Smart Manufacturing for a Better World", will kick off at Hefei Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center from September 20 to 23.
3. China Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies have successfully completed the world's first docking test between a 6G prototype base station and terminal prototype complying with the latest 3GPP-defined U6G frequency band, marking that key 6G technologies have entered a new phase of systematic verification.
4. Forecasts show that the global monthly demand for 12-inch silicon wafers will reach approximately 10 million pieces in 2026, with a monthly supply-demand gap of around 1.5 million pieces. Shortages of high-grade lightly doped wafers and epitaxial wafers are expected to continue until 2028.
5. "Dare to be extraordinary, march toward championship" — the 3rd 2026 Chip Growth Forum successfully concluded. The forum was initiated by CGC Xinxirang Consulting. Slkor Semiconductor (www.slkoric.com), the third direct store in Huaqiang North, served as the main sponsor. Song Shiqiang and Chen Na presented new Apple iPhones to the grand prize winners!
6. Tower Semiconductor and NewPhotonics® have begun volume shipments of maintainable optical engine products with integrated lasers.

Domestic

1. On the afternoon of September 19, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and Slkor held a team-building training activity. The Slkor Warriors Basketball Team and Kinghelm Badminton Team welcomed new members!
2. The 5th GMIF Innovation Summit, co-hosted by the Shenzhen Memory Industry Association and other organizations, will open at the Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel on September 23.
3. ChangXin Memory Technologies announced the mass production of its 5th-generation DRAM technology platform (G5 Platform).
4. Recently, Zhejiang Jingneng Microelectronics Co., Ltd. completed a Series C financing of 630 million yuan.
5. The 2026 China Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology & Market Annual Conference will be held at Fengda International Hotel in Nanjing from November 4 to 6.
6. On September 19, the advanced IC substrate intelligent manufacturing base of the second campus of Advanced Semiconductor Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. officially settled in Bao'an District.

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