International

1. Renesas Electronics has launched its flagship 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the RX74M and RX74N.
2. Japanese media reports that Canon plans to boost its production capacity of lithography machines for the semiconductor back-end process by 50% in 2029 compared with 2026.
3. Texas Instruments posted revenue of 6.06 billion US dollars in the third quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 28%.
4. Samsung and SK Hynix plan to produce NAND Flash chips with more than 200 layers at their factories in China.
5. Driven by strong chip demand, Japan's exports stood at 10.97 trillion yen in September, rising 16.7% year on year.
6. Intel Semiconductor(Dalian)Co. Ltd. has increased from 20 million US dollars to 816 million US dollars, representing a 3980% growth.

Domestic

1. The world's first Primo Domingo® gas-phase highly selective etching tool from Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China has been successfully delivered.
2. Statistics show that the output value of Shanghai's integrated circuit manufacturing sector grew by 23.4% and that of the artificial intelligence manufacturing sector rose by 24.8% in the first three quarters of 2026.
3. Mr. Song Shiqiang was interviewed by RTHK(RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG）Principal Reporter LAM Hon-shan, at the headquarters of Kinghelm/Slkor (www.slkoric.com). He talked about how Chinese technology enterprises can leverage the APEC meeting to be held in Shenzhen to tell Chinese brand stories well and push their products into the global market.
4. The Xiyue Semiconductor power semiconductor project has been signed and settled in Hohhot. It is expected to generate an annual output value of 200 million to 250 million yuan and create around 140 jobs.
5. TrendForce forecasts that server CPU shipments will increase by 31% year on year in 2026, and shipment growth may exceed 40% in 2027.
6. EIIR and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co.,Ltd will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 28.