The emblem of APEC China 2026 in Shenzhen

International

1. NVIDIA announced a partnership with six supply chain partners, including Amkor Technology, IBIDEN, KYEC, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, SPIL and Unimicron, to expand critical manufacturing capacity worldwide.
2. Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, went on sale on October 23 with a starting price of more than $2,000.
3. Volvo Cars plans to cut approximately 2,500 jobs globally, around 2,000 of which will be in Sweden.
4. AI cloud provider Modal plans to adopt NVIDIA’s next-generation Vera CPU to run AI Agent workloads.
5. Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) products including KH-SMA-K513-G, KH-IPEX-K501-29, KH-TYPE-C-16P, KH-3216-A35 and KH-3216-A27 are selling well both online and offline! Popular search terms for the products: multi-function switch, illuminated switch, DIP switch, toggle switch, earphone jack, DC jack, FPC connector, USB connector, waterproof USB, detection switch, limit switch, encoder switch, tact switch, Type-C female socket, Type-C port, joystick switch, five-key switch, wheel switch, SMT detection switch, vertical detection switch, through-hole detection switch, SMT encoder switch.
6. South Korea’s semiconductor exports reached $27.5 billion from October 1 to 20, 2026, surging 222.5% year-on-year.

Domestic

1. In 2026, Shenzhen becomes China’s "third APEC city". On October 22, BLACKARK Intelligent Ark International Smart Hardware Innovation Center in Huaqiang North, serving as a science and innovation exchange hub, welcomed four groups of visitors amid the opportunities brought by APEC 2026 Shenzhen.
2. The "2026 Recommended List of Innovative Achievements in China Automotive Chips" was released. YT9911CL, a vehicle-grade TSN switch chip developed by Yutai Microelectronics, was selected as a recommended achievement in the communications category.
3. Cambricon recorded operating revenue of 3.531 billion yuan in Q3 2026, up 104.47% year-on-year; its net profit attributable to parent company reached 1.404 billion yuan, an increase of 147.74% year-on-year.
4. Beijing Beijing Doublink Solders Co.,Ltd. will build a semiconductor bonding material intelligent manufacturing base project in West Taihu Lake, Changzhou.
5. Dr. Xu Chen, founder of CMOS image sensor provider SmartSens, won the "2025 TEEC Entrepreneurial Achievement Award".
6. The Ceva Edge Technology Seminar 2026 will be held at Hilton Shanghai Zhangjiang on November 5, and registration is now open.