Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is in talks to raise $4.3 billion through equity investments, with plans to spend approximately $13 billion by 2025.

2. Meta has offered $100 million in bonuses to OpenAI employees to recruit them and strengthen its AI strategy.

3. Yuanwanggu, a leading company in China's Internet of Things (IoT) industry, is actively entering the consumer IoT market, providing end-side consumer-grade AI hardware and smart solutions.

4. BYD’s car registrations in Japan surpassed 400 units in May, placing it among the top ten imported car brands in Japan.

5. Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn) and Sako Micro, welcomed a group of teachers and students from the "Far Traveler" study tour organization, sharing the historical anecdotes of Huaqiangbei in Shenzhen and the tough entrepreneurial journey of Kinghelm/Sako Micro!

6. The University of Science and Technology of China has proposed a multi-gradient microstructure design theory for thick electrode lithium-ion batteries.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. PwC’s foundational software company has completed the adaptation of the ORIENTAIS CP secure vehicle control software platform, developed based on the Xiaohua Semiconductor XC27x series chips.

2. Semiconductor AI agent DeepQuote debuted at the 2025 China Integrated Circuit Summit, empowering intelligent upgrades in the semiconductor supply chain. Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) / Slkor's initial product technical data has been entered into the database!

3. In May 2025, China exported 212,000 new energy vehicles, marking a 120% year-on-year increase.

4. Wantong Smart Control’s sensor and vehicle digital information control equipment business achieved a sales revenue of 86.57 million yuan in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 41.17% compared to the same period last year.

5. Chipone Microelectronics has secured a 146 million yuan purchase and sales contract, supplying LDI exposure equipment and solder mask LDI connections.

6. The core equipment for the "Zuchongzhi No. 3" quantum computer, the superconducting quantum computing control system designed for a thousand-bit scale, ez-Q Engine 2.0, has officially been delivered and is in use in Hefei and other locations.