Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. STMicroelectronics has launched an advanced 1600V IGBT targeting the cost-effective energy-saving home appliance market.

2. The 2025 AI Cooperation and Exchange Conference and the Founding Meeting of the International Cooperation Branch of the China Electronic Enterprise Association will be grandly held on the afternoon of July 28 at the Suzhou International Expo Center.

3. A McKinsey report shows that the top 5% of semiconductor companies earned profits of up to $159 billion.

4. With the application of EUV and High Numerical Aperture (High NA) EUV technology, lithography capabilities have significantly improved, and random variability now accounts for a larger proportion of the error budget in advanced manufacturing processes.

5. On the afternoon of July 21, executives from Japan’s Nuclear Friends Electronics Co., Ltd., including General Manager Tian Hai Ming and Director Suzuki Kenko, visited Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net)/Slkor Semiconductor. They were warmly received by Song Shiqiang, Qiu Huilin, and Song Yuanming, where they discussed future cooperation matters.

6. GaoDe Infrared recently signed a contract worth up to 685.1 million yuan, marking another significant breakthrough in the overseas market.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Xinde Semiconductor has secured nearly 400 million yuan in funding, accelerating the “chip breakthrough” in the domestic market.

2. Robotics force sensor manufacturer Bluepoint Touch (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. has announced the completion of nearly 100 million yuan in Series B funding.

3. Shaanxi Electronic Semiconductor Era's 8-inch high-performance specialty process semiconductor integrated circuit production line project is planned to begin trial production in September, with a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan.

4. Qin Heng Microelectronics plans an IPO to raise 932 million yuan, focusing on USB chip iteration research and development, network chip industrialization, and full-stack MCU chip development.

5. Huzhou Han Tianxia Electronics Co., Ltd. held a ceremony for the SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) filter production line, with an initial monthly capacity of 10,000 wafers.

6. Jinghe Integration expects a revenue of 5.07 to 5.32 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 15.29% to 20.97%.