International News:

1. A Japanese company has developed the world's first 6G device, with details of the 6G project shared in an official press release by the developer, DOCOMO.

2. SEMI recently released a report indicating a 5.4% quarter-over-quarter decrease in global silicon wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2024, totaling 2.834 billion square inches, down 13.2% from the same period last year, which was 3.265 billion square inches.

3. MediaTek's Chairman, Ming Cai, was honored with the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of the Semiconductor Industry," on November 29, 2023. The award ceremony took place in Boston, USA, on May 3, 2024, where Ming Cai personally received the medal.

4. During its first-quarter earnings call on April 26, Intel announced plans to release its in-house processor products on the Intel 18A process node by mid-next year.

5. According to data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy of South Korea on May 1, semiconductor exports from South Korea grew by 56.1% year-on-year in April, reaching a record $11.4 billion in exports to the United States.

6. Conflict has arisen again between Spotify and Apple in Europe over commission issues. Apple has rejected Spotify's second update after the enforcement of new regulations in Europe, prompting strong discontent from Spotify.

7. On April 29, Tesla showcased its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in Germany, marking the first official appearance of FSD in Europe.

China News:

1. The construction of the National Supercomputing Internet officially commenced in April 2023. Currently, over 200 service providers offering applications, data, models, etc., have joined the National Supercomputing Internet, providing over 3,200 products.

2. TSMC held a ceremony for the inauguration of its P5 facility in Copper Gong, Taiwan, on May 2. Chairman Huang Chongren stated that the P5 facility is a 12-inch wafer fab with a total investment exceeding NT$300 billion (approximately RMB 67.2 billion).

3. Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, a Japanese research firm, released a teardown report on the Huawei Pura70 series, revealing that over 90% of the components are domestically manufactured.

4. Huawei announced internal personnel adjustments, with Yu Chengdong stepping down from the CEO position of Huawei's Consumer Business Group (BG) while retaining the position of Chairman of the Consumer BG.

5. New energy vehicles accounted for over 50% of China's automotive market sales in the first and second weeks of April, marking a new turning point in the industry's development.

6. As of April 29, 214 semiconductor companies listed on the A-share market have disclosed their annual reports for 2023, with over 40% of companies experiencing a year-on-year decline in revenue. In terms of profitability, 134 companies reported a year-on-year decrease in net profit attributable to shareholders, accounting for 62.62% of companies, exceeding 60%.

7. At the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting held on April 29, the world's first general intelligent humanoid, "Tongtong," developed by the Beijing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, was officially unveiled.

8. Kinghelm/SlkorMicro (www.slkoric.com) achieved a new record in daily receipts, with bonuses distributed to all employees!