International News

1. Nexperia, a chip manufacturer, is set to invest $200 million to expand its primary production site in Hamburg, Germany, increasing its capacity.

2. Silicon Valley semiconductor startup Astera Labs plans to expand its operations to India, with a research and development center slated to open later this year in Bangalore.

3. The "2024 Global Unicorn Enterprises Top 500 Development Report" has been released. While the dual dominance of China and the United States is established, the combined percentage of global unicorn enterprises in the Top 500 has decreased from 81.8% in 2020 to 74.6% in 2024.

4. According to South Korean media reports, Samsung Electronics' largest-scale union, the National Samsung Electronics Union, held a general strike on the 8th, with 6,540 people participating despite the rain.

5. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and SlkorMicro, announced at the 2024 Munich Shanghai Electronics Fair that the company has booked exhibition space and plans to send over 20 staff members to participate next year.

6. Samsung Electronics has released unaudited preliminary financial results for the second quarter, indicating operating profits of 10.4 trillion Korean won (approximately $75 billion USD), marking a 1452.2% year-on-year increase.

China News

1. Lei Jun announced, "Xiaomi's Changping smartphone factory has invested 2.4 billion RMB, covering an area of 81,000 square meters, with an annual capacity of 10 million flagship smartphones, and has obtained the certification as a 'National Intelligent Manufacturing Benchmark Enterprise.'"

2. The new energy vehicle industry has received significant news: "Tesla has entered the Jiangsu Provincial Government's vehicle procurement directory," trending hotly. This marks Tesla's first entry into a provincial-level government procurement system.

3. Import tariffs to the EU for BYD reach as high as 27.4%. However, BYD has opted to export via Turkey to the EU, where tariffs are significantly lower.

4. On July 11th, the semiconductor-themed TV drama "Red Hot" released a schedule teaser, officially announcing its premiere on CCTV-8 prime time starting July 14th.

5. NIO's self-developed intelligent driving chip "Shenji NX9031" has been taped out and is currently undergoing testing. According to plans, Shenji 9031 will debut in the first quarter of 2025 on NIO's flagship sedan, ET9.

6. XPeng Motors' self-developed smart driving chip has been sent for taping out and is expected to return in August. The chip project, codenamed "Schumacher" by Li Xiang, is set to complete taping out within the year.