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 International News

1. The U.S. semiconductor industry is facing a severe talent shortage, prompting the government to swiftly launch the Labor Partnerships Alliance program aimed at cultivating domestic semiconductor workforce.

2. Nokia announced on its official website a $2.3 billion acquisition of the global suppliers of optical network solutions and optical semiconductors, Infinera.

3. The recently opened Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel has achieved ten world records, marking the world's first integrated "bridge-island-tunnel-underwater interchange" cross-sea cluster engineering project.

4. The French antitrust regulator has filed charges against Nvidia for alleged anti-competitive practices, marking the first official antitrust accusation against the graphics card giant.

5. Recently, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and SlkorMicro headquarters welcomed Professor Li Jianxiong from Tsinghua University, who conducted systematic training on fundamental knowledge of power electronics for new employees.

6. South Korean backend equipment manufacturer ASMPT has provided Micron with a demonstration thermal compression bonding (TC) machine for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production. Both parties have begun joint development of next-generation HBM4 bonding equipment.

China News

1. The electronica China exhibition in Shanghai will be held from July 8-10, 2024, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

2. Ruili Integrated Circuit, the parent company of Changxin Technology, has secured 130,000 square meters of industrial land in Pudong and plans to invest at least 17.1 billion RMB to build an advanced packaging factory, expected to commence production by mid-2026.

3. Wuxi Synvee Tech. Ltd. announced the completion of Pre-Series A financing of tens of millions of RMB, successfully bringing in strategic capital from multiple players in the automotive industry.

4. Less than five years after its listing, with a market value exceeding 30 billion RMB at one point, Left River Technology, once known as a "chip bull stock" and Nvidia's competitor, announced its delisting.

5. TSMC is preparing to announce price hikes starting January 1 next year, primarily targeting 3/5nm processes, with other processes maintaining current prices.

6. Taiwan's "Ministry of Economic Affairs Investment Commission" has approved two capital increase projects for TSMC, totaling $5.26 billion to increase capital for its Kumamoto Fab 2 in Japan and $5 billion for Phase 2 of its Arizona fab.