Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Samsung Electronics will get its first High-NA EUV lithography machine, EXE:5000, from ASML, expected to arrive in early 2025.

2. Nikon is working on a new high-capacity digital lithography device that has a resolution of 1 micron (L/S) for advanced semiconductor packaging.

3. In the third quarter of 2024, China’s smartphone market is improving, with sales up 2.3% compared to last year. However, Apple’s iPhone has dropped out of the top five smartphone brands.

4. The European Commission has decided to impose a five-year anti-subsidy tax on electric vehicles imported from China, starting October 31.

5. Guangzhou Knight Intellectual Property has withdrawn two lawsuits against Slkor Micro (www.slkormicro.com), thanks to efforts from a national alliance aimed at combating fraud.

6. Meixinsheng reported revenue of 45.5 million yuan from optical sensing in the first three quarters of 2024, with a significant increase of 101% in Q3 compared to Q2.

China Semiconductor Updates

1. The 2024 Hurun Rich List has been released, showing Zhang Yiming of ByteDance as China’s richest person for the first time, with a fortune of 350 billion yuan—up 105 billion yuan from last year.

2. The main structure of the second phase project for Jiangsu Zunyang Integrated Circuit Packaging and Testing has been completed, with a total investment of 2.1 billion yuan.

3. TSMC’s first 2nm plant in Kaohsiung is almost done. A ceremony is set for November 26, with equipment installation starting on December 1.

4. The Lirixin (Yangzhou) Semiconductor Storage Intelligent Manufacturing Base project has been completed and is now operational, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan.

5. The 2024 China International Automotive Electronics Summit will take place on November 28 at the Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel.

6. MediaTek is about to launch the Dimensity 9400, its new flagship 5G “Smart AI Chip.”

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