International News

1. The establishment of National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Phase III Co., Ltd., with Zhang Xin as the legal representative and a registered capital of 344 billion RMB.

2. The "European Chip Act" has emerged, with the Austrian government allocating a budget of approximately 3 billion euros until 2031 to promote semiconductor innovation and production ecology development in Austria.

3. A Chinese team successfully developed a fully programmable topological photonics chip, with the research results published online under the title "Programmable Topological Photonics Chip" in Nature Materials.

4. Under the "European Chip Act," Infineon Technologies AG has applied for up to 2 billion euros in funding support, with the application submitted for approval by the European Commission.

5. On May 28, Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) officially released "In-depth Discussion on Song Shiqiang of SLKOR Micro in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" on their official WeChat account, generating increasing interest.

6. Malaysia plans to invest at least 50 billion Malaysian Ringgit (approximately 10.7 billion USD) in its semiconductor industry to enhance its position in the global supply chain.

China News

1. Two national standards, including "Common Design Structure for Large-Scale Integrated Circuit (LSI) Packaging and Printed Circuit Boards," were officially released and will be implemented on August 1 and November 1 respectively.

2. Chongqing Xinlingwei Production Base is investing around 2 billion RMB to establish a production line with an annual output of 1.2 million 6-inch power semiconductor characteristic wafers, expected to start trial production in September.

3. ChipLink Integration is constructing the first domestic 8-inch Silicon Carbide (SiC) device R&D production line, scheduled to be operational in 2024.

4. The WeiCe Integrated Circuit Chip Wafer-level and Finished Product Testing Base project has completed acceptance inspection. Once in full operation, it is expected to test 800,000 wafers and 2 billion chips annually.

5. On May 28, "Kinghelm: Journey to Luzhai, Liuzhou, Guangxi - Chief Liu Huan, You've Worked Hard!" was released, marking a new phase in promoting the Kinghelm production base.

6. The annual technology event, COMPUTEX 2024, will be held from June 4 to 7 at the Nangang Exhibition Center Halls 1 and 2 in Taipei.