International News

1. In 2023, the global semiconductor equipment shipment value reached $106.3 billion.

2. Japanese internet company Sakura has acquired Nvidia's next-generation B200 AI chip for approximately ¥20 billion (equivalent to around $130 million).

3. Chip giant Nvidia has invested ¥263.2 billion over 10 years, dominating the global AI market.

4. Smart home technology may emerge as a new growth frontier in the consumer electronics sector over the next decade.

5. Renesas has launched the new RA0 series of ultra-low-power entry-level MCUs, along with the new second-generation Versal AI Edge series and second-generation Versal Prime series adaptive SoCs.

6. The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry is projected to reach a market size of over a hundred billion dollars by 2026, with an increasing proportion of advanced packaging.

7. Bishop & Associates' 2024 edition of the "2024 World Connector Market Handbook" has been released.

8. Recently, Melexis introduced the MLX90830 pressure sensor chip, and Austriamicrosystems unveiled the AHT40 temperature and humidity sensor, while USI launched the digital ambient light sensor MT3200.

China News

1. The 8th Annual Chip Summit is scheduled to be held at the Xiamen International Conference Center Hotel on June 28th and 29th, 2024.

2. In the first quarter, the value added of large-scale equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 7.6% and 7.5% year-on-year, respectively, exceeding the growth rate of the entire industrial value added above designated size by 1.5 and 1.4 percentage points, respectively.

3. On April 18th at 10:08, the Huawei Pura70 Ultra and Huawei Pura 70 Pro officially launched their Pioneer Program and went on sale. On April 22nd at 10:07, the Huawei Pura 70 Pro+ and Huawei Pura 70 Pioneer were also released for sale.

4. On April 16th, Shenzhen Kinghelm Electronics Co., Ltd. (www.kinghelm.net) passed the re-evaluation of the new version of ISO9001 management system certification.

5. As of the end of 2023, among the companies listed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, the total number of companies in the integrated circuit field reached 110, covering the entire industry chain of chip design, wafer fabrication, and packaging and testing.

6. A total of 2128 traditional general aviation aircraft are equipped with Beidou terminals, accounting for over 70% of the fleet.

7. Currently, chip technology has reached the extreme stage of below 3nm.

Today's daily chip news briefing from Kinghelm concludes. Wishing you great success in the Year of the Dragon, and may good fortune come to you every day!