International Tech News:

1. Ajinomoto of Japan plans to invest over 25 billion yen by 2030 to enhance its semiconductor material production capacity.

2. SK Hynix has completed the full acquisition of Intel's NAND flash memory division for $9 billion, concluding a four-year acquisition process.

3. AI chip company Rebellions has established a subsidiary in Tokyo to enter the data center market.

4. Siemens has completed the acquisition of AI company Altair for approximately 77 billion RMB.

5. The Japanese government will invest up to 802.5 billion yen in Rapidus to support the mass production of 2nm chips.

6. SK Hynix stated that its HBM capacity is sold out for 2025, and it expects next year's capacity to also sell out in the first half of this year.

Domestic Tech News:

1. West Lake Instruments has successfully achieved automated laser delamination of 12-inch silicon carbide substrates, overcoming slicing challenges.

2. TSMC held its "2nm Expansion Ceremony" yesterday, expecting to mass produce the 2nm process in the second half of 2025, which will be the first to use nanosheet transistor architecture.

3. Under the strong leadership of Deputy General Manager Yu Jie, the Kinghelm team is fully committed, with sales in March exceeding the best previous record by over 38%. Song Shiqiang, the general manager of Slkor (www.slkormicro.com) and Kinghelm, will grant them double bonuses.

4. The European Patent Office's recent report, "2024 Patent Index," indicates that China ranks fourth in the world for patent applications.

5. Both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List show ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming topping the list of Chinese billionaires, becoming the richest person in China.

6. Ruisi Zhixin has officially launched the world’s first fusion vision sensor, ALPIX-Pizo, which achieves pixel-level integration of global exposure imaging technology and EVS event-aware technology.

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