International

1. As of the end of June this year, Samsung Electronics’ exports to China reached 88.6004 trillion KRW, a year-on-year increase of 207.7%.
2. NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics has entered mass-production phase, marking the world’s first CPO-based Ethernet switch moving from lab to large-scale commercial deployment.
3. According to institutional statistics, the overall server CPU market size is projected to exceed USD 210 billion, with AI CPUs accounting for 86% of the market share.
4. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that three semiconductor fabs are already operational in India, and another 5 to 8 fabs are planned to go into operation in the next 7-8 years.
5. Nokia’s Hangzhou R&D Center has been officially shut down, resulting in 1,600 lay-offs in China.
6. Samsung plans to convert its NRD-K2 R&D line into a foundry production line for manufacturing 2nm HBM base dies.

Domestic

1. Five certification and accreditation industry standards including General Evaluation Requirements for Institutional Certification Review of Automotive Chips have been officially released in China.
2. Brite Semiconductor estimates its H1 2026 revenue to be between RMB 1.15 billion and RMB 1.3 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 18.52-21.07 times.
3. Slkor Semiconductor  is recruiting domestic sales representatives and Key Account Directors, mainly responsible for market development and customer relationship maintenance. Candidates are required to have sales experience in the electronics industry. Qualified applicants are welcome to submit resumes.
4. Data from NE Times shows that Unichem’s SiC power module installation volume ranked first in the Chinese market in the first half of the year, capturing a 16.9% market share.
5. Unitree Robotics (688836.SH) will be officially listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on August 19, 2026 (this Wednesday).
6. Jiemei Technology plans to invest an additional RMB 428 million to expand release-film production capacity at its North China R&D and production headquarters base.