International

1. Broadcom plans to raise more than USD 60 billion in debt to finance an AI-chip-related financing transaction.
2. NVIDIA’s 200G/lane co-packaged optical Ethernet switches have entered full-scale mass production.
3. Shinko Electric Industries, a Japanese semiconductor packaging substrate manufacturer, has successfully developed a 22-layer glass-core substrate, with 11 layers of copper wiring stacked on each side of the glass core.
4. Apple plans to complete price adjustments for the iPhone 17 series across global regions by the end of August 2026. Certain models will see a maximum price hike of nearly RMB 1,000.
5. On August 20, the Adaptive Robot Industry Chain Conference themed “Chain-linking Flexiv · Smart Valley Symbiosis” was held at Zhongshan Fuju Yungu Digital Industrial Park. A team led by Song Yuanming from Kinghelm  and Slkor attended the event.
6. Micron Research Labs has secured USD 10 billion (approximately RMB 67.2 billion) in investment and will serve as a new research center for memory and artificial intelligence technologies.

Domestic

1. Scan the QR code and tune in at 10:30 today (August 21) for the live stream hosted jointly by Slkor and Zhuimengren, featuring Slkor’s third direct-store in Huaqiangbei. Surprises are waiting for you!
2. On August 19, 2026, Unitree Robotics, dubbed “the first A-share humanoid-robot stock”, was listed on the STAR Market. Its share price surged 629% at opening, with market capitalization once exceeding RMB 440 billion.
3. Construction has kicked off for Dier Laser’s general-semiconductor laser-processing technology, equipment R&D and industrialization base. The total project investment stands at RMB 3 billion; completion is scheduled for 2027 and commissioning for 2028.
4. The first unit of Huahai Qingke’s new-generation dual-table high-efficiency dicing equipment Versatile-DT300D has been officially rolled off the production line.
5. In H1 2026, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Corporation generated operating revenue of RMB 6.691 billion, a year-on-year increase of 34.89%. Its net profit attributable to parent shareholders reached RMB 2.825 billion, soaring by 300.22% year-on-year.
6. Yuanjie Technology plans to invest in the construction of the Yuanjie Semiconductor Science and Technology Industrial Park, with a total planned investment of around RMB 4.268 billion.