International

1. Sources say Samsung Electronics’ foundry business plans to significantly ramp up HBM4 supply starting from the third quarter of this year.
2. South Korea’s SKC has injected 281 billion won in additional capital into its subsidiary Absolics, fully advancing the commercial rollout of semiconductor glass substrates.
3. A Yole Group report shows that the global power GaN market is projected to reach USD 3.5 billion by 2031, posting a compound annual growth rate of 35% from 2025 to 2031.
4. GlobalFoundries will receive up to USD 375 million in R&D funding to accelerate quantum chip manufacturing and AI infrastructure deployment.
5. Industry insiders reveal that Intel will roll out three price hikes for its CPUs this year, with a planned 10% increase across its full product line in October.
6. Spanish silicon photonics firm iPronics has closed USD 125 million in Series B funding, co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital, with participation from NVIDIA.

Domestic

1. Qiushui Semiconductor has launched the world’s first mass-producible 8-inch red-light Micro-LED chip.
2. The 2026 IFA Berlin gathered around 1,900 exhibitors, with Chinese enterprises accounting for nearly half of the total (928 companies).
3. From September 10 to October 10, 2026, Slkor Semiconductor (www.slkormicro.com) runs limited-time special offers on four diode models: A7, 1N4148W, FR107 and M7. The products are priced at highly competitive levels, and Huaqiangbei customers can reach out directly to Slkor’s three direct-sale stores.
4. On September 8, memory module maker Jiangbolong debuted on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, recording revenue of RMB 24.088 billion in the first half of 2026.
5. RoboSense’s self-developed Peacock SPAD-SoC has entered mass production and delivery. It is a large-array system-level chip targeted at robotics and automotive blind-spot compensation scenarios.
6. Sources indicate MediaTek will launch the Dimensity 9600 Pro chip at its new product event on September 15.