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Nearly 35,000 quadruped robots were shipped worldwide in the first half of the year, with Unitree taking the top market share.

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Holiday Notice for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day of Slkor and Kinghelm

International

1. Corning announced a more than 15% price hike for display glass substrates denominated in Japanese yen, effective in the fourth quarter of 2026.
2. South Korea's exports hit a record high in the first 20 days of September, with semiconductor exports surging 259.4% to USD 34.128 billion.
3. The Samsung Electronics trade union has transformed into an organization focusing on the semiconductor "Device Solutions" business, with membership currently restricted to employees of the semiconductor division.
4. Data from the International Federation of Robotics shows that around 7,000 humanoid robots for industrial and professional service applications were sold worldwide in 2025.
5. Apple is collaborating with Broadcom to advance Baltra, its first self-developed AI server chip, which is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2026 and be deployed in 2027.
6. The Terafab chip factory jointly built by Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and xAI has been temporarily shut down.

Domestic

1. Sources say Nexperia China has completed the full rollout of its local 12-inch wafer platform, ending reliance on front-end wafer supply from Europe.
2. Counterpoint data shows global shipments of quadruped robots reached nearly 35,000 units in the first half of 2026. Unitree Robotics ranked first globally with a market share of 37%.
3. With the two upcoming holidays approaching, the 2026 holiday schedule for Slkor (www.slkoric.com) and Kinghelm is as follows: Mid-Autumn Festival from September 25 to 27, National Day from October 1 to 7, totalling 10 days. Please arrange material stocking in advance. Wish you a happy holiday season!
4. Sina Finance reports that MLCC prices in Huaqiangbei have skyrocketed recently. Some popular part numbers once rose 7 to 8 times within a month, with prices speculated to reach 2 to 10 times the original price at peak.
5. The 8-inch hybrid bonding production line of Ningbo Qiushui Semiconductor has officially started trial production.
6. The GlassRadio™ technology platform independently developed by RadioWave Microinfo (Ningbo) has achieved breakthroughs. The company’s first glass-based RF chip dBT5321A has achieved large-scale mass production.

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