# Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Support the creation of the National Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Pilot Zone in Nanjing, Wuhan and Changsha
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology replied to Jiangsu Province, Hubei Province, and Hunan Province People's Government to support the creation of the National Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Pilot Zone in Nanjing, Wuhan and Changsha. The reply letter emphasized that the Nanjing National Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Pilot Zone should give full play to the advantages and conditions such as Nanjing's rich scientific and educational resources and solid software industry foundation, strengthen the research and development layout of basic and underlying key core technologies such as artificial intelligence chips, intelligent software, and open source frameworks, and build an open, diversified, safe, reliable, robust and lasting industrial ecosystem.
# The US Department of Commerce appoints the first batch of industrial advisory committee members to ensure the implementation of the chip bill
The US Department of Commerce announced on the 29th local time that it appoints 24 members to the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) to provide relevant consultative suggestions to Secretary of Commerce on the development of the US local semiconductor industry, and implements the Chip Act (CHIPS for America). In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the committee will not participate in the review of federal fiscal funding incentives.
# The Japanese government will provide Micron with US$320 million to promote memory chip production
According to Reuters , US chip maker Micron Technologies revealed on Thursday that the Japanese government will provide Micron 46.5 billion yen (US$320 million) subsidy to Micron for the project of Micron investing in the Hiroshima factory to manufacture advanced memory chip .
# South Korea's semiconductor production declined for the first time in more than four years
Data released by the South Korean Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed that semiconductor production fell 1.7% in August compared with the same period last year, a sharp reversal compared with the 17.3% increase in July, which is also the first decline in production since January 2018. Meanwhile, chip stocks soared by 67.3%, indicating that manufacturers are adjusting to adapt to the deteriorating international demand outlook. In addition, factory shipments in August also fell for the second consecutive month, with a decline of 20.4%.
# Valence Semiconductor announced that it was foundry of Intel
On September 28, Valence Semiconductor Co., Ltd. announced its cooperation with Intel. Valens' technology is used as a benchmark for the MIPI A-PHY standard (industry-recognized benchmark) and has long become a leading supplier of MIPI A-PHY compatible chipsets. This cooperation will enable third parties from the automotive industry to speed up the time to market for A-PHY systems. MIPI A-PHY is rapidly becoming one of the most resilient standards for promoting long-distance connections between advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) and other automotive applications, which mainly simplifies the integration of lidar , radar and cameras.
#Philihua: It plans to raise no more than 300 million yuan in capital, expand the production of semiconductor quartz glass materials
On September 29, Philippe issued an announcement stating that the company plans to issue A shares shares to specific objects in a simple procedure to raise no more than 300 million yuan in capital, used for expansion projects of quartz glass materials for semiconductors, new material research and development projects and supplement working capital. Among them, the expansion project of semiconductor quartz glass materials can expand the production and R&D capabilities of existing quartz glass materials, meet the demand for high-purity quartz glass materials in the high-end market, and improve product quality to a level comparable to similar foreign products, so that my country's electronic and optical quartz glass materials can achieve further development. After the project is completed, a total of 1,200 tons of new quartz glass materials for semiconductors will be formed.
# CRRC Times Semiconductor's medium and low voltage power device industrialization ( Yixing ) construction project signed a contract and implemented
On September 30, the People's Government of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province and Zhuzhou CRRC Times Semiconductor signed a cooperation agreement, and the construction project of medium and low voltage power device industrialization (Yixing) was officially implemented.According to the announcement of Times Electric's foreign investment, the total investment of the construction project of medium and low voltage power devices industrialization is about 11.19 billion yuan, which is invested by Zhuzhou CRRC Times Semiconductor Co., Ltd., including the first phase construction project of medium and low voltage power devices industrialization (Yixing) and the construction project of medium and low voltage power devices industrialization ( Zhuzhou ).
# Shixin Semiconductor received a strategic financing of over 100 million yuan for the C round of
Recently, Chengdu Shixin Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Sixin Semiconductor") completed a strategic financing of over 100 million yuan for the C round of 100 million yuan, led by Dachen Caizhi, followed by the previous round investor Qixin Capital. This round of financing will be mainly used for the company's new product research and development, market expansion and the expansion of test production lines. Founded in 2017, Shixin Semiconductor is a high-performance microwave millimeter wave RF chip company. It has successfully developed chip products in more than 20 major categories and more than 200 subdivided models. The company's independently developed and has independent intellectual property rights, such as voltage controlled oscillator, , frequency converter, analog phase shifter, and other chips have been widely used in leading customers in the communications and radar industries.
# Jirui Zhiyuan announced the completion of a Series B financing: a number of advanced new products have begun mass production, focusing on digital-analog mixed signal chip design
Recently, Jirui Zhiyuan (Xiamen) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jirui Zhiyuan") announced the completion of a Series B financing. Investors include Xiamen Lianhe, Yuanhe Puhua, Tianchuang Capital, Qingshi Jingsheng, Fengyuan Capital and Xinpao Investment Fund and other industrial investment institutions. This round of financing will be mainly used to attract cutting-edge technical talents at home and abroad, improve product delivery capabilities, and develop more advanced high-speed interfaces and display system chips.
# Xinweidou received tens of millions of yuan of angel round financing
Recently, Suzhou Xinweidou Micronano Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "New Weidou") received tens of millions of angel round financing, led by angel fund Qianrong Yuanfeng Fund, a subsidiary of Qianrong Holdings, and followed by investors such as the Suzhou Alumni Fund of Peking University National Development Research Institute, and Peking University Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Support Related Funds. This round of financing will help the new dimension to achieve the import substitution of 50nm--20nm high-precision micro-nano processing technology.
# Integrated storage and computing AI chip company Zhenhe Technology has completed tens of millions of US dollars in Pre-A round of financing
Recently, the emerging AI chip startup ZenTech announced that it has completed its Pre-A round of financing in July. It is reported that the scale of this round of financing reached tens of millions of US dollars, and shareholders include well-known investors such as semiconductor leading funds. Zhenhe Technology was established in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province in 2022, focusing on the research and development and industrialization of AI SoCs at the edge and end sides. The core scientists and engineers come from the world's leading chip companies such as Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Apple .
# It is said that TSMC maintains its price increase plan for 2023
According to industry sources, TSMC has seen many customers cut orders for next year, but is still planning to stick to its price increase plan for 2023, and the quotation is expected to increase by about 6%. In addition to Apple, TSMC customers can postpone orders originally scheduled to be fulfilled next year, but even for large-scale orders in 2023, TSMC has no plans to reduce prices or provide discounts
# Yangtze Storage senior management abnormalities Chen Nanxiang is also CEO, Yang Shining promoted to executive vice director
As the only 3D NAND own technology manufacturing storage manufacturer in China, there has been a new wave of personnel changes in the senior management. Former CEO Yang Shining was promoted to executive vice director, and the CEO position was taken up by Chairman Chen Nanxiang, and he became chairman and acting CEO (President).
# The total investment exceeds 1 billion yuan, and Zhendu Technology's automotive-grade semiconductor project signed a contract with Zhejiang Pinghu
Recently, the opening ceremony of China · Pinghu Watermelon Lantern Culture Festival and the investment and trade negotiation meeting were successfully launched.During the signing ceremony of major investment projects at this investment and trade negotiation conference, Zhendu Technology's automotive-grade semiconductor project is one of the 11 signed projects mentioned above. The project is invested by Zhendu Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan and a registered capital of 100 million yuan. It mainly develops and produces new energy vehicle motor controllers, power semiconductor modules and system solutions. After completion, it will become an important R&D, test and production base of Zhendu Technology. According to Pinghu Economic Development News, during the construction of the project, 5,000 square meters of factory buildings will be rented first to build a power semiconductor module production line. It is expected that the production of power semiconductor modules will be started by the end of this year. After the project reaches full production, the annual output value is expected to reach 2.5 billion yuan.
# Hongwei Technology plans to invest 600 million to build automotive-grade projects to seize the lead, aiming at the electric vehicle market issuing convertible bonds .45 billion
On the evening of September 26, Hongwei Technology (688711.SH) issued an announcement stating that it plans to invest 600 million yuan to build automotive-grade power semiconductor discrete device production and R&D projects. This project achieves industrial development through the transformation of technological achievements, which will help the company seize market opportunities and increase its market share. On the same day, Hongwei Technology also issued an announcement stating that the company plans to issue convertible bonds to unspecified objects to raise no more than 450 million yuan, all of which are used for the "Automotive Grade Power Semiconductor Discrete Device Production and R&D Project (Phase I)"
#BYD Established a new semiconductor company in Yangzhou
Recently, Yangzhou BYD Semiconductor Co., Ltd. was established with a registered capital of RMB 10 million. The legal representative is Chen Gang. The business scope includes semiconductor discrete device manufacturing and sales; integrated circuit design , manufacturing, sales; contract energy management, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by BYD Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
#Chongqing Konka Semiconductor Optoelectronics Industrial Park officially put into production
On September 30, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the establishment of Chongqing Konka Optoelectronics Technology Research Institute, Chongqing Konka Semiconductor Optoelectronics Industrial Park announced its official launch, and multiple MLED production lines and testing centers were put into use, accelerating the transformation of core technology achievements into industrial driving force, building technical barriers and industrial chain barriers, and making every effort to create a high-quality new display industry ecological chain. This time, Chongqing Konka Semiconductor Optoelectronics Industrial Park has achieved multiple projects: First, a huge pilot line with a complete process was built; second, a MLED detection center with comprehensive inspection capabilities was built; third, a MLED direct display mass production line and a Mini LED backlight mass production line were built; fourth, a MLED chip mass production line was built.
# 2.1 billion yuan MEMS RF chips and Mini/Micro LED sapphire substrate film projects signed and settled in Zhejiang
On September 29, the annual production of 1.2 billion high-performance MEMS RF chips and 10 million Mini/Micro LED sapphire substrate film production and construction projects signed and settled in Huzhou Moganshan High-tech Zone. The project plans to invest 2.1 billion yuan, and mainly builds a manufacturing base for the production of 1.2 billion high-performance MEMS pressure sensors/RF chips and 10 million large-inch Mini/Micro LED gallium nitride sapphire substrates; builds a research and development laboratory for establishing a basic LED chip (graphical) substrate and third-generation semiconductor material
# Mingpu Optomagnetic: The planned increase will not exceed 455 million yuan, expand the production capacity of magnetic components
3 On September 29, Mingpu Optomagnetic disclosed a plan for a private placement of stocks. The total amount of funds raised in this issuance will not exceed 455 million yuan. The net amount of funds raised after deducting the issuance expenses will be used for the intelligent manufacturing project of photovoltaic energy storage and chip communication magnetic components, the industrial construction project of vehicle BMS transformer, the intelligent manufacturing project of safe and intelligent photo storage system and the supplementary working capital.
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