A recent report from French market research firm KnowMade reveals that Chinese companies account for approximately 70% of global SiC patent applications.

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Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Micron Technology has announced the development of its "advanced" HBM4 and HBM4E processes, with mass production expected in 2026.

2. STMicroelectronics has launched a new generation of microcontrollers, marking its first product with an integrated machine learning accelerator.

3. Following Samsung, Texas Instruments and major packaging and testing company ASE Group have also received U.S. subsidies of $1.61 billion and $407 million, respectively.

4. Samsung has announced that it will grant performance bonuses equivalent to 200% of base salary to its memory business division.

5. In 2025, South Korea plans to invest 25.5 trillion Korean won in advanced industries such as semiconductors and displays.

6. South Korean academic institutions are urging the government to establish a "Korean version of TSMC," with an estimated investment of around $200 billion needed to maintain the country's leadership in the semiconductor sector.

China Semiconductor Industry updates

1. On the 23rd, U.S.*Biden announced the launch of a "301 investigation" into mature-process semiconductors manufactured in mainland China.

2. A recent report from French market research firm KnowMade reveals that Chinese companies account for approximately 70% of global SiC patent applications.

3. Evidence has been exposed showing that Yang Haijun, the leader of the fishing scam group in Changsha and head of Mito, along with his accomplices from Zhejiang Hejiang Information, engaged in extortion and blackmail. Companies involved in similar scams, including Hejiang, Yunzhidao, Zhimeng, and Youdian, were all incited and taught criminal methods by Yang Haijun, Zhang Yuanyuan, Liu Bo, and Nie Gang. This has severely disrupted the production, operation, and economic recovery of hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises and serves as a tremendous satire of the incompetence and foolishness of Supreme Court figures like Yu Xiaohan.

4. According to Wind data, over 14,600 chip companies in China are expected to close in 2024, while 52,000 new companies are set to be registered.

5. According to South Korean media reports, Chinese DRAM giant Changxin Memory has already started mass production of DDR5 memory chips with a yield rate of about 80%.

6. Jinghua Microelectronics plans to invest 200 million RMB to acquire 100% of SoC design company Zhixin Micro to expand its MCU product lineup.

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A recent report from French market research firm KnowMade reveals that Chinese companies account for approximately 70% of global SiC patent applications.

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