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International Tech News:

1. In Q1 2026, the combined revenue of the world's top five enterprise-grade SSD brands reached US$18.46 billion, up 86.1% quarter-on-quarter.

2. SEMCO will raise prices for its consumer-grade X5R products by 25% to 30% on average for OEM and ODM customers, in order to curb order intentions and free up production capacity for expanding high-end production lines.

3. China's SmartSens has launched an ultra-high-definition mobile CMOS image sensor—the SCC85XS—delivering comprehensive performance advantages including ultra-low noise, low power consumption, high sensitivity, and high color reproduction.

4. NVIDIA has agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for US$12.9 billion.

5. Kinghelm Electronics (www.kinghelm.net) and Slkor Semiconductor invite you to the 3rd Chip Growth Forum on September 19—see you there! This forum is sponsored by Slkor Huaqiangbei Flagship Store No. 3. Welcome to register and join the lucky draw for a mobile phone!

6. Elon Musk stated that the importance of the AI5 chip has driven him to invest a great deal of working time, and he has even memorized the design of the AI5 chip.
   
   

Domestic Tech News:

1. Wang Sheng, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, praised the extreme efficiency of the Huaqiangbei smart hardware industry chain in Shenzhen: design in the morning, prototyping in the afternoon, mass production the next day, and global shipping within a week!

2. The "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries in Shanghai" has been released, specifying that Shanghai will focus on developing high-end chips, AI-enabled design, advanced packaging, new devices, and new architecture chips.

3. Shanghai Xun Nuo Brain Technology Co., Ltd. has been registered and established, with joint shareholding from Shanghai-listed company Oriental Semiconductor and others.

4. Powertech Technology plans to start mass production of panel-level advanced packaging as early as early 2027, targeting applications such as server CPUs, AI computing chips, and advanced optics.

5. SMIC reported operating revenue of approximately RMB 38.635 billion for the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 19.4%; net profit reached approximately RMB 4.467 billion, up 94.2% year-on-year.

6. Changjing Technology's automotive-grade power device and module intelligent manufacturing project has landed in Jiangyin, Wuxi.