Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. French aluminum nitride startup EasyGaN has shut down due to its failure to secure additional funding.

2. Samsung has denied reports that it is delaying its production plans for the Taylor factory in Texas.

3. LG Electronics has suspended its plans to expand television and home appliance factories in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Indonesia, and shifted its strategic focus to North America.

4. Cadence has announced the acquisition of Arm's Artisan foundational IP business.

5. Mitsubishi Electric has developed a new "smart power module" that significantly reduces energy consumption in devices like air conditioners, and will begin shipping samples.

6. The South Korean government is offering subsidies to domestic companies that produce critical raw materials for secondary batteries and semiconductors, such as graphite and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, for a period of two years.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. Jiejie Microelectronics' "6-inch wafer and device packaging and testing production line for power semiconductors" has achieved mass production, with a current monthly output of 50,000 units.

2. Hainan University has officially released its self-developed core technology and series of products for implanted brain-machine interfaces, including dedicated brain-machine interface chips.

3. After the Munich Shanghai Electronics Fair, Slkor (www.slkoric.com) and Kinghelm's General Manager, Song Shiqiang, led the team to review and summarize the experience, drawing lessons for improving plans for future exhibitions.

4. The mandatory national standard, "Safety Requirements for Power Storage Batteries for Electric Vehicles" (GB38031-2025), organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has been officially released and will take effect on July 1, 2026.

5. Yin Zhiyao, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Shanghai Zhiwei Electronics, has renounced his U.S. citizenship and restored his Chinese nationality.

6. The 2025 Automotive Semiconductor Ecosystem Conference and China Automotive-Grade Chip Technology Roadshow & China Automotive-Grade Chip Results Exhibition will be held at the National Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 25 to 26, 2025.