Latest Breakthroughs in China’s Chip Industry

Photolithography technology is one of the core driving forces behind the continuous miniaturization of integrated circuit chip manufacturing processes. According to the Science and Technology Daily, recently, Professor Peng Hailin’s team from Peking University’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, along with collaborators, successfully utilized cryo-electron tomography to analyze the microscopic three-dimensional structure, interfacial distribution, … Read more

Intel Finally Turns a Profit: Should You Invest in US Chip Stocks?

Click the blue text above to follow me👆 On October 24, 2025, Friday, around ten o’clock in the evening. You might have just finished a day of work, scrolling through your phone, when you see a piece of news: Intel turned a profit in the third quarter, and its stock surged 7.7% in after-hours trading. … Read more

Chip Industry Landscape: Comprehensive Overview of Seven Core Functional Areas and Key Players (Latest Industry Edition)

Please clickthe blue bold textabove to follow! The recent Fourth Plenary Session emphasized that high-level technological self-reliance is a strategic support for high-quality development, and that the advantages of a new type of national system should be leveraged to break through key core technologies. This news is a comprehensive boon for the chip and semiconductor-related … Read more

The Misdeeds of the Chip ‘Anatomist’: Uncovering TechInsights Sanctioned by China

[Image]► Written by Observer Network Mind Observation Institute, October 9, 2025. A notice from the Ministry of Commerce of China has shaken the global semiconductor industry. The Canadian chip analysis firm TechInsights and its 14 subsidiaries have been placed on China’s “unreliable entity list,” prohibiting them from engaging in any import and export activities, new … Read more

Discussion on the Nexperia Semiconductor Stalemate in the Netherlands: What Are Your Thoughts?

Discussion on the Nexperia Semiconductor stalemate in the Netherlands: What are your thoughts? To resolve the Netherlands’ predatory behavior, the following bottom lines and principles must be adhered to: First, the original situation must be quickly restored, and an apology must be issued; second, China must have specific binding measures and methods to prevent such … Read more

The Journey of an ASIC Chip: From Blueprint to Finished Product in 30+ Steps – A Breakdown of the Semiconductor Industry’s ‘Precision Assembly Line’

Many of the chips in your daily devices like smartphones, routers, and cars are ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) — custom chips designed for specific functions. But did you know? An ASIC chip goes through over 30 critical steps from the idea of ‘I want to make a chip that can process signals’ to receiving a … Read more

Is the Domestic Semiconductor Industry Ready for a Turnaround?

1. The Counterattack of Packaging and Testing Plants: Opening Up the Gap in Discourse Power The export control incident involving ASE Semiconductor in Dongguan in October unexpectedly became a litmus test for the industry’s strength. The world’s largest packaging base halted operations for three days, forcing urgent consultations from the Netherlands — China accounts for … Read more

The Netherlands’ Aggressive Move Against Nexperia Semiconductor Faces a ‘Precision Strike’ from China

When the Dutch government announced an expansion of export restrictions on Nexperia Semiconductor under the guise of “national security,” it perhaps did not anticipate that China’s countermeasures would come so swiftly and precisely—without loud protests, lengthy legal battles, but with a heavy blow of “cutting off key raw material supplies,” leaving the Dutch semiconductor industry … Read more

Overview of the Semiconductor Sector

The semiconductor sector is a very important and active field in the capital market, covering the entire industry chain from chip design, manufacturing, packaging and testing to equipment and materials. There are numerous publicly listed companies related to the semiconductor industry chain in the A-share market. Important Note: The companies listed below are only representative … Read more