e 4 ds News Summary of ICT News from Greater China
Monday, August 9, 2021 [China Briefing]



semiconductor field

领先三star 1 year！台积电开始安装3nm芯片制造设备
TSMC Begins Installing 3nm Manufacturing Equipment One Year Ahead of Samsung
◇ TSMC Plans Test Production of 3nm-Based Chips in Second Half of This Year
◇ Intel and Apple Expected to Be the First 3nm Customers Samsung Electronics' 3nm
Mass production is projected for 2023, later than TSMC, so support measures are needed.


台积电通知客户将提高 LCD 显示驱动芯片价格，
Released on August 8th
TSMC Notifies Customers of Price Increase for LCD Driver Chips
◇ TSMC to raise LCD driver chip prices by over 15–20% starting in August
◇ Applies only to 12-inch wafers; 8-inch wafers are not mentioned.
◇ TSMC has already been reviewing quarterly price hike plans since March



Consumer sector

Highly effective and safe access？曝50W up to the top of the political control road entrance exam
"Will High-Power Wireless Fast Charging Be Banned?" China Implements 50W Cap
◇ Produced, imported, or sold in China after January 1, 2022
All wireless charging-enabled mobile products have a rated transmission power
A bill prohibiting exceeding 50W is expected to go into effect soon.


2021 50% official size:
谷歌、Facebook、微信位居前三
2021 Global Media Brands 50, Google-Facebook-WeChat Order
◇ UK Brand Finance, 2021 Global Media Brands 50
presentation. With 28 in the U.S. and 10 in China, WeChat ranks 3rd following Facebook.


Small size: 30% per year, 30% per year, 30% per year
Xiaomi Increases R&D Spending by 30% Annually Over the Past Two Years
◇ Xiaomi reveals this along with 200W fast charging technology
◇ 10 billion yuan last year, estimated 13–14 billion yuan this year


降低延迟！腾讯FPS大作将支持NVIDIA Reflex
NVIDIA Reflex supporting latency reduction and Tencent FPS
◇ Tencent, in its flagship FPS game 'Crossfire HD'
We plan to apply NVIDIA Reflex technology. GPU processing
Reduces latency with technology that prevents GPU-CPU bottlenecks



telecommunications sector

华为：山西焦煤马兰矿实现 5G upstream，
2.2Gbps
Huawei Installs 5G in Shaanxi Mine, Up to 2.2Gbps Speed
◇ Huawei, together with Shaanxi Mobile, installs 5G in mines in Shaanxi Province
Infrastructure installation. Seeking Cases to Apply 5G to Mining



automotive sector

Jangseong River Transportation Development Company Limited 5亿元
Great Wall Motor establishes automotive subsidiary with a capital of 500 million yuan
◇ China's Great Wall Motor, subsidiary developing automotive equipment and services
Strengthening the automotive electronics business by investing 500 million yuan (approximately 90 billion won) to establish the company


U.S. Food and Drug Administration Ltd., Ltd., Ltd.
Meituan Logistics Technology Subsidiary Develops Supply Chain Management Services
◇ Chinese delivery platform operator Meituan establishes logistics technology company
◇ Capital is 10 million yuan, with management prospects through affiliates


Completely new knowledge and development plan:
VR camera screen, image display
Shanghai Developing VR-Based Intelligent Driving Training Model
◇ Shanghai City, Driving Lesson Simulation Using VR Glasses
Under development, currently in the debugging phase, and scheduled for commercialization soon.