1. ASML, a Dutch company, recently announced the successful printing of initial patterns using its first high-numeric-aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine featuring a 0.55 numerical aperture (NA).

2. Intel unveiled Hala Point, a large-scale neuromorphic system boasting 1.15 billion neurons, paving the way for more efficient and larger-scale artificial intelligence applications.

3. Sakura Internet in Japan disclosed a ¥20 billion (US$130 million) investment in NVIDIA's next-generation B200 artificial intelligence chip.

4. STMicroelectronics released its annual sustainability report for 2023, highlighting achievements in environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance, aiming to create long-term value for all stakeholders and drive sustainable business growth.

5. Samsung and Qualcomm jointly announced the successful completion of 1024 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) tests in Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) bands, achieving over 20% improvement in downlink speed compared to the current 256 QAM.

6. In the first quarter of 2024, smartphone sales in India experienced explosive growth, reaching a total of 35.3 million units, a 15% increase compared to the same period last year.

7. According to Counterpoint Research data, global personal computer shipments increased by 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, ending an eight-quarter decline and achieving positive growth for the first time. Lenovo's PC shipments surged by 8% in Q1 2024, reclaiming market share to reach 24%, up from 23% in Q1 2023.

China News:

1. The Information and Quantum Laboratory of the University of Electronic Science and Technology, the Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory Quantum Internet Frontier Research Center, in collaboration with Tsinghua University and the Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed a gallium nitride quantum light source chip.

2. TSMC issued a statement regarding the impact of the April 3 earthquake in Taiwan on April 18. The announcement predicts a overall impact resulting in a decrease of approximately 50 basis points in the company's gross margin for the second quarter, mainly due to wafer scrap and material loss.

3. Huawei launched the "HUAWEI Pura 70 Series Pioneer Plan," including the HUAWEI Pura 70 Ultra and HUAWEI Pura 70 Pro pioneer models. Starting from 10:08 AM, within less than a minute, multiple models of the Pura 70 series on the Huawei official website showed "temporarily not available" or "out of stock" notifications.

4. National Technology officially launched the fourth-generation trusted computing chip NS350 v32/v33 series products and began mass production and supply.

5. Senior executives from Siemens China and Amazon Web Services held a meeting at Siemens China's Beijing headquarters, announcing the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement and the establishment of a cooperation entity named the "Joint Innovation Team."

6. Microsoft Asia Research Institute unveiled an innovative model named VASA-1, focusing on processing static portrait photos and audio clips, automatically adding dubbing to characters in images.

7. SlkorMicro/Kinghelm News: The official Tiktok account "Bridge Rectifier" of Slkor (www.slkoric.com) garnered over 1.3 million views, nearly 10,000 likes, and more than 300 comments on a video. Meanwhile, business manager Huang Xinkang's video on the principle of crystal oscillator timing reached 500,000 views.