Global quadruped robot shipments reached nearly 35,000 units in the first half of the year, with Unitree Robotics ranking first in market share.

SLKOR and Kinghelm Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday Notice

International Tech News:

1. Corning announced that yen-denominated display glass substrate prices will rise by more than 15%, effective in Q4 2026.

2. South Korea’s exports in the first 20 days of September hit a record high, with semiconductor exports surging 259.4% to $34.128 billion.

3. Samsung Electronics’ union has transformed into an organization focused on the semiconductor “Device Solutions” unit, and currently only employees in the semiconductor division can join.

4. According to the International Federation of Robotics, about 7,000 humanoid robots for industrial and professional service applications were sold globally in 2025.

5. Apple is working with Broadcom to advance Baltra, its first self-developed AI server chip, which is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2026 and be deployed in 2027.

6. The Terafab chip factory jointly built by Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and xAI has been temporarily suspended.

Domestic Tech News:

1. It is reported that Nexperia China has completed the full adoption of a domestic 12-inch wafer platform, eliminating its dependence on European front-end wafer supply.

2. Counterpoint data shows that in the first half of 2026, global quadruped robot shipments totaled nearly 35,000 units, with Unitree Robotics ranking first worldwide with a market share of 37%.

3. With the two festivals approaching, SLKOR (www.slkoric.com) and Kinghelm’s 2026 holiday schedule is as follows: Mid-Autumn Festival from September 25 to 27, and National Day from October 1 to 7, 10 days in total. Customers are kindly requested to plan their material stocking in advance. We wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day!

4. According to Sina Finance, MLCC prices in Huaqiangbei have recently skyrocketed. Some popular part numbers surged 7 to 8 times within a month, and were once speculated up to 2 to 10 times their original prices.

5. Ningbo Qiushui Semiconductor’s 8-inch hybrid bonding production line has officially come online and started production.

6. Dianbo Weixun (Ningbo)’s independently developed GlassRadio™ technology platform has achieved a breakthrough, and the company’s first glass-based RF chip, dBT5321A, has entered mass production at scale.
   
   

Chen Na and Song Shiqiang (first from the right) jointly presented iPhones to the lucky winners