国家知识产权局：对集成电路布图设计的立体化保护新格局

Group 1 - The National Intellectual Property Administration is promoting the revision of the "Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs" to adapt to the needs of ultra-large-scale integrated circuit development, aiming to create a new pattern of three-dimensional protection for integrated circuit layout designs alongside patent and trade secret protections [1] Group 2 - The global semiconductor market is projected to reach $620.2 billion in 2024, with China accounting for 30.1% of the market share, while U.S. companies hold 50% [3] - Domestic companies have made breakthroughs in 5G communication chips and AI chips, but their overall market share remains below 20% [3] - By 2025, the domestic AI chip localization rate is expected to exceed 40%, benefiting companies like Cambrian due to policy-driven localization demand [3] - In the first half of 2025, there were 395 financing events in the semiconductor sector, with a total financing amount of 27.553 billion yuan, both showing year-on-year growth [3] - The investment and financing heat in the semiconductor industry continues to rise, reflecting investors' confidence in localization and the government's ongoing support for key core technologies under the new industrialization context [3]