Investment Rating - The semiconductor industry is rated as "Overweight" (maintained) [3] Core Viewpoints - The IPO process for domestic semiconductor giants is accelerating, enhancing the trend of self-controllable AI hardware [3][43] - The semiconductor industry index has seen a decline of 1.18% over the past two weeks, underperforming the CSI 300 index by 2.80 percentage points [4][11] - Global semiconductor sales reached $59 billion in May, marking a year-on-year increase of 19.8% [16][41] - The DRAM market is expected to reach a historical high due to rising demand driven by AI applications [24] Industry Performance Review - The semiconductor industry index has accumulated a rise of 1.10% since the beginning of 2025, still lagging behind the CSI 300 index by 0.81 percentage points [4][11] - Among the sub-sectors, the SW discrete devices index increased by 2.79%, while the SW digital chip design index decreased by 3.21% [13][14] Industry News and Company Dynamics - Changxin Storage has initiated its IPO guidance, with significant support from the capital market for key domestic chips like GPU and DRAM [15][43] - The U.S. government has lifted restrictions on EDA exports to China, allowing major chip software companies to resume supply [26] - Companies like Rockchip and Lexin Technology are forecasting substantial profit growth for the first half of 2025, driven by AI applications [34][36] Semiconductor Industry Data Update - Global smartphone shipments in Q1 2025 reached 305 million units, a year-on-year increase of 1.53% [37] - In May 2025, domestic smartphone shipments were 22.52 million units, a year-on-year decline of 21.2% [28][37] - Domestic semiconductor sales in May 2025 amounted to $17.08 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 13.0% [41] Investment Recommendations - Focus on AI chips, advanced process foundries, storage expansion equipment and materials, memory interface chips, and storage modules as key investment opportunities [43][44]