Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the recent developments in the Ascend industry chain, particularly focusing on Huawei's potential orders and product launches related to AI computing cards in South Korea, indicating a significant market interest and potential growth in domestic alternatives for technology products [2][3][4]. Group 1: Huawei's Orders and Product Launches - There are rumors about Huawei receiving an order of 50 billion, but it has been confirmed that a previous order of around 10 billion was placed, with further cooperation expected, although the exact amount remains unclear [3]. - Regardless of the exact figures, it is evident that the orders for Ascend products are substantial, reflecting a positive outlook for domestic replacement chains in the upcoming year [4]. Group 2: Ascend Product Roadmap and Supply Chain - Huawei announced its product roadmap at the All-Connect Conference on September 18, detailing the launch of the 950PR in Q1 2026, along with other series products planned for 2026-2028 [5]. - The 950PR will focus on upgrading interconnect bandwidth, enhancing cluster and training capabilities, with significant value added in the inter-chip connections [5]. Group 3: Connector Component Analysis - The market value for the Ascend 8-card machine is estimated to be between 55,000 to 60,000, with potential for higher value in super nodes like CM384 [7]. - The discussion around "optical replacing copper" does not apply to the copper connections used in Ascend servers, as the high-speed backplane connection cables are essential for short distances, indicating a coexistence of copper and optical connections in the future [11]. Group 4: Strategic Partnerships in Gas Turbines - Jerry's announcement of a strategic partnership with Kawasaki Heavy Industries aims to provide efficient, low-carbon, and intelligent power solutions for global AI data centers and industrial manufacturing [13]. - This partnership is expected to alleviate concerns regarding Jerry's resource availability in gas turbines, especially in a market with high demand and stringent policy requirements [13].

Group 1 - Advanced process: Demand recovery, AI and mainstream consumption drive high growth [3][30] - Global foundry market revenue is expected to grow YoY by 27% in 2025, driven by GPU/ASIC demand and stable consumer electronics orders [6][30] - The advanced process segment is experiencing a significant increase in wafer consumption due to the complexity of high-end chips [7][9] Group 2 - Mature process: Strong expansion, localization, and specialty processes seek incremental growth [3][30] - Chinese fabs are benefiting from the recovery in consumption, with some wafer manufacturing prices increasing, indicating a shift away from price competition [31][33] - By 2030, China's mature process capacity is expected to exceed half of the global market share [34][41] Group 3 - Key targets and valuations: SMIC is maintaining an aggressive expansion pace, with plans for new factories and increased monthly capacity [55] - The domestic AI chip market in China is projected to grow over 60% by 2026, with local companies increasing their market share significantly [18][20] - The local supply chain is expected to strengthen as international IDM companies collaborate with domestic fabs, enhancing their technological capabilities [42][47]

Group 1 - The global Fab market is expected to grow by 27% year-on-year in 2025, driven by demand from GPU/ASIC and consumer electronics orders [3][9][23] - The advanced process is in an expansion phase, significantly boosted by AI demand, with the Chinese high-end AI chip market projected to grow over 60% in 2026 [3][23][26] - Domestic Fab manufacturers are focusing on mature processes, benefiting from the recovery of the domestic market, with a projected share of over 75% in global mature process capacity additions by 2026 [3][46][53] Group 2 - Key companies to watch include SMIC, Hua Hong Semiconductor, and Jinghong Integrated Circuit, which are positioned to benefit from local manufacturing and the expansion of production capacity [3][41][71] - The third phase of the National Big Fund has not yet entered large-scale project investments, but it is expected to become a capital expenditure increment for the Fab industry in 2026 [3][39][40] - The domestic supply chain is gradually proving itself, with companies like Cambrian and Huawei leading the way in local AI chip production and supply chain development [3][30][34]

Market Overview - The market has potential for further upward movement, supported by resilient U.S. economic indicators and a dovish shift in the Federal Reserve's stance, signaling possible rate cuts in September [1] - Domestic economic indicators show a slowdown in July, with consumption, investment, and real estate cooling down, leading to expectations of increased policy support [1] Sector Performance - The top five sectors with net inflows include semiconductors, lithium batteries, new energy vehicles, rare earth materials, and non-ferrous metals [1] - The leading concept sectors with net inflows are domestic chips, state-owned enterprise reform, Huawei supply chain, artificial intelligence, and central enterprise reform [1] - The top ten individual stocks with net inflows include Northern Rare Earth, Hainan Huatie, Huayou Cobalt, Shenghong Technology, SMIC, Ganfeng Lithium, Nanda Optoelectronics, Jiangfeng Electronics, Kingsoft Office, and Jinli Permanent Magnet [1] Hong Kong Market Insights - The Hong Kong stock market is showing signs of stabilization with positive growth in the first half of 2025, particularly in technology, pharmaceuticals, and raw materials sectors [3] - The performance outlook for the second half of 2025 is optimistic, with expectations of a turnaround in sectors that previously underperformed, such as energy and consumer staples [3] Investment Trends - There is a growing interest in resource cycle-related investments, with several resource-themed funds achieving significant gains this year [5] - The semiconductor sector in A-shares is performing strongly, with leading stocks like SMIC reaching historical highs, attracting attention from foreign institutions [5] Technical and Market Sentiment - The short-term trend of the market is weak, with noticeable inflows of incremental capital, indicating a mixed market sentiment [7][11] - The Shanghai Composite Index remains within a consolidation range, with a critical support level at 3750 points [11]

Market Overview - The market experienced a rebound after a dip, with the ChiNext index rising by 0.21% while the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.18% and the Shenzhen Component Index dropped by 0.29% [1] - The trading volume in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets reached 2.49 trillion, an increase of 372.9 billion compared to the previous trading day [1] AI and Computing Power Sector - The computing hardware sector remains buoyant due to AI, with a commercial closed loop beginning to form [3] - Nvidia and OpenAI announced a partnership involving an investment of up to $100 billion to build a 10GW data center, which is expected to increase demand for Nvidia's chips at a ratio of 1:3.5 [3] - Major cloud service providers like Google Cloud and Amazon AWS reported significant revenue growth, with Google Cloud's revenue at $13.6 billion (up 32% year-on-year) and AWS at $30.9 billion (up 17.5% year-on-year) [3] Domestic Chip Industry - Domestic computing power penetration is expected to rise rapidly due to overseas sanctions and national security considerations, with current penetration estimated at 20-30% and projected to reach over 50% in the coming years [5] - Huawei plans to launch several new chips between Q1 2026 and Q4 2028, indicating ongoing advancements in domestic chip technology [5] Gold Market - Gold prices have continued to rise, supported by factors such as a weakening U.S. economy, global de-dollarization trends, and geopolitical risks [6][11] - The Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cut has led to increased expectations for future cuts, which may influence gold prices [8] - Central banks, including China's, have been increasing gold reserves, with China having added gold for ten consecutive months [11] Economic Indicators - The Leading Economic Index for large enterprises in the U.S. fell by 0.5% in August, indicating a slowdown in economic activity [10] - The geopolitical landscape remains tense, particularly regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict and escalating tensions in the Gaza region, which could further support gold prices [11]

Group 1: Partnerships and Collaborations - OpenAI and Nvidia announced a partnership agreement, with Nvidia planning to invest up to $100 billion to support OpenAI's data center and infrastructure development, deploying at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems by the second half of 2026 [2] - OpenAI is reportedly collaborating with companies like Luxshare Precision to develop a consumer-grade hardware device, likely utilizing GoerTek's MEMS silicon microphone technology [4] Group 2: Company Leadership Changes - Oracle appointed Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs, while the current CEO Safra Catz will serve as the executive vice chair of the board [5] Group 3: Product Developments and Innovations - Baidu's Qianfan-VL visual understanding model has been launched and is fully open-sourced, optimized for enterprise-level multimodal applications [6] - Meituan has open-sourced its first self-developed reasoning model, LongCat-Flash-Thinking, achieving over 200% improvement in training speed [8] - Huawei announced its self-developed HBM memory with a maximum capacity of 144GB and bandwidth of 4TB/s, set to be launched in 2026 [12] - The launch of the "Fenghua 3" GPU by ChipMotion, which integrates domestic open-source RISC-V CPU with CUDA-compatible GPU, covering a wide range of applications [16] Group 4: Market Movements and Financial Activities - Baidu's stock performance and the implications of its new model launch on market positioning [6] - The stock of Tianpu Co. surged by 279.73% over 14 consecutive trading days, raising concerns about its valuation relative to fundamentals [14] - Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry completed nearly $14 million in A++ round financing to support the development of new energy aircraft [19]

Group 1: Partnerships and Collaborations - OpenAI and Nvidia announced a partnership agreement, with Nvidia planning to invest up to $100 billion to support OpenAI's data center and infrastructure development, deploying at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems by the second half of 2026 [2] - OpenAI is reportedly collaborating with companies like Luxshare Precision to develop consumer hardware, potentially utilizing GoerTek's MEMS silicon microphone technology [4] - WeRide announced a partnership with Grab to launch the Ai.R autonomous driving service in Singapore, initially deploying 11 autonomous vehicles [9] Group 2: Company Leadership Changes - Oracle appointed Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs, while the current CEO Safra Catz will serve as the executive vice chair of the board [5] Group 3: Product Launches and Innovations - Baidu's Qianfan launched a new open-source visual understanding model, optimized for enterprise-level multimodal applications, with versions of 3B, 8B, and 70B [6] - Meituan released its first self-developed inference model, LongCat-Flash-Thinking, which improves training speed by over 200% and reduces average token consumption by 64.5% in specific benchmarks [8] - Huawei announced its self-developed HBM memory with a maximum capacity of 144GB and a bandwidth of 4TB/s, set to launch in 2026 [12] - Chipmaker MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9500, featuring the latest N3P process and advanced CPU and GPU capabilities, aimed at enhancing mobile performance [15] - Chipmaker Xindong Technology launched the Fenghua 3 GPU, integrating open-source RISC-V CPU with CUDA-compatible GPU for diverse applications [16] Group 4: Financial Activities and Market Movements - Baiwei Storage announced plans to issue H-shares and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to enhance its global strategy and brand image [17] - Daotong Technology plans to transfer 46% of its stake in Shenzhen Saifang Technology for a total of 109 million yuan, focusing on core business development [18] - Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry completed nearly 100 million yuan in A++ round financing to support the development of new energy aircraft [19] Group 5: Industry Trends and Insights - Brain Tiger Technology's founder highlighted that China's brain science research is transitioning from a "follower" to a "leader" stage, emphasizing the need for high-end talent and support for young researchers [11] - The domestic high-end flagship smartphone market is set for a series of new product launches, with OPPO and vivo announcing upcoming flagship models [20]

Core Viewpoint - The A-share market showed mixed performance on September 22, with the Shanghai Composite Index rising by 0.12%, driven by gains in sectors such as computer hardware, semiconductors, and electronic components, while the restaurant, tourism, and shipping sectors faced declines [1] Group 1: Market Performance - The Chip ETF (159995) increased by 2.06% as of 10:30 AM, with notable gains from component stocks such as: - Rockchip up by 6.72% - GigaDevice up by 6.37% - Haiguang Information up by 4.48% - Wingtech Technology up by 4.06% - Lattice Semiconductor up by 4.01% [1] Group 2: Company Developments - Huawei officially launched its computing power super nodes and clusters, having introduced the Ascend 910 CAI chip in Q1 2023, with plans to release the Ascend 950PR in Q1 2026, the Ascend 950DT in Q4 2026, the Ascend 960 in Q4 2027, and the Ascend 970 in Q4 2028 [1] - Huajin Securities highlighted Huawei's release of two reports, "Intelligent World 2035" and "Global Digital Intelligence Index 2025," predicting that general artificial intelligence will be the most transformative technological driver in the next decade, with total computing power expected to grow by up to 100,000 times by 2035 [1] Group 3: Industry Insights - There is a positive outlook on the entire domestic computing power chip industry chain, encompassing design, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and upstream equipment materials, with a recommendation to focus on the full industry chain of domestic chips [1]

Group 1 - CICC reports that the current A-share market is in a short-term adjustment phase but does not alter the medium-term trend, indicating that this market cycle may possess more "long-term" and "steady" conditions [1] - The growth style has shown signs of diffusion and rotation, expanding from technology growth to sectors such as innovative pharmaceuticals, high-end manufacturing, military industry, and new energy [1] - As the third quarter approaches, investor focus on quarterly earnings reports is expected to gradually increase [1] Group 2 - CITIC Securities highlights Huawei's recent announcement of several upcoming AI computing products, including the Ascend 950 series, which will be released between 2026 and 2028, aimed at meeting the growing demand for AI computing power [2] - The report emphasizes the strong demand for AI computing in North America and anticipates a potential recovery in domestic AI computing demand from September to October [2] - Recommendations are made to pay attention to domestic cloud service providers as they are expected to benefit from the evolving AI landscape [2] Group 3 - Minsheng Securities expresses optimism about the humanoid robot industry, predicting significant growth and the potential to reshape the industrial ecosystem over the next 5-10 years, particularly in sectors like industrial manufacturing and medical rehabilitation [3] - The report notes that automotive parts companies possess strong customer expansion and mass production capabilities, giving them a competitive edge in the humanoid robot supply chain [3] - Domestic automotive manufacturers are increasingly entering the humanoid robot market, leveraging their existing customer relationships to quickly integrate into the robot supply chain [3]

Group 1: Market Dynamics - US stock market indices reached new closing highs, with the Dow Jones up 0.27%, Nasdaq up 0.94%, and S&P 500 up 0.48%. Nvidia's $5 billion investment in Intel led to a 22.77% surge in Intel's stock price, marking its largest single-day gain since 1987 [2] - Chinese concept stocks fell, with the index down 1.79%, and major stocks like Alibaba and Tencent declining. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index also dropped 1.35%, reflecting a general pullback in technology stocks [3] Group 2: Sector Performance - The ChiNext Index initially rose 0.94% but closed down 1.64%. However, sectors like photolithography machines, lithium mining, and optical communication showed strength, with stocks like Xilong Science and Ganfeng Lithium hitting the daily limit [5] - Lithium mining stocks rebounded due to "anti-involution" policies and improved demand for new energy, with Ganfeng Lithium hitting the daily limit and Tianqi Lithium rising 6%. The Rare Metals ETF saw an intraday increase of over 2% [6] - Precious metals sector supported by Federal Reserve's interest rate cut expectations, though facing short-term valuation pressures [7] Group 3: Regulatory Actions - The Shanghai Stock Exchange took measures against Tianpu Co. for abnormal trading during a control transfer period, including account suspension [8] - The pressure from unlocked restricted shares is evident, with Hengxin Life's 1.9076 million shares being unlocked, accounting for 1.29% of total equity [9] Group 4: Technological Innovation - Huawei announced its Ascend chip roadmap, planning to launch the Ascend 950PR by 2026 to accelerate AI computing ecosystem development [9] - The Ministry of Science and Technology is promoting humanoid robots in manufacturing and logistics, although related concept stocks may be overheated and require caution [9] Group 5: Economic Policies - Shanghai introduced "anti-involution" policies to optimize lithium salt supply, leading to a rebound in industry prices [10] - Real estate policies continue to be implemented, with various regions offering incentives to boost market confidence during the "golden September and silver October" period, although recovery may take time [11] Group 6: Corporate Issues - Hong Kong experienced a gold heist valued at 50 million HKD, with all stolen gold recovered and 11 arrests made [12] - Smartisan Technology was listed as a dishonest executor, with its founder responding that the debt was a company issue and prioritizing repayment to other creditors [12]