Technology · 10.1

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Quantified news impact based on deduplicated, quality-reviewed events in a single 20-day window.

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Average gross impact29absolute weighted average

Events151same period

Confidence77%model average

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Concentration1%

Direction disagreement18%

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EVENT EVIDENCE

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Page 9 of 15 · 148 events

Macro1

Macro27 Jul, 20:16positive

Beijing BDA H1 2026 GDP Reaches 1967.8 Hundred Million Yuan, Up 6.1%

Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA) reported H1 2026 GDP of 1967.8 hundred million yuan, up 6.1% year-on-year. Industrial output neared 3600 hundred million yuan, with leading industries accounting for over 90% of total. New-generation information technology output surged 37.5%, while robotics and smart manufacturing grew 12.3%. Foreign trade reached 1188.5 hundred million yuan, up 33.8%. Corporate R&D spending rose nearly 30%, and the area added 13 new first-set products, ranking first in Beijing.

Effective: +25
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term

Industries3

Industries27 Jul, 10:01positive

Google to Launch Pixel 11 Series with Tensor G6 on TSMC 2nm GAA, Base Prices Up $100

Google will officially launch the Pixel 11 series on August 12, featuring the in-house Tensor G6 chip built on TSMC's first-generation 2nm N2 process, the company's first node using GAA transistor technology. Compared to N3E, N2 delivers 10-15% higher performance at the same power or 25-30% lower power at the same performance. TSMC's 2nm wafers cost nearly $30,000 each, up 50-66% from 3nm, and the foundry will raise prices further in early 2027. Combined with soaring memory costs, Google is raising base prices by $100 across the Pixel 11 lineup, including the Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, while removing 128GB storage options for the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro.

Effective: +27
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Industries28 Jul, 09:20positive

Sinoma, Honghe Lead Electronic Fabric Sector Rally on Supply Constraints, AI Server Demand

On July 27, the A-share electronic fabric sector surged, with Sinoma Science & Technology and Honghe Technology hitting their daily limit up. The sector faces supply constraints due to long delivery times for imported weaving machines and gaps in domestic equipment quality, limiting capacity expansion. Meanwhile, demand from AI servers is rising, prompting customers to secure supplies with deposits.

Effective: +25
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Medium term

Industries27 Jul, 11:53positive

2026 Memory Chip Industry Earnings Surge; Module Leaders and Chip Designers Report Growth

In 2026, companies in the memory chip industry reported notable performance growth. Leading module manufacturers and chip design firms issued performance reports indicating rises in revenue or profit. The year saw a concentrated release of growth reports from these key players. Within the broader semiconductor industry, several memory chip companies posted outstanding results, highlighting the sector's strength.

Effective: +25
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies6

Companies31 Jul, 19:30positive

China Resources Microelectronics Conducts Two Price Hikes in 2026, First-Half Gross Margin to Rise

China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) disclosed that it has implemented two rounds of price increases since the start of 2026, responding to a query on an interactive platform. The company stated that its comprehensive gross margin for the first half of the year will improve compared with the same period in the prior year.

Effective: +27
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Short term

Companies27 Jul, 08:51positive

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5, Deploys AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs, Secures Up to $5 Billion Investment

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on July 25, positioning it as a pragmatic model for daily high-frequency use with improved step completion and intermediate result verification. It becomes the default model for Claude Max and the most powerful model available to individual subscribers. Opus 5 is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, matching Opus 4.8 and roughly half the cost of Fable 5. In benchmarks, Opus 5 outperformed all tested models on Frontier-Bench v0.1 and achieved scores close to Fable 5 on CursorBench 3.2 at lower cost. Anthropic also announced plans to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs, with the first gigawatt expected in the first half of 2027, and AMD committed to a strategic equity investment of up to $5 billion.

Effective: +27
Intensity: 65
Confidence: 78%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies30 Jul, 07:50positive

Samsung Electronics Q2 Net Profit 71.27 Trillion Won, Operating Profit 89.49 Trillion Won, Sales 171.50

Samsung Electronics reported second-quarter net profit of 71.27 trillion Korean won, surpassing the market estimate of 68.36 trillion won. Operating profit reached 89.49 trillion won, while sales totaled 171.50 trillion won for the period.

Effective: +26
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Short term

Companies29 Jul, 19:12positive

Montage Technology Repurchases 500,000 A-Shares for First Time, Spending About RMB 102.8 Million

On July 29, 2026, Montage Technology repurchased 500,000 A-shares through centralized bidding, its first such buyback. The shares accounted for 0.04% of total share capital. The highest price was RMB 210.00 per share, the lowest RMB 192.18. Total payment was approximately RMB 102.76 million, excluding transaction fees.

Effective: +25
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies27 Jul, 19:23positive

Zhongji Innolight Exclusively Gets 2.4T Light Coherent Module Order, Products from 40G to 1.6T

Zhongji Innolight has exclusively received a demand order for 2.4T light coherent optical modules. The company's product portfolio spans from 40G to 1.6T, covering multiple generations of high-speed optical modules. It serves major global cloud vendors, internet platforms, and AI computing companies. The company is investing in silicon photonics, coherent technologies, and advanced packaging, with silicon photonics already deployed in high-speed modules. It also develops thin-film lithium niobate for future rate upgrades. The order underscores its position in the optical interconnect market for AI clusters.

Effective: +25
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies29 Jul, 20:11positive

GigaDevice Chairman Proposes RMB 1-2 Billion Buyback, Pledges No Sales, Plans at Least RMB 1 Billion Top-Up

GigaDevice Chairman Zhu Yiming has proposed a share buyback of between RMB 1 billion and RMB 2 billion through open market transactions, with all repurchased shares to be cancelled to reduce registered capital. Zhu also pledged not to sell any shares for the next 12 months and plans to purchase at least RMB 1 billion of the company's shares from December 13, 2026 to July 29, 2027.

Effective: +24
Intensity: 50
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term