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China's electronic information manufacturing industry saw a 96.9% year-on-year surge in profit to 577.7 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, with revenue rising 18.5% to 9.41 trillion yuan. Fixed asset investment grew 6.5%, while export delivery value increased 7.8%. In June alone, revenue expanded 24.7% and export delivery value rose 12.9%.
In the second quarter of 2026, mutual fund heavy holdings in the electronics sector reached RMB 1,583.888 billion, up 155.46% quarter-on-quarter. The sector accounted for 39.08% of total fund heavy holdings, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 19.64%, and was overweight by 16.07%. Within the sector, the share of components rose while consumer electronics, semiconductors, other electronic components II, and optoelectronics declined slightly. Since July, the sector has undergone significant adjustments with valuations retreating. Fundamentals show increasing order certainty for semiconductor equipment, rising domestic computing orders and supply chain stocking, AI server demand driving PCB and AI power supply growth, continued memory price increases, and related activities spreading to consumer electronics.
SK Hynix plans to begin mass production and shipment of next-generation LPDDR6 mobile memory in the second half of 2026. The product, completed in March 2026, uses a sixth-generation 10-nanometer (1c) process, achieving 10.7 Gbps speed — 33% faster than LPDDR5X — and over 20% lower power consumption through sub-channel architecture and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS). The first customer is Chinese brand Xiaomi. SK Hynix also targets the AI server market with 512 GB SOCAMM modules for agentic AI. ChangXin Memory is preparing for DDR6 production but remains years away, giving SK Hynix a market window.
Citic Securities released the fourth phase report on Honor's initial public offering (IPO) listing guidance on July 30, following Honor's registration with the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau in June 2025. The fourth phase covers comprehensive due diligence, project meetings, corporate governance improvements, and assistance in evaluating fundraising projects. The next phase will continue with the same team.
Qualcomm has raised prices across its entire chip lineup by double-digit percentages, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 increasing by more than 10%. The move, driven by persistently high DRAM and flash memory costs and a global smartphone sales decline that has weakened its mobile chip revenue, will directly impact the cost of Valve's upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, which uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor.
Honor held an imaging technology press conference in Hengdian on July 28, showcasing film-grade imaging technology developed in collaboration with ARRI, the global film industry brand. The technology covers the entire filmmaking process from shooting to color grading. The two companies will jointly establish an imaging technology lab to embed Hollywood's light and color standards into mobile imaging at the foundational level. The collaboration will first be implemented on the Robot Phone, then extended to the Magic9 series and other products.
Honor's Robot Phone, a new smartphone model, opened for reservations on July 18, and as of July 28, total reservations across all channels exceeded 200,000 units, indicating strong initial demand.
As of July 27, ten A-share listed companies have terminated their Hong Kong listing plans this year, spanning energy, manufacturing, and consumer electronics. Reasons include prolonged approval processes and control stability concerns. For instance, Xinao Gas withdrew after nearly a year without regulatory approvals, while Broad Ocean Motor cited a controlling shareholder's divorce affecting a 26.82% stake. Meanwhile, 393 companies are awaiting Hong Kong stock exchange hearings, including 107 A-share issuers, as domestic IPO scrutiny tightens and review cycles lengthen.
Apple posted record June-quarter revenue of $109.417 billion, up 16.4% year on year, and net profit of $29.789 billion, up 27%. Gross margin was 50.1%, aided by a tariff rebate. iPhone revenue surged 21.7% to $54.252 billion. CFO Kevin Parek warned rising chip costs and capacity constraints would worsen supply. Tim Cook announced his September 2026 retirement, naming John Ternus as successor. Shares slumped over 8% after hours, wiping out more than $300 billion in market value.
Apple shares closed at a record $336.91 on July 28, lifting its market capitalization to approximately $4.93 trillion and overtaking Nvidia, which fell nearly 5% to $4.78 trillion, to regain the title of the world's most valuable listed company. Apple outperformed the Nasdaq 100 by 23 percentage points in July, its largest monthly lead since 2005, while maintaining restrained capital expenditure. The company pays Google about $1 billion annually for AI models used in Siri, avoiding heavy spending on large model training. In contrast, Alphabet raised its 2026 capex guidance to $195-205 billion and reported its first negative free cash flow since 2004, while Tesla increased spending on autonomous driving and robotics. Apple's global smartphone market share rose from 17% to 20% despite memory chip price pressure. Its price-to-earnings ratio stands at about 30 times, versus 22 times for the S&P 500. Earnings are due this week, alongside reports from Meta and Amazon, with markets focused on AI spending. CEO.