XtalPi announced its XtalPi Science platform completed a major product upgrade, launching more than 80 proprietary scientific capabilities and tools and widening the scope of invited testing.

Sept. 20 — ChangXin announced its fifth-generation DRAM platform G5 has entered mass production. G5, using quadruple-exposure DUV, raises bit density ~50% versus the prior generation and materially increases die-per-wafer, narrowing the process-density gap with international leaders. In the current memory upcycle amid tight supply, the capacity jump strengthens ChangXin’s cost competitiveness and pricing power, supporting entry into domestic flagship smartphone supply chains and enabling participation in global DDR5 and LPDDR5X cost competition. Continued G5-driven capacity expansion could lift the share of domestic semiconductor equipment to above 40%, directly increasing demand for etch and thin-film deposition tools and providing visible revenue upside for upstream suppliers.

Nanjing municipal authorities issued a notice allowing housing provident fund withdrawals for owner-occupied home renovations and annual property-management fees. Effective Sept 20, 2026 (inclusive), contributors and their spouses who renovate owner-occupied housing within Nanjing may withdraw against renovation invoices: up to 1,000 yuan per sqm, up to 150,000 yuan per household, application required within one year of invoice issuance; one renovation withdrawal per household and one per dwelling. For property-management fees, contributors and their spouses owning owner-occupied housing in Nanjing may withdraw for the current year’s fees: if providing invoices, withdrawals equal the invoice amount with a household annual cap of 5,000 yuan; without invoices, household annual cap is 1,000 yuan. Each household may apply for property-fee withdrawal once per calendar year.