Huawei Qiankun to Invest Over 18 Billion Yuan in Intelligent Driving R&D in 2026, Outpacing Rivals

At the opening ceremony of the 2026 Jiufengshan Forum, the *Third-Generation Semiconductor Industry Development Report (2025)* was released. In 2025, China's GaN RF electronics market size reached 11.9 billion yuan, up 9.2% YoY, with the largest application field being security and aerospace, which had a market size of approximately 7.2 billion yuan, accounting for 60.7% of the market. In 2025, China's LED industry entered a critical stage of deep adjustment and structural restructuring, with total annual LED output value of approximately 103.7 billion yuan, edging down 4.4% YoY, of which the upstream epitaxial chip segment accounted for 26.8 billion yuan and the midstream packaging segment for 76.9 billion yuan. In 2025, China's third-generation semiconductor power electronics market size was approximately 22.7 billion yuan, up 28.6% YoY, with SiC and GaN power electronic devices achieving a penetration rate of approximately 16.5% in the power semiconductor market.

The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on 24 Apr , 2026

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