“Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily”, April 19. The main contents of today's Science and Technology Innovation Board Morning Report include: the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pointed out that R&D efforts for 6G and 10,000 gigabit optical networks will be accelerated; TSMC's net profit for the first quarter was NT$225.5 billion, an increase of 9% over the previous year; and the subsidiary of Qingyun Technology Holdings signed a 170 million yuan computing power service contract.

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[Market News]

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Actively cultivate high-tech enterprises in the low-altitude economy to accelerate low-altitude intelligent technology research and model innovation

Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Shan Zhongde said at the press conference of the State Information Office on the 18th that the next step is to speed up the construction of a new engine for low-altitude economic growth. Focus on strengthening four areas of work: the first is to speed up equipment innovation. Because the development of a low-altitude economy requires low-altitude equipment, it focuses on the development trend of unmanned, electrified, and intelligent development to accelerate research on the core technology of new general aviation equipment, including the application of batteries, motors, etc., to the aviation industry, and build a low-altitude equipment product system that meets the needs of different application scenarios, low cost, high reliability, high performance, and high safety. The second is to strengthen application traction. Focus on application scenarios, some are logistics, some are rescue, and others are transportation. The different scenarios are guided by the construction of an industrial ecological chain to create a demonstration system for low-altitude multi-scenario applications, actively cultivate high-tech enterprises in the low-altitude economy and specialize in new “little giant” enterprises, accelerate the industrial chain that lays out low-altitude economic development around the innovation chain, and truly strengthen the deep integration of industry, education and research, and better develop the low-altitude economy. The third is to enhance technology penetration. Make full use of and make good use of next-generation enabling technologies such as information and communication technology, digital technology, intelligent technology, artificial intelligence, etc., to accelerate low-altitude intelligent joint technology research and model innovation, and provide solid support for the construction of future low-altitude safe and efficient operation systems. With equipment, network technology, and scene guidance, we can develop very well. Fourth, strengthen standard support. Accelerate the establishment of an industrial standard system that supports the entire life cycle of low-altitude equipment R&D and design, manufacturing, testing and verification, and operation, and work with relevant departments to promote the construction of a third-party inspection and certification system.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate R&D efforts for 6G and 10,000 gigabit optical networks and accelerate R&D applications such as big data and artificial intelligence

Zhao Zhiguo, press spokesman and chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, explained at the press conference of the State Information Office on the 18th that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on the priority task of high-quality development to further consolidate and enhance the competitive advantage and leading position of the information and communication industry. The first is to lay the foundation. We still need to lay a solid foundation, speed up the implementation of policies related to large-scale equipment upgrades, and promote the optimization and upgrading of information infrastructure. Promote the collaborative development of computing power infrastructure and accelerate the formation of a nationally integrated computing power system. The second is to focus on innovation. We believe innovation is fundamental, promote the integration of 5G with various technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, and accelerate the evolution of 5G. Everyone knows that 5G is now evolving to 5GA or 5.5G, speeding up the development of 6G and 10,000 gigabit optical networks. The third is strong application. Accelerate R&D applications such as big data and artificial intelligence, launch the “Artificial Intelligence +” campaign, and continue to accelerate large-scale applications of the industrial Internet. Fourth, excellent supervision. Accelerate the introduction of policy opinions on innovative information and communication industry management and optimization of the business environment, continue to create a first-class business environment, and better serve market players. The fifth is to ensure safety. Strengthen technical support capacity building, raise the level of industry network and data security management, and promote better innovation and development of the network and data security industry.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate breakthroughs in basic key core technologies and products such as smart chips, large model algorithms, and frameworks

Tao Qing, press spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, said at the press conference of the State Information Office on the 18th that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will use the deep integration of artificial intelligence and manufacturing as the main line, intelligent manufacturing as the main focus, and use scenario applications as the driving force to promote intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry, empower the industrial manufacturing system at a high level, and provide new momentum for high-quality development. Accelerate breakthroughs in key basic technologies of artificial intelligence and consolidate the foundation for application empowerment. Accelerate breakthroughs in basic key core technologies and products such as smart chips, big model algorithms, and frameworks around the underlying technology of big models, such as algorithms and computing power.

TSMC's net profit for the first quarter was NT$225.5 billion, up 9% year-on-year

TSMC's net profit for the first quarter was NT$225.5 billion, up 9% year on year; sales for the first quarter were NT$592.64 billion, up 17% year on year, estimated at NT$583.46 billion; operating profit for the first quarter was NT$249.02 billion, up 7.7% year on year, estimated at NT$24.87 billion; gross margin for the first quarter was 53.1%, estimated at 53%.

[Company view]

Hi-Tech Development: Terminate the acquisition of 70% of Huakun Zhenyu's shares

Hi-Tech Development announced the termination of the acquisition of 70.00% of the shares of Sichuan Huakun Zhenyu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. On the same day, it was announced that the controlling shareholder Chengdu Hi-Tech Investment Group Co., Ltd. and its co-actors, Chengdu Hi-Tech Future Technology City Development Group Co., Ltd., and Chengdu Hi-Tech Innovation Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. promised not to reduce their direct or indirect holdings of listed company shares within 24 months from April 19, 2024, and there are no plans to reduce their holdings in listed companies.

Wan Feng Aowei: Received an administrative penalty decision from the production safety supervision and administration department, the company and related parties were fined nearly 1 million yuan

Wanfeng Aowei announced that a safety accident occurred in the early morning of December 3, 2023 at the first plant of the company's Zhejiang Xinchang Steam Turbine Plant. Recently, the company and related personnel each received an “Administrative Penalty Decision” issued by the Xinchang County Emergency Management Bureau, deciding to fine the company 600,000 yuan; Dong Ruiping, Wu Shaoying, Zhang Xincan, Liang Yuelin, and Liang Xiaoming were fined 200,000 yuan, 76,000 yuan, 36,000 yuan, 36,000 yuan, and 27,000 yuan respectively. This accident is a general production safety accident. The damaged assets have been fully insured, and the impact on the company's overall production and operation is small.

Furthermore, in response to the question “How is the company that formed an eVTOL with Tesla?” on the interactive platform, Wanfeng Aowei said that it has formed a project team with the partner to discuss business plans, investment plans, etc. with domestic and foreign technical, operation, and management teams, and that important developments will be disclosed in a timely manner.

Extensive depth: net profit increased 262.29% year-on-year in the first quarter

Haohan released an in-depth report for the first quarter of 2024, achieving revenue of 86.824,400 yuan, an increase of 14.14% over the previous year; net profit of 2.795,800 yuan, an increase of 262.29% over the previous year.

Qizhong Technology: Net profit increased 150.51% year-on-year in the first quarter

Qizhong Technology announced that net profit for the first quarter of 2024 was 76.687 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 150.51%.

Qingyun Technology: Holding subsidiary signs 170 million yuan computing power service contract

Qingyun Technology announced that the company's holding subsidiary, Beijing Qingyun Intelligent Computing Technology Co., Ltd. (“Qingyun Intelligent Computing”), signed a “Computing Power Service Contract” with the customer, with a total contract cost of 170 million yuan (tax included). The main transaction content is that Qingyun Intelligent Computing uses the company's AI intelligent computing platform to provide customers with computing power, computing power management, scheduling, resource integration and management, and diverse heterogeneous computing power support.

[Frontiers of Science and Technology]

My team developed the world's first gallium nitride quantum light source chip

We learned from the Information and Quantum Laboratory of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of Electronic Science and Technology that recently collaborated with Tsinghua University and the Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop a gallium nitride quantum light source chip for the first time in the world. This is another important step forward in the “Ginkgo 1” metropolitan quantum internet research platform of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. The relevant results were published in the “Physics Review Express”.

Nano stitching makes composites lighter and tougher

MIT engineers proved that their use of a newly developed nanostitching method can prevent cracks between layers of composites from growing. By depositing and chemically growing “carbon nanotube forests” between layers of composite materials, tiny and dense fibers hold each layer tightly together, like a super strong velcro, to prevent each layer from peeling or cutting. The relevant research was published on the website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the 18th.