[Texas Instruments spends $30 billion open semiconductor factory in its hometown]Texas Instruments broke ground this week in the town of Sherman, about 20 kilometers north of Dallas, to produce 300-millimeter semiconductor chips. If fully completed, the project is expected to be worth $30 billion. Governor Greg Abbott, who attended the ceremony, described the project as the largest economic development investment in Texas history. Editor/Xing Wentao
On September 16, 2026, with a batch of projects connected to the grid, the total installed capacity of power generation by State Power Investment Corporation exceeded 300 million kilowatts, and by the end of August 2026, it had surpassed 313 million kilowatts. This milestone not only marks a new level of energy supply capacity for the State Power Investment Corporation, but also provides a solid answer for building a new type of power system and building an energy powerhouse.Editor/Gong Ziwei
According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on September 15, 2026, China's lithium-ion battery industry will continue to grow in the first half of 2026. According to relevant calculations, the total production of lithium batteries in China exceeded 1240GWh in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 44%.Editor/Gong Ziwei