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Taiwan blends semiconductor innovation and regulation to stay ahead

Firms advise on semiconductor manufacturer Onto Innovation¡¯s USD710 million 27% acquisition X-ray technology maker Rigaku

Chip packaging and testing company SJ Semiconductor debuted today on the SSE Star Market, raising more than USD733 million and becoming the largest A-share IPO so far in 2026

SSD supplier DapuStor debuted on the SZSE on 16 April, becoming the first pre-profit company to list on the ChiNext board. King & Wood and AllBright advised on the IPO

Lead Intelligent debuted on the HKEX on 11 February, raising HKD4.93 billion (USD630 million)

Chip supplier Axera listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising HKD2.96 billion (USD378.7 million) and becoming the first Chinese edge AI chip company to go public

Terminated M&A deals sweep China¡¯s semiconductor sector, drawing widespread market attention

Novosense Microelectronics raised over HKD2.2b in its HKEX debut, with multiple firms advising on the IPO

Moore Threads raised nearly RMB8bn in its 5 December Star Market debut, becoming China¡¯s first domestic GPU stock, with Jingtian & Gongcheng and Jia Yuan advising on the IPO

Zhong Lun expands its capital markets practice with new Hong Kong partner Wu Hao

Jingtian & Gongcheng hires top litigator Liu Honghuan as senior partner to boost commercial and IP dispute practice

E-Town Semiconductor raises RMB2.5bn in Star Market debut with help from KWM and Zhong Lun Law Firm

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø new USD2.7 billion PLI scheme aims to boost domestic electronics manufacturing and reduce import dependency amid shifting global trade dynamics

MoFo and Wilson Sonsini advise on SoftBank¡¯s $6.5B Ampere acquisition

Clifford Chance hires M&A partner Jeff Schrepfer in Tokyo

Cleary Gottlieb, Latham & Watkins, and Haiwen & Partners assisted Alat's USD2B investment in Lenovo for Saudi expansion

Five law firms have advised semiconductor manufacturer InnoScience Technology¡¯s HKD1.4 billion IPO on the HKEX

Lifang & Partners welcomes Shi Bisheng as a senior partner in Beijing, contributing to the firm's strategic development

Jipyong has elected new leaders, including a lawyer who defended South Korea¡¯s fair-trade watchdog in Qualcomm¡¯s record fine case

DaHui Lawyers has hired Zhang Dongjing as a partner in Wuhan, focusing on construction and dispute resolution

Simon Chen is the new managing partner of Wei Tu's Shanghai branch

Jingtian & Gongcheng welcomes partners Qin Zhen and Fang Jianyan to boost Shanghai's dispute, equity, and VC practices

The UK and India have unveiled a tech security initiative to drive economic growth via investments in emerging technologies

Zhao Hongying, a qualified patent attorney with 10 years of experience, advises clients on patent applications, invalidations, analysis, and litigation

Allen & Gledhill and A&O Shearman advised on a USD7.8B joint venture for a new semiconductor wafer facility in Singapore

Grandall Law Firm taps into the Malaysia business, making Richard Wee Chambers its affiliated firm in Kuala Lumpur

DOCVIT Law Firm has deepened its IP and competitive law practice bench in Beijing with the addition of Liu Haiping

Chance Bridge Partners beefed up its Beijing and Shenzhen teams

JunHe has assisted in establishing the third-phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund

Economic reform drives IP transformation in brand creation, collaborations, tech transfers, and mergers & acquisitions

Renesas Electronics, a Japanese advanced semiconductor solutions supplier, is set to acquire US electronics design systems company Altium for USD5.9 billion

Five law firms advise on Will Semiconductor¡¯s USD445 million global depository receipts (GDR) offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange

Llinks, Herbert Smith Freehills and AllBright have advised Hua Hong Semiconductor¡¯s USD 2.95 billion IPO on the Star Market, making it the largest A-share listing to date this year

Zhong Lun Law Firm adds equity partner Wen Ye to the Shanghai office, strengthening its capital markets, M&A and financing sectors

Grandall Law Firm advised on the RMB3.8 billion (USD520 million) series A funding for Anhui Yangtze Advanced Semiconductor Company (YASC)

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Haiwen & Partners acted on Nexchip Semiconductor Corporation¡¯s USD1.44 billion IPO on the Star Market, the largest A-sh are listing to date this year

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) Yangtze River Delta IP Centre, in partnership with the Wuxi government, unveiled China¡¯s first semiconductor IP operation centre on 26 March in Jiangsu province

The June report expected global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2022 to move on a downward trajectory or remain flat at best, while signaling an increasing trend in FDI screening among developed countries

Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed partner Nanda Lau to lead its mainland offices, reporting to Hong Kong-based China managing partner Matt Emsley