8:00 36Kr Briefing | DeepSeek Announces Substantial Price Hike; Jia Guolong Launches New Startup, Opens "Tianbian Yangduo" Stores; Henan Pilots Flexible Off-Duty Arrangement for Friday Afternoons

Today's Hot Highlights

• ByteDance strictly prohibits distilling open-source models internally
• CITIC Securities: The deleveraging of the South Korean stock market is not yet complete
• Indonesian e-commerce enterprises will withhold and remit sellers' income tax on behalf of tax authorities starting from November 1
• ByteDance All-Hands Meeting: Integrate Doubao, Feishu and Volcano Engine, shift the focus of AI business to ToB productivity
• Vanke further streamlines its organizational structure: The office business division is disbanded, and the total number of business divisions is reduced to 7

TOP 3 Major News

DeepSeek announces a significant price increase

On August 6, DeepSeek issued an official announcement: "We plan to raise the overall pricing of DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a considerable expected increase. Please arrange your usage reasonably. The specific plan shall be subject to the formal notice." On August 3, the overseas developer platform OpenCode released a set of statistics: On August 1, the total daily Token volume processed by DeepSeek V4 Flash on its platform reached 8 trillion, among which 5 trillion came from free trial quotas and 3 trillion came from paid calls by developers. (National Business Daily)

Jia Guolong embarks on a new entrepreneurial venture, his new store "Tianbian Yangduo" opens recently

On August 5, the reporter learned that following "Tianbian Casserole Braised Noodles", "Tianbian Yangduo", the new business format explored by Jia Guolong, founder of Xibei, opened its first national store in Beijing on August 7.

The reporter saw in the preview video released by the official WeChat account of Tianbian Shop Assistant that the new "Tianbian Yangduo" store will focus on on-site processing of fresh Inner Mongolian lamb, with dishes including lamb shaomai, grilled lamb skewers, hand-served boiled lamb, fresh lamb hot pot and other items. The video specially highlights the features of "High-quality meat requires no marinating, just a pinch of salt" and "Fresh lamb delivered directly". Sources close to Xibei told the reporter that positioned as a fresh lamb cuisine brand under the Northwest Chinese food category, Tianbian Yangduo is Xibei's brand extension and in-depth scenario development built on its inherent gene of Northwest Chinese cuisine. (National Business Daily)

Henan pilots flexible off-work on Friday afternoons, leading officials are required to take the lead in taking vacations

Recently, the Organization Department of Henan Provincial Party Committee, Henan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and other four departments jointly issued the Notice on Further Promoting the Implementation of Paid Off-Peak Vacations for Employees (hereinafter referred to as the Notice). It is specified in the Notice that all employees who have worked for 12 consecutive months, no matter under public staffing, labor contract, labor dispatch or temporary employment arrangement, are equally entitled to paid annual leave.

To facilitate employees to easily plan short-distance and long-distance travels, the new policy puts forward a flexible leave combination plan. The Notice encourages employees to combine paid annual leave with weekends, statutory short holidays, winter and summer vacations, spring and autumn vacations for primary and secondary schools to form a 3-7 day flexible long holiday. Eligible work units may adjust their summer work schedules, pilot the flexible off-work arrangement on Friday afternoons, and build the short-distance vacation mode of "half Friday + weekend + annual leave". (Jimu News)

AI Frontier

ByteDance Strictly Prohibits Distilling Open-Source Models Internally

On August 6, a reporter learned from an internal source at ByteDance that the rapid development of open-source models from domestic competitors this year has brought greater pressure to ByteDance. At a recent internal meeting, Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, stated that the development of models should adhere to long-termism and delayed gratification, rather than using others' outputs to obtain temporary rankings on leaderboards.

Since the beginning of this year, competition in domestic large AI models has become extremely fierce, with new models being released almost every few days. Every time a powerful new open-source model is released, the internal debate over distillation within ByteDance heats up. The reporter of The Paper learned that Zhang Yiming rarely speaks at meetings of the Seed team, but this time he made a clear statement that ByteDance "should be willing to sacrifice part of the short-term gains for long-term goals".

It is understood that ByteDance has strictly prohibited the distillation of open-source models internally, and even strengthened relevant internal restrictions through methods such as API detection. Zhang Yiming believes that distillation will interfere with the real long-term technological breakthroughs. (The Paper)

Meta Launches Muse Code: The AI Agent Built for Large Codebases

Meta, which once fell slightly behind its peers in the artificial intelligence application track, is now accelerating its pace to catch up. This week, the company launched a brand new terminal coding agent to help programmers handle complex development tasks in large software codebases. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on social media on Wednesday that Muse Code, which is currently in beta version, can "complete full software engineering tasks in large code repositories", covering the entire process of "solution planning, code writing and result verification". Users only need one command to install Muse Code, which is underpinned by Muse Spark, the large code model previously released by Meta. When facing large-scale projects, it will automatically generate multiple agents to work in parallel. (Sina Finance)

Doubao Integrates Native Audio-Video Full-Duplex Large Model SeedRealtime

36Kr learned that Doubao has announced the upgrade of its video call function, and has officially connected to the native audio-video full-duplex large model SeedRealtime.

Xiaohongshu ramps up AI investment: deploys in the AI social segment and launches independent in-house development of AI companion products

Xiaohongshu is comprehensively accelerating its AI strategy, making arrangements for areas such as AI social products and AI community interaction tools, and shifting from back-end technology application to all-round competition in front-end independent R&D, productization and ecological development. Xiaohongshu has been intensively recruiting AI application R&D talents recently. The job responsibilities of the "AI Social Product Manager" include leading the design and creation of AI companion products, exploring the in-depth application of AI in dimensions including emotional connection, interest matching and personalized interaction, and building a warm AI companion experience. (Sina Tech)

Big Companies / Major Events

Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have pre-sold out their production capacity in advance, and the memory shortage may last until 2027

According to recent reports from technology media, the tight supply of memory chips is expected to continue into 2027. Industry insiders revealed that the three major original memory manufacturers have basically completed the production capacity allocation negotiations for the next year. In short, the estimated 2027 memory supply of Samsung (SSNLF), SK Hynix (SKHY.US) and Micron (MU.US) has been fully sold out, and there are no new production capacity plans for the time being.

The report states that the three major suppliers have allocated all their DRAM and HBM production capacity for 2027. The final allocation volume available to customers is only 60% to 70% of their initial request. Industry insiders pointed out that 2027 will enter the most severe stage of the memory shortage. The allocation quantity has been basically finalized at present, but the final shipping pricing will be determined closer to the time of delivery. (JRJ)

Unitree Technology: The offering price for this issuance is determined to be CNY 150.80 per share

36Kr has learned from the announcement of Unitree Technology that based on the results of preliminary inquiry, the issuer and the sponsor (lead underwriter) have comprehensively evaluated the company's reasonable investment value, the valuation level of listed companies in the same industry, and the secondary market valuation level of the industry it belongs to. After fully considering factors such as the effective subscription multiple of offline investors, market conditions, fundraising demand and underwriting risks, the two parties have determined through consultation that the offering price for this issuance is CNY 150.80 per share, and cumulative bidding inquiry will no longer be carried out for offline issuance. Investors shall conduct online and offline subscriptions at this price on August 10, 2026 (T Day), and no subscription funds need to be paid at the time of subscription.

CITIC Securities: Deleveraging on South Korean stock market is not yet complete

South Korea's KOSPI index extended its decline to 5%, with Samsung Electronics down more than 6% and SK Hynix plunging over 9%. On August 6, CITIC Securities released a research report pointing out that at present, leverage among South Korean retail investors has been rapidly reduced, but the observed indicators show that risks have not been fully cleared. The margin financing balance of brokerages shrank by 10% on a single day on July 31, hitting the largest decline within the year, indicating that on-exchange leverage is still deleveraging at a fast pace. Meanwhile, the amount of retail investors' forced liquidation due to margin calls on July 30 and 31 still exceeded 1 trillion Korean won, and the forced liquidation rate remained at a high level of 7%-8%, far higher than the 1% level under stable market conditions. The scale of South Korea's market stabilization fund is limited, and there are moral hazards for the National Pension Service of Korea to enter the market. It is expected that the subsequent market volatility will remain at a relatively high level. (National Business Daily) 

The three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower collectively, and most popular Chinese concept stocks posted declines

36kr learned that at the close of August 6, the three major U.S. stock indexes all dropped: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.85%, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.18%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.06%. Large-cap tech stocks saw mixed performance: Microsoft rose by more than 2%, Apple and Meta recorded slight gains, Google fell by more than 1%, while NVIDIA, Tesla and Amazon posted slight declines. Most popular Chinese concept stocks went down: Alibaba, Baidu and NIO fell by more than 1%, Li Auto, XPeng and Pinduoduo saw slight drops, NetEase rose by more than 1%, and JD.com and Bilibili registered slight gains.

Vice President of Huawei Data Storage Product Line: The storage price increase has a certain impact, and customer supply can be guaranteed at present

On August 6, at the 2026 Huawei Data Storage User Elite Forum, Wu Junjie, Vice President of Huawei Data Storage Product Line, stated that objectively speaking, the global price rise of storage particles has a certain impact. This year, all industry peers have carried out multiple price adjustments, and the price increase has also produced a certain impact on Huawei's strategy. Huawei has conducted full and transparent communication with customers and partners around the world, including what kind of impact will occur at what time point. On the whole, the supply of Huawei storage products to customers can be guaranteed. Wu Junjie further added that Huawei has a very large global procurement volume of storage particles, with a stable and relatively diversified upstream supply chain, and the company has made sufficient forecasts and corresponding supply guarantee arrangements. (The Paper) 

Indonesian e-commerce enterprises will withhold income tax on sellers' revenues starting from November 1

The Directorate General of Taxes of Indonesia announced on Wednesday evening that all e-commerce platforms in Indonesia will levy income tax on the revenues of sellers on the platform starting from November 1, after Jakarta postponed the plan for the second time to boost purchasing power. The Directorate General of Taxes of Indonesia stated: "This postponement of implementation is to maintain the purchasing power of the public against the backdrop of the government's current focus on the economic situation." The tax authority added that the income tax already collected from sellers will be refunded. (Sina Finance) 

Vanke further streamlines its organizational structure: the Office Division is dissolved, and the number of business divisions is reduced to 7

Vanke has officially abolished its Office Division. After the adjustment, the number of the company's business divisions has been cut from 8 to 7. According to insiders, after the Office Division was dissolved, all its projects were merged into their respective city companies. Lu Bing, former head of the division, has been appointed as the person in charge of AVIC Vanke. Some employees of the division have been transferred to city companies, while other employees have left the company with compensation in accordance with the optimization plan. At present, the organizational structure information on Vanke's official website has also been updated. As of press time, Vanke has no official response to this adjustment. (Sina Finance) 

DeepSeek has recently obtained equity participation from investors including the National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund

36Kr has learned from relevant reports that DeepSeek plans to substantially raise its prices recently, and related topics have aroused widespread public attention. According to the Tianyancha App, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. affiliated to DeepSeek has recently undergone industrial and commercial registration changes. New shareholders including National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) and Hangzhou Chengli Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership) have been added, and the registered capital has increased from 15 million RMB to approximately 16.447 million RMB. Founded in July 2023, the company's legal representative is Pei Tian, and its business scope covers artificial intelligence application software development, software development, data processing services and other related fields.

ByteDance All-Hands Meeting: Integrate Doubao, Feishu and Volcano Engine, Shift the Focus of AI Business to B2B Productivity

On August 6, Liang Rubo, CEO of ByteDance, introduced the background of the integration of Doubao, Feishu and Volcano Engine at the mid-year all-hands meeting, noting that the development of AI in boosting productivity is faster than expected, and the B2B sector has gained greater strategic importance. More than 90% of new Feishu customers have purchased Feishu AI products simultaneously. Liang Rubo summed up ByteDance's business strategic principles as "top priority, robust backbone, and long-term optimization". The three core businesses are AI, information platform and transaction services, which are closely interconnected, and all fulfill the company's mission by delivering intelligence through computing power. As the "backbone" business, Douyin drives the growth of e-commerce and local life services, and Doubao will also become a "backbone" business in the future. (Sina Finance)

Housing consumption ranks first among bulk consumption, and a number of hot cities are studying and introducing measures to boost housing consumption

In July, the "15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption" approved by the State Council was released to the public, which included housing consumption in the category of bulk durable goods consumption and placed it in the first position. Some institutions believe that the policy orientation of the real estate sector may shift to "equal emphasis on risk prevention and consumption promotion". Reporters have learned that a number of hot cities are planning to introduce measures to boost housing consumption. Among them, Chengdu is focusing on proposing housing sales policies from the aspects of optimizing supply, increasing demand, destocking and stabilizing expectations, including optimizing supply to promote balance between supply and demand, supporting housing consumption to meet diverse needs, etc. The relevant policies are still under internal research at present, and will be publicly released as soon as they are finally confirmed. Hefei is currently combining the national policy orientation, and working with relevant departments to coordinate and study the action plan for promoting the coordinated linkage of the "big consumption" sector. (Securities Times) 

South Korea's current account surplus in the balance of payments for June reached 49.73 billion US dollars, setting a new record of the highest monthly surplus for two consecutive months

Preliminary statistics released by the Bank of Korea on August 6 show that South Korea recorded a current account surplus of 49.73 billion US dollars in its balance of payments in June, renewing the highest monthly surplus record for two consecutive months. The goods trade realized a surplus of 47.89 billion US dollars, setting a new all-time high for a single month. Exports surged 84.5% year on year to 112.37 billion US dollars, marking the first time that monthly goods exports have exceeded 100 billion US dollars. By product category, according to customs data, exports of computers and peripheral equipment (282.7%), semiconductors (196.9%), wireless communication equipment (60.6%) and other categories increased significantly. (Jiemian News)

Spot gold breaks through $4300

36Kr learned that spot gold rose by more than 1% during the intraday session, breaking through the $4300 per ounce mark for the first time since June 18. 

Multiple futures companies have terminated their cooperation with intermediaries, and customer acquisition in the industry has entered a new stage of competition focused on professional value

Since August, futures companies including Yide Futures, Cinda Futures, Zhongyuan Futures, Hongta Futures and Guolian Futures have successively released announcements to terminate intermediary business cooperation with all their intermediaries, and prohibit any institution or individual from engaging in relevant activities in the name of the company's intermediary. The daily services for customers introduced by former intermediaries will be directly taken over by the company's customer managers or official customer service personnel. The latest data from the China Futures Association shows that as of August 4, the number of remaining active intermediaries of futures companies is only 36, a sharp decrease from more than 40,000 at the peak, indicating that the "de-intermediarization" process in the industry is nearing its end. In this regard, interviewees said that this is an inevitable result of the futures industry shifting its development focus from "scale orientation" to "quality orientation". As regulators put forward increasingly higher requirements for appropriateness management and investor protection, and futures operating institutions advance high-quality development, the customer acquisition channels of the industry will step into a new stage of competition for professional value. (Shanghai Securities News) 

Strong demand and high industry prosperity, the impact of "noise" in the optical module sector is limited

Affected by a rumor involving the export of optical modules, after the A-share market opened on August 5, the stock prices of the leading optical module enterprises nicknamed "Yi Zhong Tian" (Eoptolink, InnoLight, TFC) opened sharply lower. In response, many industry insiders stated in interviews with reporters that as early as 2025, news that products including optical modules might be subject to export restrictions had circulated in the market, and the industry had already anticipated this situation and made partial preparations. In the short and medium term, given factors such as robust market demand, China's massive production capacity, extremely high operational efficiency and lower costs, the possibility of overseas regions strictly banning imports of Chinese optical modules is relatively low, and the industry will face limited impact. However, in the long run, the market share of Chinese manufacturers in some overseas markets may be affected to a certain extent. (Shanghai Securities News) 

Elon Musk: The growth rate of demand for memory chips far outpaces that of supply

Elon Musk stated that investors should not worry about the demand for memory chips, and one of the biggest bottlenecks in the AI boom is memory. He pointed out that the growth rate of demand for memory chips far exceeds the growth rate of supply. Musk has strong authority over the demand status of memory chips, as both Tesla and SpaceX are important buyers of memory chips. (Financial Associated Press)

Meituan: Flight ticket search volume rose 42% year-on-year on the day of the fuel surcharge cut

36Kr has learned that starting from August 5, the fuel surcharge for domestic flights has been lowered for the third consecutive month this year. The adjusted standards are: RMB 70 per adult passenger for routes over 800 kilometers, and RMB 40 per adult passenger for routes of 800 kilometers (inclusive) and below. Data from Meituan shows that on the day the fuel surcharge was reduced, the search volume for air tickets increased by 42% year-on-year. Among them, citizens and tourists in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Shanghai and other regions show the highest travel enthusiasm, and the top 5 most popular booked routes are Beijing to Shanghai, Guangzhou to Shanghai, Guangzhou to Beijing, Chengdu to Sanya, and Chengdu to Urumqi.

OpenAI asks US judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit, calling the allegation of "trade secret theft" "completely unfounded"

According to reports, OpenAI requested a US judge on August 5 local time to dismiss Apple's lawsuit over trade secret theft, stating that the latter's allegation is "completely unfounded". Earlier last month, Apple sued OpenAI on the grounds of trade secret theft, accusing the latter of stealing information related to Apple's unreleased products through coordinated operations. Apple claims that OpenAI encouraged its employees to share information, components, drawings and other materials related to unreleased products, so as to develop its own full range of hardware products. Apple demands that OpenAI stop relevant behaviors, destroy all Apple's proprietary materials, and redesign its upcoming products to ensure that they do not contain any of Apple's technologies. (Jiemian News) 

Former XPeng Vice President Chen Yonghai Joins Zhongqing Robotics as Chief Operating Officer

Chen Yonghai, former Vice President of Product at XPeng, has joined Zhongqing Robotics as Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Zhao Tongyang, Chairman and CEO. Prior to this, Chen Yonghai was the head of product operations at AutoNavi Maps. He joined XPeng in 2022 and later took charge of its product center. (21st Century Business Herald)

Ma Donghui launches internal reform, Li Auto directly faces the predicament of being imitated

It is learned from multiple independent sources that on the last working day of July, Li Auto released an appointment announcement. To improve product competitiveness, with the approval of the R&D Technology Committee, the company will set up cross-domain integrated product and technology innovation working groups in batches. At the same time, Ma Donghui, President of Li Auto, also fully explained the original intention, core concepts and achievement paths of the launch of the innovation working groups in a shared document. The product department of Li Auto still exists at present, but compared with its peak period, the number of employees has decreased by 4/5. An insider told us that important businesses originally under the jurisdiction of the product department, such as intelligent driving products and cockpit products, have been split, and about 50 people in the current product department are responsible for work related to "Li Auto Mall". (21st Century Business Herald)

Barclays: Humanoid robots may achieve large-scale deployment after 2035

Analysts at Barclays said in a research report that the large-scale deployment of humanoid robots is likely to be realized after 2035. They pointed out that much of the current hype surrounding humanoid robots reflects pre-programmed demonstrations, manually controlled remote operations, or automation for specific tasks, rather than true general-purpose autonomy. To achieve true general-purpose autonomy, humanoid robots need to have "perception, reasoning and adaptive behavior". The deployment of humanoid robots may eventually follow a similar trajectory to that of self-driving cars, which has taken more than a decade to develop. Therefore, they stated that large-scale commercial applications are more likely to arrive around 2035 than 2030, while near-term deployments will be focused on narrow, controlled industrial application scenarios. (Sina Finance) 

TSMC's N2 process capacity is sufficient but DRAM is in short supply, putting pressure on Apple's iPhone 18 stocking preparation

Independent technology journalist Tim Culpan says that only a few weeks are left before the launch of Apple's iPhone 18 series and the foldable-screen iPhone Ultra. The A20 Pro processor wafers produced with TSMC's N2 process have good yield performance and sufficient production capacity. However, due to the severe shortage of DRAM memory supply, the finished processor wafers cannot go through subsequent packaging, leading to inventory backlogs and bringing pressure on Apple and its supply chain for stocking. Tim Culpan stated that Apple and its supply chain assemblers are urgently seeking more supply of DRAM chips for mobile devices. At present, Apple mainly relies on Micron Technology for DRAM supply, and also purchases related products from SK Hynix and Samsung. Tim Culpan noted that TSMC's N2 process is not the bottleneck affecting iPhone shipments, and the production of A20 Pro processor is basically ready. (Jiemian News) 

*ST Cuihua: Some of the annual financial information is suspected of false records, which may trigger the mandatory delisting situation caused by major illegal violations

36Kr has learned that *ST Cuihua issued an announcement stating that the China Securities Regulatory Commission launched an investigation into the company on February 9, 2026, on suspicion of violating laws and regulations on information disclosure. As of August 6, 2026, the preliminary results of the regulatory investigation confirm that part of the annual financial information disclosed by the company is suspected of false records, which may meet the conditions for mandatory delisting due to major illegal acts. If the facts confirmed by the subsequent administrative penalty of the China Securities Regulatory Commission meet the conditions for mandatory delisting due to major illegal acts, the company's stocks will be subject to the mandatory delisting arrangement for major illegal acts. On the same day, the company received a letter of concern from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which requires the company to give full risk warnings about the possibility that its stocks may be subject to mandatory delisting due to major illegal acts.

Large Corporate Financial Reports

Commerzbank's Q2 net profit hits 898 million euros, beating expectations with a 94% year-on-year increase

Commerzbank announced on August 6 that its second-quarter revenue reached 3.30 billion euros, up 9.3% year on year, versus the estimated 3.26 billion euros; its net profit stood at 898 million euros, up 94% year on year, compared with the estimated 856.4 million euros. The company expects full-year revenue to be around 13.2 billion euros, consistent with its previous forecast, while the market estimate is 13.24 billion euros. The statement noted that in July this year, Commerzbank submitted an application for the next round of share repurchase program with a maximum scale of 1.2 billion euros, which has been approved by the European Central Bank. (Jiemian News)

Siemens' Q3 Revenue of 20.79 Billion Euros Exceeds Expectations

Siemens announced on August 6 that its third-quarter revenue reached 20.79 billion euros, a 7.3% year-on-year increase, compared with the estimated 20.65 billion euros; its free cash flow was 4.15 billion euros, up 42% year on year. (Jiemian News)

SoftBank Group's net profit for the first quarter reached 347.33 billion yen, beating market expectations

SoftBank Group announced on August 6 that its net profit for the first quarter was 347.33 billion yen, versus the estimated 165.83 billion yen; its net sales amounted to 2.02 trillion yen, while the market forecast was 1.97 trillion yen. (Jiemian News)

Linmon Media: Its net profit for the first half of 2026 is expected to increase by 77.7% to 255.4% year-on-year

36Kr has learned that Linmon Media has released a positive profit forecast, expecting to record a net profit of approximately RMB 20 million to RMB 40 million in the first half of 2026. The expected net profit for the first half of 2026 is projected to rise 77.7% to 255.4% year on year, the expected net profit attributable to shareholders is projected to grow 84.8% to 269.7% year on year, and the expected adjusted net profit is projected to increase 38.5% to 177.0% year on year.

Investment and Financing

"Heguang Zhicheng" Completes Tens of Millions of Yuan Angel Round Financing

36Kr learned that recently, AI new materials enterprise "Heguang Zhicheng" has completed its angel round of financing with a total amount of tens of millions of yuan. The funds raised from this financing will be mainly used for team expansion and the capacity expansion of its independent laboratory.

"Squirrel Power" Completes Series A Financing of Over 200 Million Yuan

36Kr learned that Squirrel Power, a hard-tech enterprise in the outdoor travel sector, has recently completed its Series A round of financing with a total amount of over 200 million yuan. The investors cover industrial capital and professional financial institutions including Yuanhe Puhua, Yuanhe Hope, Thick Snow Capital, GSR United Capital, Paradise Silicon Valley, ThunderSoft, Guangyuan Hesheng Fund, Butong Capital, Shenqi Capital, Living Water Capital and Chunjia Capital. The funds from this round will be mainly invested in the in-depth vehicle-grade verification and R&D testing of the Evotrex-PG5 complete vehicle, accelerate the construction of production lines and capacity expansion, and fully expand manufacturing capabilities to ensure the smooth implementation of the mass delivery target in 2027.

Cool Products

GigaDevice Releases Two Dedicated MCUs for Humanoid Robots

36Kr learned that on August 5, GigaDevice launched two MCUs specially developed for the joint drive of humanoid robots. The GD32F50MxxG adopts a 252MHz Cortex-M33 core, which is co-packaged with a self-developed three-phase gate driver and 4 channels of operational amplifiers. It can replace discrete solutions with a single chip, adapt to 24~48V motors, and is scheduled for mass production in December. The GD32H77R is equipped with a 600MHz Cortex-M7 core, integrates an EtherCAT slave and dual 100Mbps PHYs, supports mainstream encoder interfaces, and samples are now available for customers.

Compiled by｜WANG Haoyang