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kē jì
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global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
total sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
this year
jīnnián
今年
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one trillion
yī wàn yì
一万亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
。

this year
jīnnián
今年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
,
global
quánqiú
全球
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
total sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
reached
dádào le
达到了
$298.5 billion
2985 yì měiyuán
2985亿美元
。
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
expert
zhuānjiā
专家
to believe / to think
rènwéi
认为
,
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
will
jiāng
将
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
one trillion US dollars
yī wàn yì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

August 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM

chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
is
shì
是
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
and
hé
和
computer
diànnǎo
电脑
(possessive particle)
de
的
important
zhòngyào
重要
component / part
língjiàn
零件
。
the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
,
worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
(possessive)
de
的
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
reached
dádào le
达到了
$795.6 billion
7956 yì měiyuán
7956亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
in history / historically
lìshǐ shang
历史上
highest
zuì gāo
最高
(particle)
de
的
number / figure
shùzì
数字
。
this year
jīnnián
今年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
,
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
already
yǐjīng
已经
reached
dádào le
达到了
$298.5 billion
2985 yì měiyuán
2985亿美元
。
compared to
yǔ
与
last year
qùnián
去年
same period
tóngqī
同期
in comparison
xiāng bǐ
相比
,
grew / increased
zēngzhǎng le
增长了
nearly / almost
jìn
近
80 percent
bǎifēn zhī bāshí
百分之八十
。
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
(particle)
de
的
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
increase / growth
zēngjiā
增加
to cause / to make
ràng
让
more
gèng duō
更多
company
gōngsī
公司
to need
xūyào
需要
to buy
mǎi
买
more
gèng duō
更多
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。
many
hěn duō
很多
expert
zhuānjiā
专家
to think / to believe
rènwéi
认为
,
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
will
jiāng
将
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
one trillion US dollars
yī wàn yì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

News in English

Science & Technology

Global Chip Sales Set to Top One Trillion Dollars in 2026 for the First Time

Global chip sales in the first quarter of 2026 reached $298.5 billion. Experts say total chip sales for 2026 are on track to exceed one trillion dollars for the first time.

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former / previous
qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
Groq
Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
$20 billion USD
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
,
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
,
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products