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ASUS and Gigabyte, among other graphics card manufacturers, plan to raise product prices in the mainland Chinese market again in September, by up to 500 yuan (approximately 2,300 New Taiwan dollars). The price increase effect will also boost the performance of ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Leadtek, and Chengqi.According to reports from mainland Chinese media IT Home, ASUS will raise the net cost price of the NVIDIA RTX 5070 series by 150 to 300 yuan in September, while prices for other series models will remain unchanged. Gigabyte will increase the price of all models in the NVIDIA RTX 5060TI 16G series by 200 yuan in September, while other models will remain the same. AMD's RX 9070 XT series will increase by 200 yuan; the RX 9060 XT 16G/8G series will increase by 200 to 250 yuan; and the RX 7650 GRE series will increase by 400 yuan.The main reason for the price increase is the shortage of memory, and production capacity has also shifted towards manufacturing AI computing power GPUs. NVIDIA has again lowered the overall shipment volume of consumer GPUs by 15% to 20% for the third quarter, and the estimated supply for various brands in September is similar to that in August, with supply still tight. The high-end models such as the NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5070 TI remain among the most out-of-stock models. This year, NVIDIA has raised graphics card prices multiple times, and September marks another increase.

The RTX Spark series PCs developed by NVIDIA in collaboration with MediaTek are expected to launch this fall. Microsoft and more game developers have recently announced updates and support for this platform. The first batch of orders from ASUS and MSI has been fully booked, and they are actively seeking more allocations from NVIDIA. ASUS co-CEO Hu Shubin pointed out that channel customer bookings have exceeded expectations, with the initial supply completely reserved, and they are actively placing additional supply orders with NVIDIA, holding a highly optimistic outlook for next year's sales. MSI's product manager Peng Renfang revealed that customers from mainland China, Taiwan, and the United States are actively placing orders, with the first batch of laptops equipped with the high-end N1X chip nearly sold out, and they are actively following up with NVIDIA for more orders.The RTX Spark super chip is built using TSMC's 3-nanometer process, featuring NVIDIA's Blackwell RTX GPU connected to a 20-core Grace CPU, utilizing a Windows on Arm architecture. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang noted that RTX Spark brings together CUDA, RTX, and AI platforms into a single super chip, allowing ground agents, front-end models, creative workflows, and RTX games to run on laptops, "This is the new PC, personal AI computer." The processors are divided into the high-end N1x and the mainstream N1, with the actual selling price of PCs equipped with N1x yet to be announced, but the market generally believes it will start from 110,000 yuan. The first wave of partner brands includes ASUS, MSI, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, Acer, and Gigabyte will also follow suit. NVIDIA recently announced at Gamescom 2026 in Germany that multiple game developers are bringing various games to join the RTX Spark lineup.

According to DIGITIMES, the NB supply chain has reported that brand manufacturers are significantly returning to production in China, with "returning to China for production" becoming a new trend. Brands such as HP, ASUS, and Acer have recently noticeably reduced their originally planned capacity shifts to Southeast Asia, with production focus returning to Chongqing or Kunshan in China, and increasing orders to Chinese ODM or EMS manufacturers and the proportion of private label products. This involves production lines at Quanta, Inventec's Thailand factories, and Compal, Wistron’s Vietnam factories, which may be affected by customer transfers. Lenovo, Dell, and Apple, on the other hand, remain relatively unchanged.The supply chain indicates that after the U.S. equivalent tariffs were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the impact of substitute tariffs is smaller, and the production costs for NB in Southeast Asia are on average $9 higher per unit than in China. The gross profit margin for brand manufacturers per unit of NB is mostly between 3% to 10%. Based on a low-priced model with an average price of about $300, the $9 difference is close to or even exceeds their profit, resulting in unprofitable shipments. Local Chinese governments are also demanding increased production due to reduced tax revenues, or they will reclaim past subsidies, creating a pull for returning production.Relevant ODM personnel stated that they will respect customer decisions, and if they cannot take on a single product, they will shift production locally to servers and other product lines such as networking. Lenovo is more cautious due to its diversified layout, with limited relocation; Dell has not significantly returned due to the high proportion of U.S. government orders; Apple targets the high-end market and promotes automation, with the main reason for relocating MacBook production from Shanghai being the pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, and its plans in Vietnam remain unchanged to date.

According to reports from Fast Technology, Changxin Memory's 17nm DDR5 chip yield has surpassed 90%, which is only about 2 percentage points lower than Samsung's same-generation products at 92% to 93%, marking a technical indicator that has entered the global first tier. Several major PC manufacturers have completed certification for Changxin DRAM chips around mid-year and have begun to incorporate them in small batches into certain laptops.The strategies adopted by different brands show significant differences: Dell has completely banned the use of Changxin chips; HP restricts their use to the mainland China market; Acer and ASUS have incorporated them into models aimed at the mainland China and emerging markets. Currently, the impact of Changxin products on the overall market prices of the three major memory giants remains limited, mainly because Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are currently more inclined to supply LPDDR5, while Changxin's current strategic focus is on expanding DDR5 shipments. Executives from PC companies have stated that the three major manufacturers hold over 90% of the global DRAM market share, and large-scale adoption must be approached with high caution. Currently, the number and usage of models using Changxin chips are quite limited.

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ChainCatcher news, NYSE-listed company DDC Enterprise Limited (NYSE: DDC) has completed a $124 million equity financing, led by PAG Pegasus Fund, OKG Financial Services Limited (a subsidiary of OKG Technology Holdings Limited), and Mulana Investment Management. DDC's founder, chairman, and CEO Zhu Jiaying personally invested $3 million.It is reported that almost all of the capital participating in this financing round (including the founder's investment) has committed to lock up their shares for 180 days from the completion of the transaction to support the execution of DDC's Bitcoin treasury strategy.

ChainCatcher message, Binance will launch the BASUSDT U-margined perpetual contract on August 26, 2025, at 21:30, with a maximum leverage of up to 50 times. Users can trade during 24/7 trading hours, and the contract will be included in the fee discount promotion.

ChainCatcher message, the Cosmos ecosystem scalability protocol Saga announced on platform X that Pegasus Testnet V1 and SSC Testnet V1 have been deprecated.The team is launching the final Saga testnet before the mainnet goes live. All distributed testnet tokens only represent the final validation before the mainnet. It also reminds users to beware of fake accounts and scams, as Saga will never seek to obtain users' seed phrases.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist's Chief Information Security Officer 23pds stated that the Pegasus organization is attacking through a zero-click vulnerability in the iOS system. The attackers are using iMessage accounts to send malicious images as PassKit attachments to trigger the attack. The exploit chain has been made public, and Apple users can be infected without any click interaction. Apple has now released an emergency update.

According to Chain Catcher news and a report from the Taiwan Economic Daily, multinational technology company ASUS has established "ASUS Metaverse Co., Ltd." to integrate the group's cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other resources. They have launched a "cross-border application NFT platform," allowing more people to create personalized characters and spaces in the metaverse through NFTs, using related content and IP from art, photography, fashion, audio-visual, and gaming, and to own dream collectibles. (Taiwan Economic Daily)