International Tech News:

1. According to TrendForce’s latest forecast, overall contract prices for mainstream DRAM are expected to rise by 55–60% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026.

2. NVIDIA will establish a GPU R&D center in South Korea and plans to supply more than 260,000 high-performance AI semiconductor chips to the country.

3. LG Electronics of South Korea reported an operating loss of KRW 109.4 billion in Q4 2025, marking its first quarterly operating loss since Q4 2016.

4. The “Edge Brain” artificial intelligence (AI) chip, jointly developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics Lab and South Korea’s DeepX, has entered mass production.

5. According to a survey by ITmedia, the computer market in Akihabara, Japan, is facing an extremely severe graphics card shortage, particularly for mid- to high-end models such as the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and above.

6. Market research firm Counterpoint Research stated that global smartphone shipments grew by 2% year-on-year in 2025, with Apple leading the market at a 20% share, ranking first among the top five brands.

Domestic Tech News:

1. Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported that its consolidated revenue in 2025 exceeded TWD 8 trillion for the first time, with annual revenue increasing by more than TWD 1 trillion.

2. Xinlian Integrated, Xingyu Co., Ltd., and the Hubei Jiufengshan Laboratory have jointly established 'Wuhan Xingxi Guang Technology Co., Ltd.' to advance the R&D and industrialization of cutting-edge technologies such as Micro-LED for lighting and AI displays.

3. SLKOR released the second part of its “Top 20 ‘Chip’ News of 2025”, covering ten major milestones, including:

1) the relocation of Kinghelm and SLKOR to a new headquarters,

2) a breakthrough in overseas business performance in 2025,

3) a comprehensive revamp of the official website,

4) an upgrade of core website sections to “388 Q&A”,

5) continued expansion of the brand gift portfolio,

6) ongoing sponsorship of basketball events,

7) the successful hosting of the 2025 distributor conference,

8) the successful registration of “SLKOR” as a Chinese trademark,

9) exceeding annual performance targets with company-wide bonus incentives, and

10) TikTok follower count surpassing 20,000.

4. A quantum-resistant financial POS terminal chip, jointly developed by Guoxin Technology, has passed the POS chip security evaluation of the China Bank Card Test Center.

5. TUC has commenced construction of its Phase II project in Zhongshan, with a total investment of RMB 1.7 billion, to build an AI high-performance and advanced semiconductor packaging electronic materials R&D and manufacturing center.

6. On January 12, 2026, OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group Co., Ltd. was officially listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, achieving a market capitalization of HKD 140 billion.

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