International Tech News:

1. Market research firm Gartner released the "2025 Global Semiconductor Revenue Report," indicating that global semiconductor component revenue grew by 21% year-over-year in 2025, reaching approximately $793 billion.  

2. Artificial intelligence semiconductors—including processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and networking components—are projected to account for nearly one-third of total sales by 2025, with this dominant position expected to further expand in 2026.  

3. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) forecasts that the global semiconductor market will grow by over 25% by 2026, reaching $975 billion.  

4. Memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology has entered the substantive construction phase of its mega-fab project, with total investment expected to reach as high as $100 billion.  

5. On January 15, the "Intelligent Connectivity, Collaborative Innovation for the Future Chain" 2026 AI + Electronic Components Supply Chain Development Forum & ECAS Annual Conference was held at The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen. Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and Slkor (www.slkoric.com) sponsored hundreds of gift bags, with Kinghelm Business Director Yang Bo and Slkor Business Director Sun Gaofei representing their companies at the event!  

6. Nvidia’s revenue surged by nearly 64% year-over-year in 2025, reaching $125.7 billion, capturing a 15.8% market share.  

Domestic Tech News:

1. Semiconductor design company Montage Technology plans to pursue a secondary listing in Hong Kong, China, as early as January this year, aiming to raise $800 million to $1 billion through a share issuance.  

2. Hangzhou Chip Light Semiconductor Co., Ltd. held the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of its national high-end advanced chip testing base.  

3. BIWIN Storage’s Q4 2025 net profit is estimated to be between 820 million yuan and 970 million yuan, representing a year-over-year increase of 1,225.40% to 1,449.67% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 219.89% to 278.43%.  

4. In 2025, China’s passenger car market recorded cumulative retail sales of 23.744 million vehicles, a year-over-year increase of 3.8%. Among these, new energy passenger vehicle retail sales reached 12.809 million vehicles, up 17.6% year-over-year, accounting for 53.9% of total annual passenger car retail sales.  

5. In December 2025, BYD Auto led the rankings with 131,637 units in export sales.  

6. In 2025, China recorded 748 generative artificial intelligence services that completed filing procedures and 435 generative AI applications or features that completed registration.

Business Director Yang Bo of Kinghelm Representing at the Conference

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