International Tech News:

1. According to South Korean media, Samsung plans to shut down its 8-inch wafer foundry in the Giheung campus within the year and concentrate resources on the more profitable 12-inch production lines.

2. SiFive will become the first RISC-V chip design and manufacturing company to integrate NVIDIA technology, enabling high-speed chip-to-chip connectivity.

3. OpenAI’s AI chip, codenamed “Titan,” is expected to launch by the end of 2026 and will adopt a 3nm process technology.

4. Affected by weak electric vehicle sales and other factors, Amkor Technology will close its Hakodate packaging plant in Nanae Town, Hokkaido, Japan.

5. According to the latest data, the total production capacity of the world’s top three DRAM manufacturers (Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron) is expected to reach around 18 million wafers in 2026, a growth of approximately 5% compared to 2025.

6. The South Korean government plans to officially establish a dedicated task force for power semiconductors in January to accelerate the commercialization of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) devices.

Domestic Tech News:

1. TE Connectivity has been recognized as a “China Outstanding Employer” for four consecutive years.

2. Jindi Space Time has completed over RMB 600 million in Series B financing and announced that its second-generation RISC-V AI chip K3 will be released soon.

3. In the latest evaluation by Kinghelm/Slkor (www.slkormicro.com), HR manager Chen Haifeng was awarded “Star of the Week” for her outstanding performance in talent recruitment and team building, receiving a reward of RMB 300.

4. Zhejiang Jingrui SuperSiC has successfully achieved a key technological breakthrough in 12-inch silicon carbide substrates with total thickness variation (TTV) ≤1 μm.

5. SST and UMC announced that the fourth-generation Super Flash (ESF4) technology has completed full automotive-grade 1 (AG1) certification on UMC’s 28HPC+ process platform and is now officially in production.

6. Passive component manufacturer Yageo will adjust the prices of certain resistor products starting February 1, with an increase of approximately 15%-20%.

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