Global Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. After offering a 1.5% performance bonus last month, SK Hynix will provide employees with an additional 30 shares of company stock as part of its "New Starting Point Incentive Plan."

2. Li Dacheng has succeeded Choi Seung-sik as the chairman of Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

3. Amazon is investing $100 billion in its cloud computing division, AWS, to develop AI technologies.

4. In 2024, global semiconductor revenue reached $626 billion, with Samsung reclaiming the top spot with a total revenue of $66.5 billion.

5. After four years, South Korean chipmaker Magnachip is seeking to sell itself again, with its price potentially plummeting to $270 million.

6. Japan's AIST and Intel have partnered to jointly develop the next generation of quantum computers using Intel’s chips.

China Semiconductor Industry Updates

1. In response to the recent 10% tariff imposed by the U.S. on imports of Chinese mainland goods, Taiwanese company ASRock announced plans to relocate its manufacturing operations out of mainland China.

2. TSMC is turning down more Chinese clients, stating that it cannot ship to them unless they use chip packaging services provided by suppliers on the U.S. approved "white list."

3. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Slkor (www.slkoric.com) and Jin Hangbiao, stated at the conference that the 2025 promotional focus for Slkor and Jin Hangbiao will be on international markets.

4. The key projects planned by Beijing have been announced, with semiconductor projects such as North Electric Integration, DRAM memory, and Shengji Sheng listed.

5. A semiconductor equipment R&D and manufacturing headquarters project with a total investment of 1 billion RMB from Haichuang Intelligent Equipment (Yantai) Co., Ltd. has been established in the Qingdao West Coast New Area.

6. Xiaomi, with a total market value of HKD 1.0658 trillion, has ranked among the top three car companies by market capitalization globally.