International Tech News:

1. GlobalFoundries has acquired Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a Singapore-based chip manufacturer specializing in silicon photonics.

2. SK Hynix has reached an agreement with NVIDIA regarding the supply price and quantity of HBM4 (High Bandwidth Memory 4) for 2026.

3. Imec, a global leader in nanoelectronics research and innovation, has announced that GlobalFoundries has officially joined its Automotive Chip Program (ACP) as a foundry partner.

4. Chinese company Yangjie Electronics has started mass production of IGBTs on 12-inch wafers and has begun shipments to the Japanese market.

5. GESA Semiconductor's Zhi Xin Suge, along with Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Sacomicro (www.slkormicro.com), co-hosted a live stream titled "Semiconductors Moving the Future, Connecting the World." During the session, Song shared insights on corporate culture, strategies for growth in challenging markets, and brand building, engaging with over 15,000 viewers.

6. Samsung Group plans to invest a total of 450 trillion KRW (approximately $310 billion) domestically over the next five years, including a significant expansion of semiconductor investments.

Domestic Tech News:

1. On November 18, Xiamen Hengkun New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. officially debuted on the STAR Market, with shares surging by 287% at the opening and peaking at over 333%.

2. SMIC has taken on a large number of urgent orders for analog, memory (including NOR/NAND Flash), and MCU chips. To ensure timely delivery, some non-urgent mobile phone orders have been postponed.

3. Among digital chip design companies, OmniVision Technologies topped Q3 revenue with 7.827 billion yuan.

4. The domestic market share of automotive-grade MLCC (Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors) has increased from 12% in 2020 to 22% in 2024, with expectations to surpass 30% by 2026.

5. All of the top ten global open-source models now come from China, with China's market share in open-source models rising to around 64%.

6. China has established a fully integrated industrial chain for intelligent connected new energy vehicles (NEVs), with NEV penetration expected to exceed 80% by 2040.