International Tech News

1. Japan's SoftBank Group will acquire data center investment company DigitalBridge for $4 billion, a key step in its strategic expansion in the artificial intelligence field.

2. Japanese memory chip manufacturer Kioxia's stock price has surged by 540% in one year, with a current market capitalization of approximately 5.7 trillion yen (US$36 billion).

3. According to ZDNet Korea, SK Hynix plans to build a 2.5D production line at its new packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana.

4. Nvidia, SK Hynix, and Phison Electronics will jointly develop a new type of AI solid-state drive, expected to be 10 times more efficient than current solid-state drives used in AI servers.

5. Semiconductor memory technology company Weebit has licensed its ReRAM technology to Texas Instruments (TI), which is expected to launch embedded processors with ReRAM in the coming years.

6. Investment bank Wedbush published a report listing Microsoft, Palantir, Apple, Tesla, and CrowdStrike as the top five companies to invest in in the AI field in 2026, excluding Nvidia.

Domestic Tech News

1. Filmstorm released a price adjustment statement for its memory cards, announcing price increases for some memory card products starting at 12:00 PM on January 5, 2026, with a maximum increase of approximately 40%.

2. The China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park's 700,000-ton per year high-end semiconductor chemical materials production base project officially commenced construction. The project has a planned total investment of 5 billion RMB.

3. Slkor Semiconductor successfully completed its annual performance targets. General Manager Song Shiqiang distributed bonuses to all employees, motivating the team to achieve even greater success in 2026.

4. CATL stated at its supplier conference that it will widely apply sodium-ion batteries in battery swapping, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and energy storage in 2026.

5. According to SEMI data, more than 40 300mm wafer fabs were newly built or put into operation in my country between 2022 and 2025.

6. Chenxian Optoelectronics successfully lit up its 0.12-inch Micro-LED microdisplay based on an 8-inch hybrid bonding process.