International Tech News:

1. SG Holdings of Japan will acquire Taiwan-based semiconductor logistics company Morrison Express Worldwide for $900 million, with plans to transform it into a wholly-owned subsidiary by July 2025.

2. Samsung Electronics is working with several materials, components, and equipment companies to advance the commercialization of semiconductor glass substrates.

3. OpenAI's first self-designed AI chip is nearing completion, with mass production planned for 2026!

4. French telecom group Iliad will invest 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in AI infrastructure, including data centers and computing power.

5. Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.net) and Slkor, has yet again made a significant contribution with his work, "Bright and Shining: Highlights from the 8th 'Chuan-Yu Same Chip Conference' Annual Meeting," which has been published in English by the Associated Press, sparking a wave of international promotion! We look forward to Kinghelm and Slkor (www.slkormicro.com) achieving great success in overseas markets in 2025!!

6. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, currently, 40% of the energy consumption of AI data centers is used for cooling high-power chips, and by 2028, data center energy consumption could quadruple.

Domestic Tech News:

1. The "Guangdong Province Action Plan for Building a Modern Industrial System by 2025" has been released, outlining the implementation of the major technological project "Guangdong Strengthens Its Chip Industry", with goals to achieve breakthrough results in key materials, devices, software, and equipment.

2. Tencent Cloud will build its first data center in the Middle East, located in Saudi Arabia, which is expected to go live in 2025.

3. Baidu Smart Cloud has successfully lit up the Kunlun Chip Third-Generation WanKa Cluster, marking the first domestically developed WanKa cluster to be officially activated. Baidu Smart Cloud will further light up 30,000 WanKa clusters.

4. In 2024, China's electronic information manufacturing industry above a designated size saw a value-added growth of 11.8%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the overall industrial growth rate and 2.9 percentage points higher than the high-tech manufacturing sector.

5. Silicon-based OLED manufacturer Metaways has successfully completed a Series A financing round, raising nearly 500 million yuan.

6. TSMC is planning to build a semiconductor fab in Tainan, Taiwan, featuring the most advanced 1nm process node production line.

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