International Tech News:

1. SoftBank acquires Ampere Semiconductor for approximately $6.5 billion.

2. Japanese IC substrate manufacturer Ibiden faces shrinking profits, with its stock price crashing and hitting the limit-down on February 5.

3. Rapidus’ factory construction is progressing smoothly, with plans to begin trial production of 2nm chips in April this year.

4. Singapore commits to increasing investments in areas such as chips and AI to $10 billion, with these commitments expected to create 18,700 jobs over the next five years.

5. According to reports, Apple has started mass production of the M5 chip, using TSMC's N3P process technology.

6. South Korean government agencies temporarily ban officials from using the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek due to security concerns.

Domestic Tech News:

1. Antitrust authorities in mainland China are preparing to launch an investigation into Apple's App Store policies and the fees the company charges application developers.

2. Taiwanese passive components giant Yageo acquires shares of the Japanese-listed company Shibaura Electronics for 3.1 billion RMB, aiming to boost its sensor business.

3. Yesterday, Slkor (www.slkormicro.com) successfully held its 2024 annual sales summary meeting. During the meeting, the Slkor team reviewed both the shortcomings and strengths of 2024 and made plans for 2025 to sail ahead.

4. North Electric Integration increased its registered capital by 199,900%, from 10 million RMB to 20 billion RMB.

5. China successfully verified the power devices made from third-generation semiconductor materials in space.

6. According to a notice on the State Administration for Market Regulation's website, U.S. Google Inc. has been investigated for suspected violations of the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China.

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