The US government has announced a new policy designating major cloud service providers such as Google and Microsoft as "gatekeepers" for the global distribution of AI chips.
Following Samsung, Texas Instruments and the major packaging and testing company Amkor have also received US government subsidies of $1.61 billion and $407 million respectively.
Samsung will hold a new product launch event in the United States on January 22 next year to officially release the Galaxy S25 series of new products, including models such as Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra.
It is reported that the U.S. government is considering imposing a ban on TP-Link, a leading Chinese technology company and router manufacturer, on the grounds of national security.
Products of Texas Instruments (TI), an American chip manufacturer, are flowing continuously into Russia. The US authorities have warned domestic chip manufacturers that they should take more measures to prevent their technologies from falling into the hands of Russia.
GlobalWafers has received a subsidy of $406 million under the Chips Act and will build the first high-volume 300-millimeter silicon wafer factory in the United States.
The Biden administration plans to issue a new rule by the end of this month to further upgrade the chip ban against China, aiming to prevent Chinese companies from procuring advanced AI chips from third parties.
Donald Trump met with Masayoshi Son of Japan's SoftBank Group and announced that SoftBank will invest 100 billion US dollars in the United States within the next four years to boost the US economy.
Apple is collaborating with Broadcom to develop the first server chip specifically designed for AI processing, which is expected to adopt TSMC's most advanced 3-nanometer manufacturing process.
Mitsubishi Electric Group will invest approximately 10 billion yen (approximately equivalent to 480 million yuan) to build a new power semiconductor module packaging and testing factory in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is expected to start operation in October 2026.