China's leading server maker, xFusion Digital Technologies, has taken its first formal step toward an IPO. The company began regulatory tutoring on January 6, 2026, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, with Citic Securities acting as sponsor

Reports in Korean business media say Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are raising quoted prices for server DRAM by 60% to 70% for the first quarter of 2026 compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, as demand continues to outstrip supply

Honda Motor said on January 5 that it would delay the reopening of three factories operated by its Chinese joint venture, GAC Honda, after a key automotive chip supplier, Nexperia, halted shipments. The restart, originally scheduled for January 5, has been pushed back two weeks to January 19

Samsung Electronics will resume structural construction at its Pyeongtaek P5 semiconductor plant next month. The company halted the project last year during a downturn in the memory market, but is now expanding capacity as demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI recovers