Samsung Electronics is accelerating construction of its P5 semiconductor line in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, as it moves toward a 2028 production target. The project is a central component of the company's plan to expand memory production amid rising AI-driven demand. Samsung is currently mobilizing thousands of workers daily and has launched simultaneous bidding for utility infrastructure to compress the traditional build timeline

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

SK hynix announced on Jan. 5 that it expects its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM3E, to remain the dominant product in the AI-driven memory market through 2026, even as preparations accelerate for a transition to HBM4