Driven by a broad demand recovery and the gradual effect of price increases, Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) reported both month-on-month and year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue in January 2026, reaching the highest monthly level in nearly 40 months and the second-highest for the same period on record.
South Korea is moving ahead with plans to develop what it bills as the world's largest semiconductor cluster in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, where SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics plan to build up to 10 advanced wafer fabs. Infrastructure issues that once drew intense scrutiny, particularly power supply, have eased after authorities adopted an unconventional approach that integrates power grids into road construction.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently convened a meeting at the Blue House titled the "Corporate Roundtable on Youth Employment and Expanded Regional Investment," bringing together leaders from the country's 10 largest conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and LG Group, along with representatives from the financial sector. Lee urged companies to work with the government to promote youth employment, entrepreneurship and more balanced regional development.
AMD's next-generation MI450 AI accelerator remains on schedule for launch and volume production in the second half of 2026, with CEO Lisa Su signaling confidence that supply capacity will not constrain deliveries as the company steps up its push in high-end AI chips.
At the Asia Photonics Expo (APE 2026) in Singapore, DIGITIMES interviewed MetaOptics, the first planar lens company listed on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board. Aloysius Chua, the company's deputy CEO, outlined MetaOptics' latest technological advances and global footprint, with a particular focus on its progress in co-packaged optics (CPO).
