AI drives the increase in demand for HBM, SRAM, and DDR5, and the Industry Chain of storage chips is expected to recover.
According to media reports, as AI boosts demand for advanced storage chips, Micron Technology will invest 7 billion dollars in the next few years to expand its manufacturing operations in Singapore. The securities firm Yongxing stated that benefiting from supply-side price increases, inventory gradually returning to normal, and AI driving the demand for HBM, SRAM, and DDR5, the Industry Chain is expected to reach a bottom and rebound.
AI takes center stage! The CES Autos exhibition booths have transformed as many automakers strengthen their application of Asia Vets in smart cabins.
① BMW globally debuted its next-generation super sensory intelligent cockpit at the 2025 CES exhibition - featuring the innovative panoramic iDrive and BMW's new generation operating system X. ② ZEEKR also regards the 'intelligent cockpit' as one of the key highlights of its exhibition, announcing a partnership with Qualcomm to jointly develop future-oriented intelligent cockpits.
Technology giants are competing to build Datacenters as the PCB Industry continues to thrive.
① Amazon's Cloud Computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to invest at least 11 billion dollars in Georgia to expand its infrastructure and support various Cloud Computing and AI technologies. ② The investment team pointed out that driven by AI technologies and applications, Servers will be the fastest-growing application area in PCBs, with an expected CAGR of 11.6% to 14.2 billion dollars from 2023 to 2028.
Chengfei injection completed, Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments plans to change its name to Zhonghang Chengfei丨Quick Read Announcement.
① Investors have long awaited the integration of Chengfei into Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments, which has finally been completed; ② Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments intends to be renamed as Zhonghang Chengfei.
Analysts predict that ByteDance's AI computing power expenditure will exceed 100 billion yuan by 2025, and the dawn of domestic computing power demand is approaching.
① Recently, ByteDance released a procurement sourcing announcement for the design framework of its self-built Datacenter substation. ② Zheshang Securities stated that the dawn of domestic computing power demand has arrived, and ByteDance has made huge investments in AI, with capital expenditures reaching 80 billion yuan in 2024.
PhiChem Corporation (300398.SZ): intends to sell 100% equity of Daili Technology.
On January 6th, Glonghui reported that PhiChem Corporation (300398.SZ) announced its intention to sell 100% equity of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Darius Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Darius Technology" or "symbol company"), to Shengmao Technology Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as "Shengmao Technology"). After the completion of the equity transfer, the company will no longer hold equity in Darius Technology. The total equity transfer price is 0.2275 billion yuan.