Driven by the established trend of memory manufacturers reducing production, Team Group general manager Gerry Chen stated that memory prices are not expected to decline in 2025. The price gap between DDR4 DRAM and DDR5 will continue to narrow, while NAND flash prices are projected to maintain an overall upward trajectory. As a result, the company holds an optimistic outlook for operations from the second quarter to the third quarter.

India-based Semicon Fab Technologies has proposed establishing a common semiconductor research and development facility modeled on Taiwan’s ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) in Gujarat’s Dholera region, aiming to support the country’s fledgling chip ecosystem.

South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled a flagship policy offering up to 10% production tax credits for semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically, marking a shift from the country’s traditional investment-based incentives to output-focused support similar to US measures under the Inflation Reduction Act.