Reflecting on past interactions with Samsung Electronics (Samsung) at a book launch event for his new autobiography, TSMC founder Morris Chang noted that former Samsung chairperson Kun-Hee Lee once stated that TSMC would not be able to succeed in memory chips, and should collaborate with Samsung. Chang stressed that he thought collaborating with them was not feasible, and still believes so.

12月5日，世华科技发布公告称，拟在苏州市吴江经济技术开发区投资建设“高性能光学材料制造基地项目”。

据韩媒报道，中国液晶显示器（LCD）面板制造商计划最早于本月底提价，这让三星电子、LG电子等韩国电视机制造商面临更多困境。背后的原因被认为是“以旧换新”政策的实施，使得家电需求急剧增长。