Samsung Electronics has announced its 2026 senior executive promotions, marking a sharp departure from its five-year pattern of steadily reducing the number of high-level advancements. The company increased its total senior promotions to 161, up from 137 in the previous year, drawing widespread industry attention and signaling a strategic shift toward bolstering leadership in future growth sectors, according to ET News and Chosun Biz.

While TSMC is actively building and expanding 2nm fabs and MediaTek’s chips are advancing to the 3nm process node, the long-overlooked 0.18-micron technology is unexpectedly making a comeback. IC design industry experts state that 0.18 microns and even 28nm are mature processes still widely used in China. More importantly, 0.18 microns offers extensive room for innovation and has become a sweet spot for academic paper publications.

The AOC Q27G4SMN is a 27-inch gaming monitor featuring a QHD Fast VA display panel. It delivers typical SDR levels at 450 cd/m², HDR brightness at 700 cd/m², and peak HDR brightness reaching 1200 cd/m². Certified with VESA DisplayHDR 1000, the monitor employs Mini LED backlight technology with 4608 LED particles and 1152 independently controlled zones, producing deeper blacks and brighter whites…