Nintendo's stock price has fallen by 20% since reaching a recent peak in August 2025, mainly due to the artificial intelligence (AI) surge that pushed memory prices used in the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console up by 40%, putting significant pressure on its profit margins. In response to the rapidly increasing semiconductor demand driven by AI infrastructure expansion, the electronics and home appliance supply chains have also started feeling noticeable impacts.

Despite strong bipartisan opposition in Congress, the US government has officially lifted its export restriction on Nvidia's H200 AI accelerator to China. This marks a significant policy reversal, as authorities in both the House and Senate have argued that allowing China access to high-performance AI chips risks accelerating its AI development and weakening US technological leadership.

South Korea has unveiled an expansive semiconductor strategy to secure its lead in next-generation memory and revive weaker segments such as logic chips and the domestic fabless sector. President Lee Jae-myung chaired a high-level government meeting with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and policymakers, underscoring the urgency of reinforcing national competitiveness as global demand for AI semiconductors surges.

India's effort to modernize its state-run Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) is shaping up to be one of the most consequential experiments in the country's semiconductor strategy.

Intel has secured a reduction of nearly EUR140 million (approx. US$163.7 million) in its remaining EU antitrust penalty, though the bloc's second-highest court upheld the finding that the company abused its dominance in the x86 processor market, according to Reuters and Bloomberg.

The US government's decision to allow Nvidia to export its H200 AI chips to China has reopened a major channel for American semiconductor revenue, but whether Beijing will embrace the opportunity remains uncertain. In December 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the US would approve sales of Nvidia's H200 to select Chinese customers under a strict licensing system, with a 25% revenue levy imposed on transactions.

Wingtech Technology has invited the court-appointed custodians of Nexperia for talks, marking the latest move in a protracted governance battle that has disrupted semiconductor supplies to global automakers.

Taiwanese IC design company MediaTek announced its revenue for November 2025 at NT$46.896 billion (approx. US$1.51 billion), reflecting a 9.86% decrease from October but a 3.65% increase compared to November 2024. The fourth-quarter total reached NT$98.922 billion, narrowly missing the company's previously forecasted low-end target by about NT$4.3 billion.

As the US–China tech confrontation drags on, discussions consistently return to chips, semiconductors, rare earths, and tariffs. Despite accelerating supply-chain decoupling and overseas clients pushing for "Out-of-China" capacity, China remains the world's largest PCB manufacturing base and has fully captured both the volume and value gains from the AI server cycle. The country continues to demonstrate cost and efficiency advantages over production in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

US President Donald Trump has allowed Nvidia's H200 chips to be exported to China, benefiting Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. iNews24 and IT Chosun reported that with the high likelihood that Chinese AI companies will see increased chip demand, the US easing of restrictions is expected to boost H200 shipments. SK Hynix is reportedly the primary supplier of the fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3E) used in the H200, meaning its supply volume will inevitably rise, making it the biggest beneficiary.