Core Insights - The global investor confidence in AI is being revived due to the surge in applications of AI models like Google's Gemini 3.0 and Alibaba's Qianwen, leading to renewed interest in storage chips as a crucial material for AI infrastructure [1] - The price of storage chips is expected to continue rising, particularly for DDR5, with significant increases noted in recent months [1][2] - The demand for high-performance storage is escalating due to AI, causing a shift in production capacity towards advanced memory products like HBM, resulting in tighter supply for conventional storage used in devices [1] Industry Overview - The global DDR5 memory capacity gap is projected to be around 15% by 2025, with demand growing at an annual rate of 20% [2] - Major manufacturers like Samsung and SK Hynix are increasing prices, with Samsung's DDR5 DRAM contract prices rising by over 102% in October [1][2] - The memory market is entering a new cycle driven by emerging technologies, with AI demand expected to significantly boost storage market growth [3] Company Performance - Semiconductor companies like SMIC reported a Q3 revenue of $2.382 billion, a 9.7% year-on-year increase, with a gross margin of 22% [4] - Huahong Semiconductor achieved a Q3 revenue of $635.2 million, up 20.7% year-on-year, driven by increased demand for flash, logic, and analog products [4] - Fudan Shanghai reported a diverse product line in chip design, including security and identification chips, non-volatile memory, and FPGA [5]