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ChipMOS starts 2026 with highest January growth in five years on AI memory surge
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ChipMOS starts 2026 with highest January growth in five years on AI memory surge

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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (NASDAQ:IMOS) shares are gaining momentum following the company's report of a significant top-line acceleration to start 2026.

The Hsinchu-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) leader reported January consolidated revenue of NT$2,290.4 million (US$72.7 million), representing a 31.2% increase over the same period last year.

This marks the company’s most substantial year-over-year monthly growth since June 2021, signaling a powerful recovery in the global semiconductor cycle.

The revenue surge was primarily driven by the "AI boom," which has created a supply crunch for high-value memory solutions.

ChipMOS noted that demand for high-density DRAM and NAND flash—critical components for AI accelerators and large-scale data centers—remains robust.

This high-margin business segment helped offset the seasonal cooling typically seen in consumer electronics after the holiday quarter, allowing the company to achieve a 4% sequential increase from December 2025.

Industry analysts point to ChipMOS’s strategic positioning in Taiwan’s technology ecosystem as a key differentiator.

By focusing on advanced memory packaging and display driver ICs (DDIC), the company is capturing a larger share of the "silicon content" in next-generation hardware.