SHANGHAI, Feb 8, 2026, 10:09 GMT+8 — Market closed
- Shares slipped on Friday, capping a down week as they head into Monday.
- Feb. 10 is set for a shareholder vote on the acquisition and the proposed share issuance plan.
- The board will review unaudited quarterly results at a meeting scheduled for Feb. 12.
Hua Hong Semiconductor’s Class A shares in Shanghai finished Friday at 130.26 yuan, slipping 0.6%. That puts the stock roughly 16% below where it stood a week ago. Shares will resume trading Monday, with attention shifting to a shareholder vote and the board’s earnings meeting slated for this week. 1
This matters, since next week brings a tricky combination: deal risk and immediate operating results, two things markets aren’t used to weighing together. On one hand, investors have to decide if shareholders will go for a complicated asset purchase and funding package. On the other, the focus lands on whether the company’s fresh results do anything to settle nerves after the recent slide.
Chip stocks have had a wild ride this week, rocked by fresh headlines tied to artificial-intelligence outlays and data-center expansion. That kind of volatility has a way of hitting mainland names, too, regardless of how deep the company sits in the supply chain.
Hua Hong has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting for Feb. 10 at 2:30 p.m. in Shanghai, offering both on-site and online participation. On the table: proposals for issuing RMB shares to acquire assets and raise “supporting funds,” plus a “whitewash waiver” under Hong Kong’s takeover code that could exempt the company from making a mandatory offer if approved. 2
The company, in a Dec. 31 update, put the stake for Shanghai Huali Microelectronics at 97.4988% and finalized the total deal price at 8.27 billion yuan. That will be covered by issuing 190,768,392 consideration shares. For the “non-public issuance”—a private placement of RMB shares—the company pegged the total proceeds to be raised at 7.56 billion yuan. All of this still hangs on the nod from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and registration with China’s securities regulator. 3
Elsewhere, Hua Hong announced its board plans to convene on Feb. 12 to review and sign off on unaudited results covering October through December. 4
Traders are watching demand signals again. Global chip sales jumped 25.6% in 2025 to $791.7 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, with expectations for a possible $1 trillion this year. SIA CEO John Neuffer told Reuters, “At least for the next year, we’re on a pretty, pretty strong glide path.” 5
U.S. chipmakers surged Friday, fueled by bets that companies will keep pouring money into AI infrastructure. Nvidia popped 7.8%, while AMD rallied 8.3%. “I think there’s enough evidence that there’s real demand for AI products,” said Baird’s Ross Mayfield in a comment to Reuters. 6
Investors often treat Hua Hong as a stand-in for China’s foundry sector, mentioning it in the same breath as bigger player Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Still, the two draw attention for different reasons—Hua Hong watchers are laser-focused on capacity moves, whether it can flex pricing power in mature-node chips, and the pace of recovery in domestic demand.
The week ahead isn’t without hazards. A surprise at the ballot box—or snags with approvals and registrations—could stretch out the acquisition and funding schedule. And even if the stock holds its ground, talk of fresh share issuance keeps dilution jitters alive.
Session picks up again Monday. Investors then turn to whatever emerges from the Feb. 10 shareholder meeting, and will be watching for any signals from the Feb. 12 board meeting, which is expected to approve the quarterly numbers.
