SemiconductorsDemand for AI infrastructure strains advanced capacity of market leader TSMCSamsung's advanced chipmaking services are gaining more attention as the AI boom strains rivals' production capacity. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters)CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI, CISSY ZHOU and KIM JAEWONJune 17, 2026 12:09 JSTTAIPEI/HONG KONG/SEOUL -- BYD, Google, AMD, Tesla and others are looking increasingly to Samsung Electronics for contract chipmaking services as surging demand for AI infrastructure strains the advanced chipmaking capacity of market leader TSMC, Nikkei Asia has learned.