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AI Is Making Chips More Expensive

When we talk about the AI boom, we usually talk about: ChatGPT Claude Gemini AI...

sabato 15 agosto 2026 New tab

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SMIC raised prices on advanced chip capacity after reaching $3B quarterly revenue, driven by AI demand pushing utilization to 93.7%. Semiconductor fab capacity is now the hard constraint for AI infrastructure; sourcing advanced manufacturing will compete with model development for strategic budget.

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When we talk about the AI boom, we usually talk about:

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

AI agents

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