The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is entering a new phase where the biggest challenge is no longer demand for AI chips but shortages of critical components needed to build AI infrastructure, according to a Nomura Report, which said supply constraints across the hardware ecosystem are likely to intensify through 2027 even as AI investment remains strong.

South Korean tech giants Samsung and SK Hynix are investing billions in AI chip production, a move lauded by President Lee Jae Myung. While aiming to boost national capacity,…

Makers of power semiconductors, including Germany’s Infineon, US-based Texas Instruments and China’s Yangjie Technology, have raised prices.