With global AI demand increasing the semiconductor contract manufacturing industry’s importance, Samsung, along with TSMC, is increasing prices, says a report from the Korean media. The Korean firm is hiking the prices for certain manufacturing process technology nodes, say the sources, which is a different strategy than TSMC’s. The price hikes stem from higher demand, which has shifted the dynamics of the semiconductor manufacturing industry to supply-driven pricing instead of demand-driven pricing. Industry Insiders Believe Chip Price Hikes Will Continue As Long As There Is Demand Before the rapid and large-scale AI infrastructure buildout shook up the semiconductor supply chain, […]
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