Massive Dataset ↓ Neural Network ↓ Millions/Billions of Parameters ↓ Repeated Computation ↓ Thousands of Accelerators ↓ Huge Energy Consumption And training isn't the only cost. A recent report about China's largest chip foundry, SMIC, shows just how strongly AI demand is reaching into the semiconductor supply chain.
A recent report about China's largest chip foundry, SMIC, shows just how strongly AI demand is reaching into the semiconductor supply chain.
Massive Dataset ↓ Neural Network ↓ Millions/Billions of Parameters ↓ Repeated Computation ↓ Thousands of Accelerators ↓ Huge Energy Consumption And training isn't the only cost.
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A recent report about China's largest chip foundry, SMIC, shows just how strongly AI demand is reaching into the semiconductor supply chain. SMIC says AI-related demand remains strong enough that it has raised prices for some of its most sought-after manufacturing capacity. Chip Design ↓ Chip Architecture ↓ Manufacturing ↓ Packaging ↓ Testing ↓ Computer / Server Companies can design chips without actually manufacturing them.
Because AI growth isn't happening only at the software layer.
It's creating enormous demand for physical computing infrastructure. SMIC stands for Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. Think of a chip company as having several layers.
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