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AI chips are faster, but testing has become the bottleneck
Original: "The chips are faster, but the tests are 2.5x"...AI Semiconductor Unexpected 'Byeongmok'
Korean business daily Maeil Business reports that while AI semiconductor chips keep getting faster, chip testing has grown about 2.5 times, creating an unexpected bottleneck in production. The report suggests test times, not chip speed, are becoming the limiting factor as AI chip demand surges, raising concerns about capacity across the semiconductor testing and packaging supply chain.
Why now: Surging AI chip demand has shifted attention to testing capacity as the new constraint in semiconductor manufacturing.
Maeil Business NewspaperAI semiconductor industrysemiconductor testing
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