Supply, the growth limiter, not circular investment

Supply chain management is as important today as design.

March 23, 2026

Jon Peddie

AI growth now runs into a new bottleneck: supply, not demand. Hyperscalers continue pouring money into AI infrastructure, but data center construction, chip production, and memory availability limit expansion. Most AI processors depend on TSMC, which now dominates foundry capacity and struggles to keep up. Companies hedge with multiple fabs, but supply remains tight. This shift highlights a new reality—managing supply chains matters as much as designing chips, and access to manufacturing has become a critical strategic advantage in the AI race. All the leading companies want more wafers. (JPR AI) The hyperscalers have expanded as fast as they can

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