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Hyperscaler demand is driving up HBM3E prices, while Beijing is implementing policies to support domestic silicon development.
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Updated Jul 8
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Hyperscaler demand is driving up HBM3E prices, while Beijing is implementing policies to support domestic silicon development.
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Hyperscaler demand drives HBM3E prices up, coinciding with Beijing's domestic silicon policy support.1 source
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Major AI chipmakers including Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and Micron are facing intense rivalry and high demand from hyperscalers for specialized AI hardware and memory products.Also in this story
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- AMD and Nvidia increase prices for services utilizing their respective AI hardware, including EPYC CPUs and H100/B300 GPUs.
The entities involved
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Beijing
capital city of China
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