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HardwareCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Thursday, April 9, 2026
AI's next bottleneck: Why even the best chips made in the U.S. take a round trip to Taiwan
Advanced chip packaging becomes next AI bottleneck, favoring Taiwan's capabilities.

“Nvidia has reserved the majority of TSMC’s most advanced packaging capacity. The lesser-known chipmaking step may become the next bottleneck for AI.”
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#5 that day7.45/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%8/10
Economic impact · weight 25%8/10
Job impact · weight 20%5/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%9/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%7/10
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