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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Luke James

Chinese chip industry leaders admit the country lags five to ten years behind in AI data center chips — AI demand is straining equipment and talent supply

Chip IC with Chinese flag above.

Senior Chinese semiconductor executives said AI-driven demand is creating bottlenecks across equipment, passive components, and workforce capacity, according to a DigiTimes report from the SEMI Industry Innovation Investment Forum at SEMICON China 2026, which ran March 25-27 in Shanghai.

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