AI Boom Threatens New Chip Shortage for Automakers, Driving Up Costs
Another potential microchip shortage is looming, threatening to disrupt automotive production and drive up costs, according to industry analysts. Unlike the widespread shortages of microcontrollers that plagued automakers following the COVID-19 pandemic, the emerging concern centers on dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chips crucial for artificial intelligence, infotainment systems, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). The … Read more