TVs are finally being hit hard by the AI-fueled memory crisis: for the first time, the cost of the processors is higher…
- For small TVs, the processors are now as as expensive as the panels for the first time
- AI-driven demand is creating a global supply shortage of memory and processors, and it's expected to last through 2027
- (Flash storage is 9x more expensive while Wi-Fi modules have become as pricey as 4K panels)
AI continues to be the Very Hungry Caterpillar of tech, gobbling up so many semiconductors that supplies of crucial components are limited and prices are soaring. And it looks like the latest tech sector to be chomped is the TV market.
According to market research firm Omdia, as reported by DigiTimes, the cost of semiconductors has risen so much this year that for the very first time, the most expensive part of the TV may no longer be the panel, but the chips powering it.
The good news is that, for now at least, the issue...
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