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China’s SMIC sees AI computing crunch until 2028 as Nvidia heat risks tighter chip curbs

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China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is betting that a relentless data centre buildout will keep artificial intelligence computing power in short supply for the next…

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