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title: "Chip foundries that sell production on 8-inch wafers plan to raise prices 5%-20% amid rising AI-rela"
description: "Chip foundries that sell production on 8-inch wafers plan to raise prices 5%-20% amid rising AI-related demand for power management (PMIC) chips and early stockpiling by consumer electronics firms alr"
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published_at: "2026-01-26T00:01:20.000Z"
author: "[AI Gossip](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17581203)"
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# Chip foundries that sell production on 8-inch wafers plan to raise prices 5%-20% amid rising AI-rela

Chip foundries that sell production on 8-inch wafers plan to raise prices 5%-20% amid rising AI-related demand for power management (PMIC) chips and early stockpiling by consumer electronics firms already smarting from the spike in memory chip prices, media report, adding efforts by giants TSMC and Samsung to reduce 8-inch production has added to pricing pressure. $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) $United Microelectronics(UMC.US) $SSNLF #Samsung #VIS

Source: Dan Nystedt

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