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SemiAnalysis

SemiAnalysis research team

Detailed research on semiconductors and AI infrastructure, connecting chip design, manufacturing, datacenters, and model economics with the businesses and supply chains behind them.

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The publication

What to expect.

SemiAnalysis follows the semiconductor and AI industries from physical production through the systems and models that use the resulting compute. Its research links technical choices to capacity, costs, and commercial consequences, drawing on supply chain work and industry engagement. The newsletter covers equipment, fabrication, packaging, networking, datacenters, and training or inference economics. Institutional models and consulting are separate offerings. This is a demanding read for anyone who needs to understand the infrastructure beneath technology companies' investment plans and product claims.

Who it’s for

Technology investors, engineers, and industry operators who need detailed explanations of semiconductor supply chains, AI infrastructure constraints, and the economics of large compute systems.

Inside the reading

Its areas of focus.

01

Chip production

Examines equipment, materials, foundries, fabrication, and packaging to connect manufacturing capabilities with capacity and semiconductor production costs.

02

Compute infrastructure

Analyzes accelerators, networking, server systems, power, and cooling as interdependent parts of the expanding AI datacenter supply chain.

03

AI economics

Studies model training, inference performance, and software choices to explain the cost and efficiency of delivering AI capabilities.

SemiconductorsAI infrastructureSupply chainsDatacenters

The Desk’s reading note

Make the read useful.

Keep a glossary beside the article and trace each technical claim through to its effect on capacity, cost, or performance.

Keep a question, an idea to investigate, or a source to return to in your saved notes.