India, July 29 -- 'Chipflation' triggered by the expansion of investment in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is spreading beyond memory chips to general-purpose semiconductors such as display driver ICs (DDI) and power management ICs (PMIC).

As foundry price hikes extend to mature processes, the cost burden on the smartphone, home appliance, automobile, and display industries is expected to grow further.

According to industry sources on July 24, the world's largest foundry company TSMC is known to increase semiconductor production prices by up to 10% starting next year. A 5% to 10% increase rate is scheduled to be applied depending on the client and product, and it is reported that mature processes such as 12, 16, and 28 nanome...