Semiconductor industry and market

Which is an appropriate example of a field that has strongly boosted semiconductor demand in recent years?

  1. AAI semiconductors for data centers
  2. BFloppy disks
  3. CVacuum-tube radios
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Answer: A. AI semiconductors for data centers

With the spread of generative AI and the like, demand for GPUs and dedicated AI chips used in data centers, and the HBM paired with them, has grown rapidly. Electrification and growing functionality of cars, industrial equipment and IoT are other fields boosting semiconductor demand.

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