Resilinc Special Report
Supply Chain Risk to Consider in the AI Driven Chip Shortage
The semiconductor industry has entered a structural shift driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure demand, reshaping memory allocation, pricing dynamics, and device market outlooks. This reallocation is increasing pressure across the semiconductor supply chain and elevating supply chain risk for companies dependent on advanced chips and memory components. EventwatchAI data simultaneously shows disruption risk is increasingly driven by external forces including regulatory change, geopolitical tension, cyber events, and climate-related pressures. These forces are compounding capacity constraints and amplifying volatility across high-tech supply chains. In 2026, resilience will depend less on managing isolated supplier failures and more on anticipating systemic shifts driven by AI demand and policy fragmentation. Read Resilinc’s special report to explore the data, disruption trends, and strategic actions shaping the year ahead.
Key Insights:
- AI semiconductors exceeded $200 billion in revenue in 2025 and represented nearly one-third of total semiconductor sales
- Resilinc EventwatchAI data reports an overall 3% increase in high tech industry disruptions from 2024 to 2025
- Prices for computer memory, or RAM, are expected to rise more than 50% this quarter (Q1 2026) compared to Q4 of 2025