NVIDIA reportedly paying hefty premiums to lock up probe card and test socket capacity
zephyr_z9 · x · 2026-09-10
Taiwanese media report that NVIDIA has been paying hefty premiums to test interface suppliers to lock up probe card and test socket capacity, securing supply in the chip testing bottleneck amid AI chip demand.
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