AI Buyers Diminish Apple's Supply Dominance

AI buyers are reshaping the semiconductor supply chain, as Nvidia recently overtook Apple as TSMC's largest customer and Tim Cook on Thursday acknowledged chip constraints and rising memory prices. DRAM is forecast to quadruple and NAND to more than triple by year-end, potentially adding about $57 to the iPhone 18 base-model memory cost and squeezing Apple's margins and procurement strategy.
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