Core Insights - Spending on AI infrastructure is expected to significantly increase this year, benefiting semiconductor stocks linked to AI chips [1][2] Group 1: AI Infrastructure Spending - Major cloud computing companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, have allocated a total of 255billionforgrowthcapitalexpendituresrelatedtoAIinfrastructurethisyear[2]−MetaPlatformsplanstoinvestupto65 billion in AI infrastructure [2] - A consortium led by Softbank and OpenAI has committed to spending 500billiononAIinfrastructureintheU.S.overthenextfewyearsthroughProjectStargate[2]Group2:KeyCompaniesinAIChipMarket−NvidiaistheleaderinGPUs,essentialforAItrainingandinference,holdingapproximately9060 billion to $90 billion from deploying up to 1 million AI chips by 2027 [6][7] - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) focuses on GPUs for AI inference and has gained over 50% market share in CPUs for data centers, indicating growth potential in both CPU and GPU segments [9][10][11] - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is the leading semiconductor contract manufacturer, expanding its capacity with new foundries to meet rising demand for AI chips [12][13][14]