South Korean Chips Head to Saudi Arabia: From Manufacturing to Computing

Chips are no longer merely electronic components hidden inside devices. They have become the foundation of the artificial intelligence economy, as global competition shifts from developing models to having the capacity to run them efficiently and at scale. As demand for computing chips rises, the semiconductor industry is converging with energy, data centers, and digital infrastructure, creating a new map of technological power that extends beyond countries that manufacture chips to countries capable of hosting and operating the computing power they require.