A view of the Cerebras Systems WSE-2 chip size, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on May 4, 2021. Cerebras Systems is an AI chip designer. AI chip startups are raising big funds from venture capitalists betting on them challenging incumbent chip giants. Courtesy of Cerebras Systems/Handout via REUTERS
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Silicon Valley venture capitalists, long focused on software and internet companies, are again pouring money into the semiconductor industry, lured by the promise of a new generation of artificial-intelligence chips that could challenge incumbents like Intel Corp and Nvidia Corp.
The new wave of semiconductor innovation will do little to address the shortage of chips based on older technology that is currently plaguing the auto industry and others. The shortage stems from a confluence of factors as carmakers, which shut plants during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, compete against the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip supplies.
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