KPMG has a new chip report out for 2025.
KPMG has a new chip report out for 2025.
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Geopolitics and AI will affect the chip industry in 2025 | KPMG

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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AI technology is making semiconductor leaders more optimistic about 2025, but headwinds could come from geopolitical and talent retention concerns.

Those are some of the predictions in KPMG‘s 20th annual Global Semiconductor Outlook report from the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm as well as the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA).

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.