CPU Shortage Supply Chain — Datacenter CPU Allocation + ABF Substrate Bottleneck · Campaigns
CPU Shortage Supply Chain — Datacenter CPU Allocation + ABF Substrate Bottleneck
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The case as it stood at each review, with the original call references and current outcomes.
Scope review: cpu-shortage-supply-chain
Campaign review · 2026-09-06 · data as of 2026-09-04
Retire the broad CPU-shortage basket until CPU allocation and substrate utilization establish a distinct constraint. MPS power growth is retained in power delivery, not promoted into proof of a CPU shortage.
Retire the broad CPU-shortage basket until CPU allocation and substrate utilization establish a distinct constraint. MPS power growth is retained in power delivery, not promoted into proof of a CPU shortage. Scope reviewed on September 6; source dates remain original. This is a research-priority and evidence-boundary review, not an entry call or a fresh historical performance grade.
0 original calls referenced · 0/0 directional calls have 30-day outcomes · 0/0 directional calls have 90-day outcomes
Case at review: Historical hypothesis, now retired from live research: Agent and reinforcement-learning workloads may add server CPU demand, constraining advanced substrates and packaging. Merchant CPUs, captive processors and substrate suppliers can capture different economics.
Retire the broad CPU-shortage basket until CPU allocation and substrate utilization establish a distinct constraint. MPS power growth is retained in power delivery, not promoted into proof of a CPU shortage.
Horizon: Two reporting cycles after verified supply evidence; presently closed.
Failure conditions: The closure is a research-priority decision, not a new market falsification verdict. Original evidence gaps and outcomes remain as recorded.
- Primary CPU allocation/pricing evidence plus ABF or OSAT utilization and a named beneficiary would justify a separate successor.