By bno - Seoul Office As global demand for high-performance chips accelerates, especially in the fields of artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, chipmakers are battling for dominance in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing.

Tesla’s $16.5B Samsung deal goes beyond chipmaking, boosting AI ambitions, strengthening supply chains, and reshaping its role in automotive tech.

Elon Musk has been rebranding Tesla as an AI and robotics company for over a year. Tesla's latest deal could easily be misunderstood as a blow to Nvidia, especially by people who know that Tesla does business with Nvidia.