TrendForce April-2026 forecast: ASIC-based systems around 27% of 2026 AI-server shipments
~27% forecast for 2026forecast
| Value kind | forecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Forecast of ASIC-based AI-server system-unit shipments, not accelerator chips, revenue or workload share. April revision of TrendForce's January 2026 forecast of 27.8%. |
| As of | 2026-04 |
| Source | TrendForce, press release of 15 April 2026: ASIC-based AI-server share revised down from nearly 28% to around 27% for 2026. · Revision paragraph: ASIC-based AI-server share cut from nearly 28% to around 27% |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-12-31 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-15 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | custom-asic-share-of-ai-server-shipments-in |
Where the guide uses it
- 7.4 Hyperscaler XPUs: TPU, Trainium/Inferentia, Maia, MTIA
- 7.5 Custom ASICs & the Merchant-Silicon Disruption
- 7.9 Software Ecosystems & Lock-In
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