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This desk follows the earnings evidence, company disclosures, competitive shifts, and valuation questions that can change investor expectations across semiconductors.
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U.S. chipmakers and Asian semiconductor stocks surged as the Kospi entered a technical bull market, signaling renewed investor confidence in the AI trade after a recent pullback.
Super Micro Computer reported Q4 revenue near $11.1 billion, nearly double year-over-year, and issued Q1 FY27 guidance well above consensus, sending shares up about 10% after hours.
Nvidia has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to mobilize over $500 billion for AI infrastructure financing, treating compute as an investable asset class.
SpaceX will build its AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia hardware, CEO Elon Musk said on the company's first post-IPO earnings call. The deal includes co-designing orbital data centers and a significant allocation of Nvidia's 2027 GPU output.
AMD delivered record Q2 revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50% year over year, and data center sales more than doubled. Yet shares dropped 8% in premarket trading as investors wanted a more aggressive AI forecast and worried about customer concentration and competitive threats.
AMD delivered record revenue and data center growth, but shares fell 9% after hours as investors sought a more aggressive AI forecast. The market's reaction underscores the high bar set for AI chipmakers.
AMD heads into its Q2 earnings report with data center revenue expected to double, but a demanding valuation and insider selling raise questions about whether the AI-driven rally can hold.
Amazon's latest earnings show AWS growing 37% year-over-year, with operating income up over 60%, signaling that its massive AI investments are starting to yield returns.
Micron's stock has fallen 27% in a month despite record revenue and profits, as investors weigh AI-driven demand against looming supply increases and valuation concerns.