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Nvidia is raising AI server prices by more than 15%, driven by soaring memory chip costs and supply constraints from TSMC. Contract builders for Microsoft, Google, and Oracle have notified customers of the increases, which will affect systems with Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips shipped early next year.
AMD stock dropped more than 8% on Friday, defying a report of record quarterly sales and earnings beats. The decline occurred even as the company reported $11.5 billion in revenue, up 50% year-over-year, with data center revenue doubling to $6.7 billion.
AMD stock edged up 0.1% to $470.19 on Friday, with traders positioning ahead of Nvidia's August 26 earnings report. Analysts project Nvidia will report $92 billion in revenue, driven by a 107% surge in data center sales, potentially resetting market expectations for AI-accelerator competitors like AMD.
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Austrian electronics firm AT&S has seen its stock price rise more than 450 percent this year, capitalizing on the global artificial intelligence boom. As Europe's only major commercial manufacturer of advanced integrated circuit substrates for AI systems, the company recently invested over 500 million euros in a new research and production center at its Leoben headquarters.
Chinese flash-memory chipmaker YMTC has filed an updated prospectus with the Shanghai stock exchange, announcing plans to raise $4.9 billion in an initial public offering. The Wuhan-based company intends to use proceeds to upgrade production lines and boost R&D, following rival CXMT's near-record share sale.
TSMC shares rose approximately 0.9% to $419.40 on Friday as investors anticipated Nvidia's August 26 earnings report. The foundry giant raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to between $60 billion and $64 billion, signaling continued confidence in advanced chip demand.
Japan's government is allocating an additional ¥150 billion ($944 million) to support domestic chipmaker Rapidus Corp. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will seek these funds in the fiscal 2027 budget as part of a bid to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., according to Bloomberg reports.
Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated that artificial intelligence has fundamentally transformed the memory industry by creating more stable, long-term demand. The company unveiled Micron Research Labs in Boise with a $10 billion investment, noting data-center customers want 50% more supply than currently available. Shares climbed nearly 4% on Thursday as the CEO highlighted growing demand from autonomous vehicles, robotics, and AI-enabled consumer products alongside data centers.
Supermicro terminated several employees following an independent investigation into $2.5 billion in alleged AI chip smuggling to China. While current senior management was cleared of knowledge regarding the illicit transactions, co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw and two others were arrested five months ago for diverting Nvidia hardware. The company has adopted all compliance recommendations from external consultants.