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Only one event indirectly related to AMD was captured this period: Google struck a major custom AI chip deal with Marvell Technology, diversifying its TPU ecosystem suppliers and causing Broadcom's stock to fall. This development extends the trend observed in the previous period—large tech companies are actively seeking chip supply alternatives beyond Nvidia—but AMD still has not received a clear benefit signal in this round of supplier reshuffling. AMD itself had no direct developments during this period.
Google struck a custom AI chip partnership with Marvell Technology involving up to $12.18 billion in warrants, sending Marvell shares up over 11%.
Broadcom, Google's longtime custom chip partner, fell up to 5%, reflecting Big Tech's accelerating push to diversify suppliers.
AMD still shows no direct signs of benefiting from this round of AI chip supplier reshuffling, with no new developments of its own.
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Only one event indirectly related to AMD was captured this period: SpaceX announced that it and xAI will exclusively use Nvidia's Vera Rubin architecture for AI systems, explicitly cutting out AMD. This statement represents a negative signal for AMD's competitive position in the AI chip space, contrasting with the previous period's expectation that AI infrastructure expansion could benefit AMD. AMD itself still had no direct developments during this period.
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Only one event indirectly related to AMD was captured this period: Anthropic signed a $9.1 billion data center deal with Riot Platforms for AI computing infrastructure. The event does not directly involve AMD, but as an AI chip supplier, AMD may benefit from the ongoing expansion of AI infrastructure. Compared to the previous period's active move with the Taalas acquisition, this period lacks direct developments from AMD itself.
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AMD announced the acquisition of AI inference chip startup Taalas, directly strengthening its AI portfolio to challenge Nvidia. The deal aims to integrate Taalas' low-power, high-speed inference technology, optimized for single models, into AMD's Instinct GPUs and Helios systems. The move follows Nvidia's $20 billion acquisition of Groq, signaling AMD's accelerated push into the AI inference market.
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Only one indirectly related event was matched to AMD in this period. The EU announced a €5–10 billion call to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia chips, but AMD was not directly mentioned. The initiative could create potential market opportunities for alternative chip suppliers like AMD, though no direct information on AMD's involvement or benefit is available.
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Only one event was matched to AMD in this period, but the event's primary subject is SpaceX, with AMD not directly mentioned in the title or summary. The event notes a surge in AI infrastructure spending, which may indirectly relate to the AI chip market environment where AMD operates, but lacks direct substantiation. Consequently, there are no substantive updates for AMD in this period.
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Marvell Technology granted Alphabet (Google) a warrant to buy up to $12.18 billion in shares, tied to Google’s purchases of custom AI chips through fiscal 2033. The partnership covers AI inference accelerators, storage, and networking hardware for Google’s TPU ecosystem. Marvell shares surged over 11%, while Broadcom—Google’s longtime custom chip partner—fell up to 5%. The deal reflects Big Tech’s push to diversify custom silicon suppliers amid a planned $700 billion AI infrastructure spending surge.
Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, signed a $9.1 billion, 20-year data center lease with bitcoin miner Riot Platforms at its Rockdale, Texas campus, securing 191 megawatts of computing capacity. The deal, with potential extensions up to $16.1 billion, marks Riot’s pivot from crypto mining to AI infrastructure. Capacity will be delivered by 2028, with Morgan Stanley providing $573 million in interim financing. Riot’s stock surged over 25% on the news.
Elon Musk announced during SpaceX’s first earnings call that SpaceX and xAI will exclusively use Nvidia’s Vera Rubin architecture for AI systems, cutting out rivals like AMD and Intel. Nvidia stock rose over 4%, while SpaceX shares fell over 10% initially due to a $541 million loss and high AI spending. SpaceX plans to deploy Nvidia’s Vera Rubin NVL72 rackscale systems both on Earth and in orbit via its Starmind satellite program. AI revenues surged 213% quarter-over-quarter to $2.6 billion, with multibillion-dollar leasing deals with Google and Anthropic.
On August 6, 2026, AMD announced the acquisition of Toronto-based startup Taalas, which specializes in AI inference chips hardwired for single models, offering faster speeds and lower power consumption than general-purpose GPUs. The deal, terms undisclosed, aims to strengthen AMD’s AI portfolio against Nvidia, which recently acquired Groq for $20 billion. Taalas’ technology will be integrated into AMD’s Instinct GPUs and Helios rack-scale systems, targeting low-latency applications.
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on July 27, 2026, surging 472% after a US$9.8 billion IPO—China's second-largest ever. The listing gave CXMT a US$487 billion market cap, making it China's most valuable publicly traded company and roughly half the value of global leaders Micron and SK Hynix. The event underscores Beijing's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency amid geopolitical tensions and strong investor appetite for domestic chip champions.
The European Union has launched a call for tenders to build seven AI gigafactories—three large and four smaller—with €5-10 billion in EU funding, part of a total €30 billion public-private investment. Announced on July 30, 2026, by Commissioner Henna Virkkunen, the initiative aims to reduce reliance on foreign tech (notably Nvidia chips) and comply with the EU AI Act. Eighteen EU countries have expressed interest, with construction expected to start in 2027 and full completion by 2032.
AMD reported Q2 2026 revenue of $11.54 billion (up 50% YoY) and data center sales doubling to $6.7 billion, beating analyst estimates. Despite strong results, shares fell 6-9% in after-hours trading due to elevated investor expectations, flat gross margin guidance, rising capital expenditures, and Elon Musk’s announcement that SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia chips. AMD guided Q3 revenue around $13 billion and announced its Helios AI system shipments to major customers.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced a strategic partnership with AI startup Anthropic, involving the deployment of up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s next-generation Instinct MI450 GPUs and a planned equity investment of up to $5 billion. The deal, reported on July 22, 2026, aims to expand Anthropic’s computing capacity for its Claude AI model, with first deliveries expected in early 2027. This partnership challenges Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware and includes multi-year engineering collaboration.
Ready Server, a Singapore-based VPS hosting provider, has completed its first pilot of full-immersion liquid cooling at its Singapore data centre. The pilot uses production-grade AMD-based servers immersed in non-conductive cooling fluid from US firm GRC, enabling higher rack densities and reduced cooling energy consumption. Rather than buying a packaged system, Ready Server designed a custom setup to cut costs and build in-house expertise. Servers selected for immersion were already in use for about two years to manage warranty risks. The company plans to apply lessons learned to expand high-density hosting and AI-ready services in Singapore.
Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) appointed former Penguin Solutions CEO Mark W. Adams to its board of directors, expanding the board to seven members. Adams brings over 30 years of experience in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and data storage. The appointment supports Core Scientific's strategic transition from bitcoin mining toward high-density colocation services. The company reported total leased customer power capacity of about 1.1 gigawatts, representing over $24 billion in potential contracted revenue. Core Scientific also announced an AMD partnership that could support up to 2.5 gigawatts of leasable capacity, with initial 15-year agreements covering approximately 530 megawatts. The board expansion follows the addition of Zayo Group CEO Steve Smith in May and a February cooperation agreement with Two Seas Capital requiring three independent director appointments.
Intel reported Q2 2026 non-GAAP earnings of $0.42 per share, nearly double the $0.22 consensus estimate, on revenue of $16.1 billion, beating the $14.7 billion forecast. Despite the strong beat, shares fell 7.9% in the next trading session after initially rising 11% in after-hours trading. The sell-off was driven by Intel's raised 2026 capital budget to over $20 billion, a softer Q3 profit guidance of $0.38 per share, and a $2.1 billion loss in its foundry business. Data-center revenue surged 59% year-over-year to $6.3 billion, with AI-driven lines now near 70% of total revenue. The market is pricing high implied volatility of 83%, reflecting uncertainty over whether Intel's heavy spending on growth will translate into durable profits.
Shares of Core Scientific fell on Tuesday after the company reported worse-than-expected earnings, which outweighed positive news from a new partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The partnership with AMD has the potential to generate over $14 billion in contracted revenue. The earnings miss was the primary driver of the stock decline, highlighting investor focus on near-term financial performance despite the long-term potential of the AMD deal. The article was published by Barron's on July 28, 2026.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 659 points (1.3%) on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, driven by strong earnings from Coca-Cola and Sherwin-Williams. Coca-Cola stock rose 5% after beating revenue and earnings estimates and raising its full-year guidance. Sherwin-Williams jumped 8% after topping Q2 estimates. Salesforce also gained 5%. A broad rotation out of technology stocks into other sectors fueled the rally, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund hitting its lowest since May 7, while healthcare and financials ETFs hit record highs. Chip stocks continued to decline, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropping over 3% for a fourth straight session. Micron fell 8% and AMD shed 7%. Falling oil prices added support, with WTI crude falling 5% to $78/barrel amid reports of Iran-Saudi-Oman talks over the Strait of Hormuz. The Federal Reserve is set to announce its rate decision on Wednesday, with markets pricing in a quarter-point hike in September.
On July 28, 2026, shares of AMD, Marvell, Intel, and Arm fell sharply (6-9%) while NVIDIA and Broadcom held relatively flat, indicating a rotation within the AI chip trade. The sell-off is attributed to profit-taking in high-beta, richly valued second-tier names ahead of major Big Tech earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms on July 29. Despite the drop, AMD, Marvell, Intel, and Arm are still up over 100% year-to-date. The article highlights valuation disparities, with Arm trading at 289x trailing earnings and AMD at 150x, compared to NVIDIA's 30x multiple, as a key driver of the market's flight to leaders.
On July 28, 2026, shares of AMD, Marvell, Intel, and Arm fell sharply (8%, 7%, 6%, and 7% respectively) while NVIDIA rose 0.5% and Broadcom fell only 0.5%. The article attributes this to a rotation trade where investors are consolidating into AI chip leaders (NVIDIA, Broadcom) and cutting back on higher-beta, richly valued second-tier names ahead of Big Tech earnings. Despite the sell-off, AMD, Marvell, Intel, and Arm are still up over 100% year-to-date. The valuation gap is highlighted: NVIDIA trades at 30x trailing earnings, while Arm trades at 289x and AMD at 150x. Intel's sell-off occurs despite strong Q2 2026 earnings with 25.4% revenue growth and 59% Data Center and AI revenue growth. The upcoming Microsoft and Meta earnings on July 29 are seen as a key catalyst that could validate or accelerate the rotation.
Core Scientific has signed a deal with AMD under which the chip firm will secure up to 2.5 gigawatts of data center capacity to support customer deployments of its AI systems. The agreement provides AMD with more than 500 megawatts of U.S. data center capacity starting in 2027, with the ability to expand to 2.5 gigawatts. As part of the deal, AMD will also receive market-priced warrants to purchase Core Scientific common stock, subject to certain commercial conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Shares of Core Scientific rose 4% in premarket trading following the announcement. The deal reflects surging demand for electricity, land, and data center facilities as cloud providers and enterprises ramp up investments in AI infrastructure.
Tom's Hardware reports that ASRock briefly listed the rumored AMD Radeon RX 9050 GPU on its website in both 4GB and 8GB configurations before deleting the pages. The leak suggests the return of 4GB VRAM GPUs in 2026, a memory size not seen since 2022. The RX 9050 is believed to use a cut-down Navi 44 GPU with 1,024 cores, half the core count of the RX 9060. The 4GB variant features a 64-bit memory bus (144 GB/s bandwidth), while the 8GB variant uses a 128-bit bus (288 GB/s). The listing recommends a 450W power supply. The 4GB model has already appeared in a CyberPower prebuilt PC on Best Buy for $900. The card is expected to target 1080p gaming with FSR 4 support. No official announcement or pricing from AMD has been made.
MSI and Colorful have announced significant price increases for Nvidia's RTX 50-series graphics cards in China, with hikes reaching up to 59% above MSRP. MSI's new pricing shows increases of 10-20% from already elevated prices a week ago, while Colorful's top-end RTX 5080 Vulcan W OC is now 59% above MSRP. The RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio OC is the most inflated, at 76% above MSRP. The price surge affects the entire Blackwell lineup, from the RTX 5090 D down to the RTX 5050, driven by ongoing component shortages. Intel and AMD GPUs are also experiencing similar price pressures.
MSI and Colorful have announced significant price increases for Nvidia's entire RTX 50-series Blackwell GPU lineup in China, with hikes reaching up to 59% above MSRP. MSI's new pricing shows a 10-20% increase over their previous prices, which were already above MSRP. The RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio OC is now 76% above MSRP, while the RTX 5090 D V2 is 57.5% higher. Colorful's top-end RTX 5080 Vulcan W OC is priced 59% above MSRP. The price hikes are attributed to an ongoing component crisis affecting GPU manufacturers globally, with Intel and AMD also experiencing similar pressures. The increases span the entire lineup from the RTX 5050 to the RTX 5090 D, with mid-range and entry-level cards seeing the steepest percentage jumps relative to MSRP.
On July 27, 2026, Wall Street experienced a sharp reversal as chip stocks plunged on concerns over competition from China. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, which opened higher, wavered near the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average pared earlier gains to trade up 0.6%. The PHLX Semiconductor Index fell 4.3%, dragged down by major chip makers including Nvidia, AMD, Micron, and ASML. The selloff erased early session gains and highlighted investor anxiety about Chinese competition in the semiconductor sector, which has significant weight in major indexes.
Tom's Hardware marks the 20th anniversary of Intel's Core 2 Duo processor family, codenamed Conroe, launched on July 27, 2006. The article details how these ten processors for desktops, laptops, and workstations dethroned AMD's Athlon 64 family, restoring Intel's performance leadership. Key innovations included a shift away from the GHz race toward architectural efficiency, with up to 40% better performance and 40% improved energy efficiency over Intel's previous best. The chips featured 291 million transistors, shorter pipelines, improved branch prediction, shared Smart Cache, and higher IPC on a 65nm process. Even entry-level Conroe chips outperformed flagship Pentium Extreme Editions at half the clock speed. The architecture laid the foundation for Intel's market dominance for over a decade, until AMD's Ryzen 3000 series caught up.
This article marks the 20th anniversary of Intel's Core 2 Duo processor family (codename Conroe), launched on July 27, 2006. The chip dethroned AMD's Athlon 64 series, restoring Intel's performance lead after years of Netburst architecture struggles. The Core 2 Duo introduced architectural innovations including higher efficiency, shorter pipelines, improved branch predictions, shared Smart Cache, and higher IPC on a 65nm process. It provided up to 40% performance increase and 40% better energy efficiency than Intel's previous best. Even entry-level Conroe chips outperformed flagship Pentium Extreme Editions at half the clock speed. The architecture laid the foundation for Intel's market dominance for over a decade, until AMD's Ryzen 3000 series caught up. The article includes a table of launch-day desktop models and discusses how Conroe shifted focus from GHz race to architectural efficiency.
At its Advancing AI 2026 event in San Francisco, AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled a long-term CPU roadmap extending to Zen 8 in 2030. The company launched sixth-gen EPYC 'Venice' processors, Instinct MI400 GPUs, and Helios rack systems. AMD confirmed Zen 7 'Florence' will launch in 2028, split into three EPYC families (Florence, Ferrara, Fidenza), and Zen 8 'Ravenna' is in development for 2030. The company also detailed MI500-series accelerators targeting a 2,000x inference throughput increase.
UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri raised AMD's price target from $700 to $730 within a day of AMD's Advancing AI 2026 event, citing higher server CPU gross margins (roughly 10 percentage points above corporate average) and a larger server CPU market forecast of $220 billion by 2030. UBS projects AMD server CPU revenue of $35 billion in 2027 and $60 billion in 2028, with 2028 EPS potentially approaching $30. The event also revealed major customer commitments: OpenAI (up to 6 GW of GPUs), Meta (6 GW), and Anthropic (up to 2 GW of Helios capacity). AMD shares traded near $532, up 138% year-to-date, with a market value of ~$867 billion.
Microsoft has announced the first increase in system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition in 17 years. The new minimum specifications require 8GB of RAM (12GB for integrated graphics) and a CPU from the 2020s, such as an Intel Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100. Recommended specs now call for 16GB of RAM and a newer GPU like the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. The company cites the need for smoother performance and future features, including a transition from OpenGL to Vulkan. Players with older hardware may still launch the game but performance is no longer guaranteed. Those affected can switch to the Bedrock Edition, though they may lose access to mods. The article notes that upgrading to a used gaming PC for around $350-$500 could provide a decade of playability.
Foundation Future Industries, a startup backed by Eric Trump, will use AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors to power its Phantom MK-2 humanoid robots for factory and military use. The company plans to open a factory in October capable of producing 5,000 robots annually, with a second facility targeting 50,000 units per year. Industrial customers will lease robots for about $100,000 annually, while defense variants will cost $300,000 for government buyers. The military push revives conflict-of-interest concerns due to Eric Trump's role as chief strategy adviser and his family's ties to the Trump administration. AMD's chips enable local processing for perception, reasoning, and control tasks, extending AMD's reach into edge computing and humanoid robotics.
Intel reported Q2 revenue of $16.1 billion, beating analyst expectations by $1.7 billion and posting its strongest growth in over fifteen years. Despite the earnings beat, Intel's stock fell 10.88% as the broader semiconductor sector weakened. AMD also fell 5.49% despite a major supply deal with Anthropic. The selloff occurred as Jim Cramer turned bullish on Intel, triggering an 'inverse Cramer' narrative, though analysis suggests his influence is limited for large-cap stocks. The article notes the SOXX chip fund is 15.7% below its June high, and rising Treasury yields contributed to market caution. Intel's RSI dropped to 29.07, indicating heavy selling pressure.
Infobell IT Solutions has announced a strategic collaboration with AMD to advance enterprise AI solutions. The partnership combines AMD's high-performance hardware, including 6th Gen AMD EPYC Server CPUs, with Infobell's software expertise to deliver scalable AI solutions. As part of the collaboration, Infobell is launching four product suites: Infobell Agentic Fabric for data and cloud migration and compliance; Infobell Viva, a next-generation collaboration platform; ScaleBench_AI 2.0, an upgraded benchmarking suite for AI workloads; and Vision AI Suite for computer vision applications. The announcement highlights the shift of enterprise AI from experimentation to production, with a focus on agentic AI that can reason, act, and collaborate across business functions. The press release includes quotes from AMD's Dan McNamara and Infobell's Ramana Bandili, emphasizing the need for compute performance, memory bandwidth, and system-level orchestration to support increasingly complex AI workloads.
On July 23, 2026, AMD held a company event where it unveiled a new generation of microprocessors and an updated AI chip lineup. The chipmaker claims these offerings are major upgrades to its current products and compare favorably to competitors, particularly Nvidia. The announcement is part of AMD's strategy to capture a share of the estimated US$2 trillion market opportunity in AI and high-performance computing. The new products are positioned to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip sector, signaling an intensifying rivalry between the two semiconductor giants.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. announced its next-generation H15 server portfolio powered by 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 Series CPUs, delivering a 1.7x generational performance improvement. The portfolio includes systems optimized for cloud, enterprise, storage, HPC, and AI workloads, featuring up to 256 cores and 512 threads. Key systems include the Hyper, CloudDC, GrandTwin, FlexTwin, Petascale Storage, and SuperBlade platforms. Supermicro also expanded its AMD GPU-powered AI infrastructure with new PCIe GPU servers and the rack-scale AMD Helios Platform, supporting up to ten AMD Instinct MI350P GPUs in a 5U air-cooled platform. The company emphasized its resilient U.S. supply chain and investment in AI innovation.