Broadcom’s market cap now exceeds $1.6 trillion.
The stock is up nearly 700% over the past five years.
Broadcom’s net revenue increased 28% year over year in the fourth quarter.
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Over the past few years, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has primarily focused on the training of large language models. The next phase involves testing and using these models in the real world. The wider deployment of those models into businesses’ operations marks a momentous shift, and it will reward companies that focus on ensuring AI can scale effectively and perform as expected.
This is a new era, the age of AI inference, also known as the “doing” phase. Trained models will now need to ingest new data and produce accurate predictions, make decisions, and problem-solve. In short, AI models will be expected to execute and deliver meaningful results.
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One company that stands to benefit most from this is Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO). This phase of the AI revolution requires a vast amount of power, networking, and infrastructure. Broadcom’s semiconductor chips and software are fundamental components that will enable other companies to deploy artificial intelligence systems. Most importantly, Broadcom specializes in application-specific integrated circuits — chips that are purpose-built to handle the precise types of workloads they will face. That contrasts with the graphics processing units made by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD, which are more flexible. The result is that Broadcom’s chips can help data center operators cut costs while increasing efficiency.
Another advantage for Broadcom is that there’s currently a global shortage of high-end chips. This means that chipmakers collectively have a lot of control over pricing. Even with the shortage, the chip market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 16.1%, according to a study from BCC Research. By 2030, the chip market could reach $1.6 trillion annually.
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