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AXT Inc. Earnings Call Signals Turn Toward Profitability
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Bernstein's 97-page research report breaks down the battle for AI data center connectivity: Who will truly emerge as the winner by 2026?
Interconnectivity in AI data centers has replaced computing power as the new bottleneck. Copper and optical interconnects will coexist over the long term. Co-packaged optics (CPO) represents a clear direction but will not see large-scale deployment until after 2028. More certain revenue opportunities in 2026 lie in segments such as PCBs, ABF substrates, and LPO/NPO.
Shares of Semiconductor and Chip Companies Are Trading Lower Amid a Continued Focus on Elevated Energy Prices, Global Interest Rates and Corporate Borrowing Costs as Plans for Resolving the Middle East Conflict Have Stalled.
After storage, the focus shifts to optical communication: Lumentum, Ciena, and Corning rank among the top ten gainers of the S&P 500 this year. Why has optical communication become the new bottleneck for AI data centers?
Lumentum, Ciena, and Corning have seen their stock prices more than double this year, ranking among the top ten performers in the S&P 500. The core rationale lies in the alleviation of GPU shortages, which has shifted bottlenecks to memory and network communications. Traditional copper-based interconnections are causing 'traffic jams,' while optical communications, with their low power consumption, minimal latency, and high heat dissipation efficiency, have become a key solution to eliminating communication bottlenecks between server racks.
Not Just Storage! Optical Communication Emerges as a Hot Theme in AI Trading, Claiming Three Spots Among the Top Ten Performers of the S&P 500 This Year
① Memory chips have undoubtedly been the hottest investment theme on Wall Street in recent months, but beyond memory stocks, another key investment theme is emerging; ② As investors assess the next bottleneck in the AI supply chain, optical communication stocks have risen to become some of the strongest performers in the U.S. equity market; ③ Optical communication-related stocks Lumentum, Ciena, and Corning are all among the top ten best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 Index this year.