AI and Global Deep Tech, Mint Finance

Uttkarsh Kohli

AI and Global Deep Tech

Deep Fundamental Analysis

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<li>NVIDIA's dominance in AI GPUs, with 80% market share, has driven data center revenue growth by 427% YoY, with analysts expecting a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68 billion.</li>
<li>NVIDIA's GPUs are crucial for AI workloads, with significant adoption by cloud giants like AWS and Microsoft Azure. AI-specific chips are expected to drive 40% of 2024 revenue.</li>
<li>47 out of 61 analysts rate NVIDIA a strong buy, with average 12-month price targets showing 13% upside, reflecting confidence in its AI leadership despite potential market volatility.</li>
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NVIDIA's dominance in AI GPUs, with 80% market share, has driven data center revenue growth by 427% YoY, with analysts expecting a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68 billion.
NVIDIA's GPUs are crucial for AI workloads, with significant adoption by cloud giants like AWS and Microsoft Azure. AI-specific chips are expected to drive 40% of 2024 revenue.
47 out of 61 analysts rate NVIDIA a strong buy, with average 12-month price targets showing 13% upside, reflecting confidence in its AI leadership despite potential market volatility.


[Q2 Earnings Preview] NVIDIA To Maintain AI GPU Leadership As Revenues Surge

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Diverse AI Portfolio: Microsoft’s diversified AI investments, including partnerships with G42 and Mistral AI, reduce reliance on OpenAI and ensure continued innovation across multiple AI ventures.</li>
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Azure’s Competitive Edge: The partnership with OpenAI strengthens Azure’s position by offering exclusive AI-driven cloud services, boosting demand from enterprises seeking advanced automation and productivity tools.</li>
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Industry Leadership: As AI investment intensifies across the tech sector, Microsoft’s significant spending outpaces peers, positioning the company as a frontrunner while highlighting competitive pressures in the growing AI landscape.</li>
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Diverse AI Portfolio: Microsoft’s diversified AI investments, including partnerships with G42 and Mistral AI, reduce reliance on OpenAI and ensure continued innovation across multiple AI ventures.

Azure’s Competitive Edge: The partnership with OpenAI strengthens Azure’s position by offering exclusive AI-driven cloud services, boosting demand from enterprises seeking advanced automation and productivity tools.

Industry Leadership: As AI investment intensifies across the tech sector, Microsoft’s significant spending outpaces peers, positioning the company as a frontrunner while highlighting competitive pressures in the growing AI landscape.


Microsoft's Billion Dollar Bets on OpenAI & G42; Azure to Benefit from Industry Growth

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors, The Circuit

The Circuit

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors

A Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors. With Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin

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<ul><li>Technological advancements are leading to a tectonic shift in computing</li><li>Companies are currently over investing in infrastructure build out for future potential</li><li>There are concerns about the long-term monetization and financial implications of these investments</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Technological advancements are leading to a tectonic shift in computingCompanies are currently over investing in infrastructure build out for future potentialThere are concerns about the long-term monetization and financial implications of these investmentsThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Episode 80: Viewing AI Compute Demands as a Tectonic Shift for Semiconductor Design

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>From C1Q24 results we concluded that media platforms with large, untapped and preferably contextual traffic tend to benefit the most from Generative AI (GAI). C2Q24 largely trended the same line;</li>
<li>But Google is experimenting with inserting ads above or below the AI Overview Box. We hold reservation on the result but Baidu can likely copy;</li>
<li>New growth emerged in AI Agent with API calls on Microsoft Azure, Google, Linked-In and Snap showing accelerated sequential growth. AI agent is likely the next hot spot in GAI.</li>
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From C1Q24 results we concluded that media platforms with large, untapped and preferably contextual traffic tend to benefit the most from Generative AI (GAI). C2Q24 largely trended the same line;
But Google is experimenting with inserting ads above or below the AI Overview Box. We hold reservation on the result but Baidu can likely copy;
New growth emerged in AI Agent with API calls on Microsoft Azure, Google, Linked-In and Snap showing accelerated sequential growth. AI agent is likely the next hot spot in GAI.


A Few Signs Beyond Advertising Optimization In GAI Commercialization

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Tough Start to the Week -- Negative News for Nvidia and Apple Supply Chains</li>
<li>Key Events: Asustek &amp; Novatek Results; Mediatek &amp; TSMC July Sales Data</li>
<li>UMC Signals Non-AI Industry Inventory Correction Through 2024E; Why Intel Is Increasingly Important </li>
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Tough Start to the Week -- Negative News for Nvidia and Apple Supply Chains
Key Events: Asustek &amp; Novatek Results; Mediatek &amp; TSMC July Sales Data
UMC Signals Non-AI Industry Inventory Correction Through 2024E; Why Intel Is Increasingly Important 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Tough Start for Nvidia and Apple Supply Chains; Asustek, Novatek Results Ahead

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[Q2 Earnings Preview] NVIDIA To Maintain AI GPU Leadership As Revenues Surge

Nvidia’s Q2 earnings are expected to reveal a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68B, driven by explosive growth in data centre revenues and robust...

Mint Finance

Microsoft's Billion Dollar Bets on OpenAI & G42; Azure to Benefit from Industry Growth

Microsoft's AI investments include $10B in OpenAI, $1.5B in G42, and $2.1B in Mistral AI. Azure's exclusivity with OpenAI ensures revenue. Leading...

Mint Finance

Episode 80: Viewing AI Compute Demands as a Tectonic Shift for Semiconductor Design

The industry is undergoing a tectonic shift driven by AI, leading to infrastructure build-out and financial concerns, with winners and losers yet...

The Circuit

A Few Signs Beyond Advertising Optimization In GAI Commercialization

C2Q24 Generative AI (GAI) showed increased uptake from US Internet companies. AI agent activities are on the rise, particularly in mid-sized...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Tough Start for Nvidia and Apple Supply Chains; Asustek, Novatek Results Ahead

Nvidia and Apple negative news sets the Taiwan Tech universe off to a tough start of the week. This week look for Asustek, Novatek, Himax results...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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