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Patrick Liao

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<li>NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) CEO Jensen Huang visited Taiwan to attend the COMPUTEX Taipei International Computer Exhibition.  </li>
<li>Meanwhile, NVIDIA continues expanding its workforce, recently opening over a thousand job vacancies globally.  </li>
<li>Throughout his speech, Huang repeatedly mentioned Taiwan. He opened with “Hello Taiwan,” noting that both of his parents were present in the audience, highlighting his personal connection to Taiwan.  </li>
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NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) CEO Jensen Huang visited Taiwan to attend the COMPUTEX Taipei International Computer Exhibition.  
Meanwhile, NVIDIA continues expanding its workforce, recently opening over a thousand job vacancies globally.  
Throughout his speech, Huang repeatedly mentioned Taiwan. He opened with “Hello Taiwan,” noting that both of his parents were present in the audience, highlighting his personal connection to Taiwan.  


Nvidia (NVDA.US): Jensen Delivers Keynote Speech at COMPUTEX Today; Confirm Offshore HQ Location

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Nicolas Baratte

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<li>What did hyperscalers say on Capex in March conf calls? Amazon: nothing. Google: maintained. Meta: increase. Microsoft: maintained. No Capex cuts or postponement. </li>
<li>At the opposite, Amazon and Google mention capacity constraints, revenues could be higher with more capacity. All firms mention that AI is a critical building block of future growth. </li>
<li>Financial statements show 1) improving operating margins, 2) higher capex but still higher free cash flow. Positive for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT)</a> .  </li>
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What did hyperscalers say on Capex in March conf calls? Amazon: nothing. Google: maintained. Meta: increase. Microsoft: maintained. No Capex cuts or postponement. 
At the opposite, Amazon and Google mention capacity constraints, revenues could be higher with more capacity. All firms mention that AI is a critical building block of future growth. 
Financial statements show 1) improving operating margins, 2) higher capex but still higher free cash flow. Positive for NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT) .  


Hyperscale Capex Is Maintained or Increased No Cuts or Postponement Capacity Constrain at AMZN GOOG

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<li>Nvidia beat revenue expectations by 1.5% with $46.7 billion in revenue; data centre growth underwhelmed, with compute slipping sequentially.</li>
<li>Blackwell is ramping at full speed, while Rubin’s six chips have already taped out at TSMC, keeping Nvidia’s annual launch cadence intact.</li>
<li>Inventory jumped to $15B, and China licenses remain uncertain, leaving little margin for error.</li>
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Nvidia beat revenue expectations by 1.5% with $46.7 billion in revenue; data centre growth underwhelmed, with compute slipping sequentially.
Blackwell is ramping at full speed, while Rubin’s six chips have already taped out at TSMC, keeping Nvidia’s annual launch cadence intact.
Inventory jumped to $15B, and China licenses remain uncertain, leaving little margin for error.


Networking Powers Nvidia's Quarter, but Core Growth Under Scrutiny

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<ul><li>As geopolitical tensions intensify, Nvidia is walking a tightrope between U.S. export controls and China’s increasingly assertive push for self-reliance in critical technologies.</li><li>The chipmaker’s position as the dominant provider of AI semiconductors has forced it into delicate strategic maneuvers, especially in China, where demand remains strong but political scrutiny is mounting.</li><li>To preserve a foothold in this crucial market, Nvidia has introduced weakened chip designs to comply with U.S. restrictions, explored revenue-sharing deals with local partners, and restructured its supply chain to insulate operations from further shocks.</li></ul>

As geopolitical tensions intensify, Nvidia is walking a tightrope between U.S. export controls and China’s increasingly assertive push for self-reliance in critical technologies.The chipmaker’s position as the dominant provider of AI semiconductors has forced it into delicate strategic maneuvers, especially in China, where demand remains strong but political scrutiny is mounting.To preserve a foothold in this crucial market, Nvidia has introduced weakened chip designs to comply with U.S. restrictions, explored revenue-sharing deals with local partners, and restructured its supply chain to insulate operations from further shocks.

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Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

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<li>NVIDIA delivered another blockbuster quarter with record revenues of $30 billion, blowing well past the guided $28 billion, up 15% QoQ and up 122% YoY.</li>
<li>$5.6 billion in revenues were attributed to Singapore, making up more than 18% of overall revenues and up &gt;5 times YoY</li>
<li>What the heck is the city state doing with all of those GPUs?</li>
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NVIDIA delivered another blockbuster quarter with record revenues of $30 billion, blowing well past the guided $28 billion, up 15% QoQ and up 122% YoY.
$5.6 billion in revenues were attributed to Singapore, making up more than 18% of overall revenues and up &gt;5 times YoY
What the heck is the city state doing with all of those GPUs?


NVIDIA's >5x YoY "Singapore" Revenue Growth Is A Red Flag

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Nvidia (NVDA.US): Jensen Delivers Keynote Speech at COMPUTEX Today; Confirm Offshore HQ Location

​NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visits Taiwan for COMPUTEX Taipei, emphasizes personal connection and company's global expansion with over a thousand job...

Patrick Liao

Hyperscale Capex Is Maintained or Increased No Cuts or Postponement Capacity Constrain at AMZN GOOG

​Hyperscalers maintain or increase Capex, mention capacity constraints. Financial statements show improving margins, higher capex and higher free...

Nicolas Baratte

Networking Powers Nvidia's Quarter, but Core Growth Under Scrutiny

​Nvidia exceeded revenue expectations but faces challenges with data centre growth vis-à-vis falling compute, along with uncertainty in China...

Mint Finance

Nvidia’s $Billion China Gamble: Downgraded Chips, Government Cuts, & Geopolitics!

As geopolitical tensions intensify, Nvidia is walking a tightrope between U.S. export controls and China’s increasingly assertive push for...

Baptista Research

NVIDIA's >5x YoY "Singapore" Revenue Growth Is A Red Flag

Dr. Kim over at TSMC (allegedly?) is trying to trace all h100 & h800 shipments for the past two years. This Insight might be helpful :-)

William Keating

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visits Taiwan for COMPUTEX Taipei, emphasizes personal connection and company's global expansion with over a thousand job...

Hyperscalers maintain or increase Capex, mention capacity constraints. Financial statements show improving margins, higher capex and higher free...

Nvidia exceeded revenue expectations but faces challenges with data centre growth vis-à-vis falling compute, along with uncertainty in China...