Samsung, Memory: Samsung expects CQ3 profit to grow 158% to ~12 Tr Won ($8.5B)View: Samsung yesterday announced its 3Q operating profit is expected to grow ~32% Y/Y to 12.1 trillion won ($8.5B), marking its highest levels since 2Q22 and far exceeding consensus of ~10 trillion won. Although detailed
Higher Memory CostsNTAP historically has been somewhat less adept than its peers during periods when memory costs fluctuate.We would not expect any impact on current quarter dynamics or even potentially FQ3 economics given our belief that NTAP pulled some storage purchases forward into CQ2.However,
Samsung, NVDA: Jensen Huang reportedly confirms Samsung’s HBM3e qualView: Per News1 Korea, Jensen has personally informed Samsung that its HBM3e has passed NVIDIA’s quality qualification tests and that NVDA intends to place orders. The two companies, in turn, are now reportedly fine-tuning details
The Information reported yesterday that Oracle’s AI cloud margins are in the high teens. Accounting for typical start-up costs, this aligns well with our analysis of the $300bn OpenAI contract. Please see the link for our analysis of Oracle's AI cloud economics over the next 10 years and the implications for overall gross margins.
As such, 1) we see a continued opportunity for NVDA (and other US vendors) to again sell parts into China (even assuming capabilities remain limited vs. Western product) and 2) we believe that US vendors should have a significant advantage competing in other geographies (vs. Chinese offerings) assu
• A look at ad targeting algorithms: AppLovin’s AXON vs. Unity’s Vector• Consolidation in the mobile advertising ecosystem• AppLovin’s expansion into eCommerce and CTV advertising• The efficacy of AppLovin and Unity’s ad platforms in generalEric Benjamin Seufert is a media strategist, quantitative
WDC, HDDs: Irving Tan says company will invest $1B in Japan over the next 5 yearsView: WDC said it would invest $1B in Japan over the next five years to help the company drive the next generation of HDD innovation.We believe WDC has a meaningful R&D presence in Japan dating back to its acquisit
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