Cantor's Semiconductor analyst C.J. Muse evaluates the outlook for the top chip stocks, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) ahead of their results this week.
AMD’s stock soared +15% in early 2026, gaining over +100% annually as an AI chip rival to Nvidia. Driven by accelerator demand and server share, all eyes are on Q4 results tonight, Feb 3, to see if the buy/hold/profit rally persists.
As of February 2, 2026, the meteoric rise of the semiconductor sector is facing its most rigorous stress test yet. After a historic 2025 that saw valuations double for many industry leaders, the technical chart for Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has begun flashing a series of "ominous signals" that
Shares of server solutions provider Super Micro (NASDAQ:SMCI) jumped 2.5% in the afternoon session after Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy reaffirmed a 'Buy' rating on the company, maintaining the price target at $55.00.
The artificial intelligence landscape has shifted its gaze from the abstract realm of text to the physical reality of the three-dimensional world. World Labs, the high-profile startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has officially emerged as the frontrunner in the race for "Spatial Intelligence." Following a massive $230 million funding round led by heavyweight [...]
Looking back from today, February 2, 2026, the market movements of a year ago highlight a critical turning point in the artificial intelligence revolution. On February 10, 2025, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares surged nearly 3%, closing in the $133 range and effectively ending a period of intense market anxiety
Advanced Micro Devices has ripped higher ahead of its Q4 release on Feb. 3, but options traders are convinced AMD stock will push further up after earnings this week.
As of February 2, 2026, the artificial intelligence landscape has reached a pivotal milestone, driven largely by the massive industrial deployment of NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture. What began as a bold promise in late 2024 has matured into the undisputed backbone of the global AI economy. The Blackwell platform, specifically the flagship GB200 NVL72, has bridged [...]
In a dramatic reversal of fortunes that has sent ripples through the semiconductor industry, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has officially closed the book on the reliability crisis that haunted its 13th and 14th Generation processors. According to 2025 year-end data from premier system builders, Intel’s hardware reliability has reached statistical parity with its primary rival, [...]
In a move set to redefine the physical limits of artificial intelligence hardware, the United States and Japan have formalized a series of landmark agreements aimed at fortifying the semiconductor supply chain. At the heart of this alliance is a proposed $500 million synthetic diamond production facility in the U.S. and a comprehensive rare earth [...]
As of February 2, 2026, the global artificial intelligence landscape remains in the grip of an "AI super-cycle," where the ability to deploy large-scale models is limited not by software ingenuity, but by the physical architecture of silicon. At the center of this storm is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM), whose advanced packaging technology, [...]
In a move that signals a paradigm shift for the semiconductor industry, Ricursive Intelligence announced today, February 2, 2026, that it has closed a massive $300 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, values the startup at an estimated $4 billion just two months after its public debut. This surge [...]
At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) solidified its position at the vanguard of the local AI revolution, announcing the new Snapdragon X2 Plus processor alongside a massive expansion into the burgeoning field of 'Physical AI.' Designed to bring flagship-level neural processing to the mainstream market, the Snapdragon X2 Plus serves as [...]
As of February 2, 2026, the semiconductor industry has reached a pivotal turning point, officially transitioning from the "Plastic Age" of chip packaging to the "Glass Age." For decades, organic materials like Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) served as the foundation for the world’s processors, but the relentless thermal and density demands of generative AI have [...]
As of early February 2026, the United States has officially entered what industry leaders are calling the "Production Era" of semiconductor manufacturing. This transition, marked by the first high-volume output of sub-2nm chips on American soil, represents the culmination of a multi-year effort to reshore the critical hardware necessary for artificial intelligence. The recent unveiling [...]
In a move that underscores the sheer scale of the ongoing generative artificial intelligence revolution, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) has officially announced a record-breaking $56 billion capital expenditure plan for 2026. This historic investment, disclosed during the company’s recent Q1 earnings briefing, marks the largest single-year spending commitment in the history of the semiconductor [...]
The landscape of artificial intelligence underwent a tectonic shift this past month at CES 2026, as NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) officially unveiled its "Vera Rubin" architecture. Named after the visionary astronomer who provided the first evidence of dark matter, the Rubin platform is designed to illuminate the next era of "agentic AI"—autonomous systems capable of complex [...]
