Jensen Huang: Nvidia invested $2B in Coherent for upstream silicon photonics capacity
Nvidia invested in Coherent to secure upstream silicon photonics supply for its CPO roadmap (Spectrum-6, NVLink), validating Coherent as a critical supplier.
Jensen Huang: Nvidia invested $2B in Lumentum for upstream silicon photonics capacity
Nvidia pre-pays and invests in upstream suppliers like Lumentum to secure silicon photonics capacity for Spectrum-X and NVLink CPO switches 2-5 years out.
Sikand: Nvidia undervalued with $1T revenue opportunity by 2027
Jensen Huang outlined a path from $500B to $1T revenue opportunity over two years; even with multiple compression, the growth trajectory makes NVDA attractive at current valuation.
Sikand: HBM demand surge makes memory sector bullish near-term
Rubin architecture and KV cache requirements drive massive HBM demand; inference compute fears (SRAM) overblown. Micron is the leading US HBM supplier.
Sikand: Soitec monopoly on silicon photonics wafers for CPO is a multi-bagger
Soitec's photonics SOI wafers are required for every co-packaged optics module (4x content vs pluggable transceivers); qualified at all three major foundries (TSMC, Tower, etc.);…