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SK Hynix has rebounded from near-acquisition by Micron, now tripling revenue and achieving 80% gross margins, indicating a strong turnaround and investment opportunity.

Data center business guided to more than double but Street wants specificity; MI300 accelerator said to be better than NVIDIA's offering but not yet shipping at scale; CPU demand extremely strong with AMD taking share from Intel.

While Intel's first public share sale since 1971 helps clean up the balance sheet, the $15B (potentially up to $17B) is modest compared to the 2x cost of building fabs and the capital required to compete with Nvidia in accelerators, especially without a confirmed major external foundry customer.

Intel's $15B equity offering is modest relative to the $30B+ needed for factory equipment, but signals confidence in foundry demand from external customers like Nvidia or Apple.

Intel is raising $15B in equity to fund committed fab projects in Ohio and Arizona and position for potential external foundry customers like Nvidia or Apple, though the amount is small relative to leading-edge fab costs.

Ian notes AMD guided data center sales to more than double but investors wanted specificity on magnitude (60% vs 2% more than double), while CPU demand remains robust with AMD taking share from Intel.

Ian notes AMD guided Q3 data center sales at $13.3B (more than doubling), with latest accelerator claimed better than Nvidia's offering, but street wants specificity on timing and magnitude. CPU demand remains strong with AMD taking share from Intel.

Micron increasing US investment commitment from $200B to $250B reflects insatiable AI-driven memory demand. However, industry's historical inability to balance supply/demand cycles creates oversupply risk if massive capacity comes online too quickly.

SK Hynix transformed from near-bankruptcy to HBM market leader with revenue tripling and 80% gross margins. Korean government's $880B sovereign backing over multiple years mirrors TSMC model, creating insurmountable barriers to new memory entrants.

Military microreactors now pulled by AI data center energy demand; 30 years of flat grid growth reversed; technology commoditizes from data center use.