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tim aruri

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Leads UBS research on AI semiconductors, covering Nvidia, AMD, memory, and the broader AI hardware supply chain.

3 calls·1 name·100% bull·last heard 29 days ago·The Information
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$NVDANvidia

UBS analyst sees inference as primary revenue driver for Nvidia and semiconductor sector

Inference token generation is now the production phase of AI and drives revenue across Nvidia, hyperscalers, neoclouds, and memory companies; training was just R&D. Fast inference market for coding is a significant and growing segment.

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Nvidia
HIGHtim aruri·The Information·29 days ago·Meta’s $18B Social Media Settlement, Nvidia’s Upcoming Results, Bill Gates’ Stark Warning About AI
UBS analyst sees inference as primary revenue driver for Nvidia and semiconductor sector
Inference token generation is now the production phase of AI and drives revenue across Nvidia, hyperscalers, neoclouds, and memory companies; training was just R&D. Fast inference market for coding is a significant and growing segment.
"inference is the story moving forward because that is the production of AI. It's like you go into the kitchen when you were a kid and you learn pretty quickly not to touch a hot s…"
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$NVDA
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Nvidia
HIGHtim aruri·The Information·29 days ago·Meta’s $18B Social Media Settlement, Nvidia’s Upcoming Results, Bill Gates’ Stark Warning About AI
UBS expects strong Nvidia quarter with 10-11 GW shipped, sees semiconductor industry reaching $1.7T revenue
Nvidia backlog and demand signals remain very strong with model implying 10-11 GW shipped this year; SpaceX adding 6 GW next year shows incremental demand. Semiconductor industry revenue will hit $1.7T this year scaling to mid-$2T next year, growing 30%+ ex-memory.
"I expect a very strong quarter. Backlog and demand signals are very strong. Uh this year our model implies they're going to ship 10 to 11 gawatts. Uh you saw from the you know dea…"
11:48
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Nvidia
HIGHtim aruri·The Information·29 days ago·Meta’s $18B Social Media Settlement, Nvidia’s Upcoming Results, Bill Gates’ Stark Warning About AI
UBS analyst: Inference-driven revenue is the real AI scaling story for Nvidia
Inference token generation is now the primary revenue driver across the entire AI stack (hyperscalers, neoclouds, Nvidia, memory), making inference the central investment thesis rather than training chip sales alone.
"training is just the R&D phase, and we've trained all these models, and now all these models are now really, I mean, we're seeing massive increases in inference tokens, and infere…"
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AI Infrastructuretailwind
Inference token generation is the new production phase of AI driving revenue across entire semiconductor stack
Training was just R&D; inference is now the production of AI where value is created. Inference token volume is growing massively and drives revenue for Nvidia, hyperscalers, neoclouds, and memory companies. Fast inference for coding is a distinct high-value segment.
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AI Infrastructuretailwind
Inference token revenue becomes primary AI scaling driver across entire stack
The shift from model training to inference deployment means token generation now drives revenue for hyperscalers, neoclouds, Nvidia, and memory makers, making inference infrastructure the core investment thesis.
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Semiconductorstailwind
Semiconductor industry revenue to reach $1.7T in 2024 scaling to mid-$2T in 2025 with 30%+ growth ex-memory
The chip business is scaling rapidly driven by AI demand, creating massive revenue opportunity that motivates large semiconductor companies to build scale through M&A in software, networking, and advanced packaging.
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Memory & Storageheadwind
Memory bottleneck forcing long-term supply agreements over M&A as memory becomes major input cost for AI chips
Memory is in such tight supply and represents a large share of input costs that chip companies are signing long-term volume and pricing agreements with memory suppliers rather than attempting acquisitions, while making product roadmap trade-offs on cost and performance.
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Memory & Storageheadwind
Memory supply constraints force long-term contracts over M&A solutions
Acute memory chip shortages are driving semiconductor companies to sign long-term supply agreements with pricing commitments rather than pursuing M&A, as memory becomes a dominant input cost for AI infrastructure.