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Microsoft wants to make AI cheaper. Will investors actually see the savings?

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Microsoft is betting that its custom chips can lower costs, but the AI equation is more complicated than that.

Directly affected

  • MSFT Microsoft

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MSFT———————
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————

Microsoft is betting that its custom chips can lower costs, but the AI equation is more complicated than that.

Source: MarketWatch

How solid the semiconductors case looks

12 out of 100

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