Nvidia Is Reportedly Pouring Billions Into AI's Next Big Bottleneck: Advanced Chip Packaging
Nvidia is reportedly pouring billions into advanced chip packaging capacity as shortages threaten to constrain AI chip production
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Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., has made a growth equity investment in Albert Invent Corp. to support the expansion of its AI-driven R&D platform.
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Nvidia is reportedly pouring billions into advanced chip packaging capacity as shortages threaten to constrain AI chip production
Morgan Stanley maintained its Equal-Weight rating on Applied Materials while reducing the price target from $563 to $538.
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TSMC maintains significantly higher revenue than Applied Materials, with Q3 2026 reaching $46.7 billion compared to AMAT's $9.1 billion in Q2 2026. Both companies benefit from AI infrastructure demand, with Applied Materials achieving record quarter-over-quarter growth and expanding manufacturing capacity globally, while TSMC demonstrates consistent revenue expansion as the world's dominant semiconductor foundry controlling over 70% of the market.
Onto Innovation raised its Q3 2026 revenue guidance to $380M-$400M and increased full-year advanced packaging growth outlook to 80% from 50%, driven by strong demand for Dragonfly inspection products and advanced nodes. The company's record backlog exceeded $1.1B with 60-70% relating to 2026, supporting second-half revenue growth of at least 25% and operating margins reaching 32-33%.