Why Intel, AMD, Arm, and Other Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Popped Today
Written by Joe Tenebruso for The Motley Fool -> Data center CPUs will be the next AI market to boom. Chip stock investors have multiple ways to win. Semiconductor stocks jumped on Friday, as more Wall Street analysts highlighted the staggering growth potential of the AI infras
Semiconductor stocks jumped on Friday, as more Wall Street analysts highlighted the staggering growth potential of the AI infrastructure industry.
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Analysts at Bank of America expect the global server central processing unit (CPU) market to grow almost fivefold to over $170 billion by 2030, driven by a forthcoming boom in agentic AI applications.
While AI model training largely relies on graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by the likes of Nvidia , CPUs perform well during certain segments of AI agent workflows, such as control logic, plan execution, coordination, and scheduling.
Intel and AMD dominate the server CPU market, making them well-positioned to profit from this global megatrend. Yet Arm also stands to benefit. The chip architecture developer recently unveiled its new AGI CPU, which is specifically designed to power next-gen AI infrastructure.
Bank of America's analysts are also optimistic about Intel's foundry business. In addition to designing and building its own chips, Intel has opened its chip manufacturing services to other tech giants. Intel is reportedly in discussions with Apple to potentially make some of the chips in its popular devices.
Meanwhile, analysts at Citigroup believe AMD could wrestle away some market share from Nvidia in the GPU arena, driven in part by its chip supply deals with social media and AI powerhouse Meta Platforms .
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