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AMD Hits $1 Trillion Market Cap as Shares Surge to Record High
- •AMD's market value briefly surpassed $1 trillion for the first time on Monday, with shares surging 9% to a record high of $613.92.
- •The chipmaker is on a five-day winning streak, gaining 24% in that period and over 180% this year, despite a dip last month after its earnings forecast.
- •AMD reported Q2 revenue of $11.54 billion, a 50% increase year-over-year, driven by a 107% rise in its Data Center business due to AI chip demand.
- •AMD is a key rival to Nvidia in AI graphics processing units and is expanding its offerings beyond individual chips to complete AI systems.
- •The company expects strong AI computing demand as businesses adopt AI for productivity, with AMD's CTO noting early stages of AI adoption and no slowdown in overall demand.
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AMD shares surged 9% to reach a record high of $613.92, briefly pushing its market value above $1 trillion for the first time. This growth was largely driven by booming demand for artificial intelligence chips, with its Data Center business reporting second-quarter sales of $6.7 billion, up 107% year-on-year.
AMD reported second-quarter revenue of $11.54 billion, marking a 50% increase from $7.69 billion a year ago. Regarded as the closest rival to AI chip leader Nvidia in graphics processing units, AMD became the fourth US chipmaker to reach a $1 trillion valuation, following Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron.
AMD has accelerated its AI product launches and moved beyond selling individual chips to offering complete systems that combine processors, networking gear, and related hardware. The company is also benefiting from strong demand for central processing units used alongside graphics processors in servers handling AI inference.
