Samsung ships next-gen AI chips and Dell's AI revenue explodes 757% — ride the AI hardware supercycle
Samsung just started shipping its newest AI memory chips (called HBM4E) to customers around the world, sending its stock up 6%. At the same time, Dell reported that its AI server revenue exploded 757% last quarter and crushed profit expectations by the widest margin in five years.
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The AI hardware build-out keeps accelerating with no sign of slowing down. Samsung getting its next-generation HBM4E memory chips into customers' hands is a big deal — these are critical components for the most advanced AI systems, and first-mover advantage matters. Dell's earnings confirm that real money is flowing: a 757% jump in AI server revenue is not speculation, it's actual orders being filled. The semiconductor ETF SOXX gives you diversified exposure to chipmakers powering this boom, while Nvidia and Micron are two of the purest AI-memory and GPU plays that benefit directly from this cycle.