AI infrastructure CapEx still under-forecast

Conviction: 72% · Horizon: 3Y · 2026-07-17
Markets front-run structural AI demand; waiting for full evidence means missing the move, while memory, optics and XPU attach point to CapEx upside through 2028+

Consensus often treats AI buildout as already 'expected' and therefore fully priced. In practice, prices discount the path of demand before every datapoint is visible. Memory makers report no line of sight to supply catching demand, humanoid robotics multiplies memory content versus ADAS, optical laser deployments look larger than CPO alone, and each XPU generation lifts die size, I/O complexity, ASP and volume. A ~$1T CapEx path into 2028 is more likely a floor than a ceiling if CEO guidance holds.

Instrument Side Target Reason
LITE Long Hyperscale optical laser deployment demand appears larger than the co-packaged optics opportunity alone, implying a longer, broader revenue runway for high-speed optical components.
MRVL Long Each XPU generation raises die size, core counts, I/O complexity, ASP and attach volume, so silicon and connectivity suppliers tied to AI accelerators should see structural content growth, not a one-cycle spike.

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