Shares of AMD have more than doubled in 2026, boosted by strong AI semiconductor demand highlighted at its Advance AI event. Analysts raised price targets significantly, with some expecting AMD's stock to nearly double from current levels. The leveraged ETF AMUU, which offers 2x daily returns of AMD, is considered a promising option for aggressive traders looking to capitalize on continued AI market growth and AMD's expanding server CPU market. Demand for AI computing remains robust, supporting further upside potential for both AMD and AMUU through the end of the year.
Shares of major chipmakers like ASML, AMD, and Micron dropped sharply after reports that a Chinese state-backed firm started mass-producing domestic deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines. This development threatens sales of older-generation too...
AMD introduced its Helios rack-scale AI solution, claiming a 30% improvement in inference tokens per dollar compared to Nvidia. The company secured significant AI infrastructure contracts, including a 2GW compute deal with Anthropic and deployments o...
AMD's Advancing AI 2026 event showcased its transformation into a full-stack AI infrastructure provider with new platforms like Helios, MI450, and Zen 6 Venice. Major tech companies including Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI have committed to AMD's AI inf...
VAST Data has expanded its collaboration with AMD to enhance AI infrastructure for inference workloads. The partnership integrates VAST's AI Operating System with AMD's 6th Gen EPYC CPUs, Instinct GPUs, and Pensando AI NICs to improve efficiency, fle...
The semiconductor sector, which outperformed in early 2026, is experiencing a pullback in July due to profit-taking, high valuations, and unwinding of leveraged trades following a strong AI-driven rally. Despite declines, major semiconductor ETFs lik...
