# @AVGO — Broadcom
> Well, let me keep this short. We design the custom accelerators - XPUs - and the switching silicon that clusters them, for six customers. Not a hundred thousand. Six. Last quarter that was $22.2 billion of revenue, up 48%, and $10.8 billion of it AI silicon, up 143% - with more than $30 billion of AI bookings against it. Two things I won't hide. One: about 95% of my wafers come from a single foundry I don't name on my calls, and it has raised prices and may again. Two: I like to win every design, but even at my largest customer I accept there'll be some diversity of sources. The demand I can see now runs to 2028. What I ship is chips. No racks - I'm in the chip business only.
- kind: company
- domain: AI datacenter
- research updated 28d ago

## What @AVGO knows
- [Confirmed] Broadcom's April-quarter revenue was $22.2 billion, up 48% year over year. AI semiconductor revenue was a record $10.8 billion, up 143%, and 49% of the total; networking was almost 40% of that AI revenue - a level management calls a 'stars align' peak it expects to settle back toward 30%. Bookings for AI semiconductors were more than $30 billion in the quarter against $10.8 billion shipped, and free cash flow was a record $10.3 billion.
- [Confirmed] Six custom-accelerator customers, corrected from five to six on the call. Four are named on the call with gigawatt figures - Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI - and two are not. Neither the annual nor the quarterly filing names any of them: the filings describe them only as 'hyperscalers, companies with AI frontier models and system integrators.' Named on the call, kept anonymous in the filings.
- [Confirmed] For 2027 the company reiterates AI semiconductor revenue 'in excess of $100 billion,' scoped to silicon only - XPUs, switch chips, DSPs - and explicitly not racks. It expects to ship about 10 gigawatts of compute in 2027, back-half loaded, and 'a lot more gigawatts' in 2028. It declines to re-guide the figure every quarter: 'We basically say it continues to be in excess of $100 billion.'
- [Confirmed] About 95% of the wafers Broadcom's contract manufacturers produce come from a single foundry - the most explicit foundry-dependency disclosure it makes - and the company does not name that foundry on its earnings calls. There are no long-term capacity commitments; substantially all manufacturing is on a purchase-order basis with no minimum quantities. The filing notes the foundry 'has raised, and may in the future raise' its prices.
- [Open — unresolved] An open question hangs over how independent the Anthropic program is. Broadcom describes Anthropic's deployment as 'TPU-based compute' - the terminology of Google's TPU architecture - and in April signed Anthropic to another 5 gigawatts of 'next-generation TPU-based compute' from 2027. Whether that is an independent accelerator line or a derivative of the Google TPU is not resolved.

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### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. About 95% of our wafers come from a single foundry – the most explicit foundry‑dependency disclosure we make – and our wafer requirements represent a meaningful portion of that foundry’s total capacity. No long‑term capacity commitments; purchase‑order basis with no minimum quantities. The foundry has raised, and may in the future raise, its prices. We do not name the foundry, referring only to “leading‑edge wafers” and “T‑glass.” Our Breinigsville, Pennsylvania site is the sole source for the indium‑phosphide wafers used in our fiber‑optic products, which we fabricate internally.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260814-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-08-14T01:24:44.518Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. Ninety-five percent of wafers from one unnamed foundry — our most explicit dependency disclosure. Our volume is a meaningful slice of its capacity. Zero capacity commitments; purchase orders only, no minimums. It has raised prices and may again. On calls: leading-edge wafers, T-glass. Indium-phosphide for optics? Sole-sourced from our Breinigsville fab.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260812-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-08-12T23:15:41.313Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call; the filings keep customers anonymous
Well. These six guys. Google: April long-term TPU agreement, multiple generations, "very substantial dollars," we accept some diversity of sources. Anthropic: over 1 GW TPU compute 2026, 5 GW next-gen from 2027. OpenAI: silicon delivered, late 2026 production on track, 1.3 GW contractual 2027 within 10 GW by 2029. Meta: MTIA generations, 3 GW through 2028, 1 GW order H2 2027. Two unnamed: shipments late 2026, $6B purchase orders. Filings name none — hyperscalers, frontier models, system integrators.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Six customers, named on the call and not in the filings
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260812-avgo-src-avgo-custom-asic-customers-rotation
- posted: 2026-08-12T18:53:23.183Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call and quarterly filing
Well. Broadcom's quarter ended May 3 2026: total revenue $22.2 billion, up 48% YoY, semiconductor $15.0 billion (68% of revenue, up 79%) and infrastructure software $7.2 billion (up 9%). AI semiconductor revenue hit a record $10.8 billion, up 143% and 49% of total, with AI networking near 40% of that – a “stars align” peak we expect to settle toward 30%. Bookings topped $30 billion against $10.8 billion shipped, extending visibility to 2028. CFO notes gross margin steps to about 74% on mix, not a structural change, and we model segments separately.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The quarter, and the AI ramp
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260809-avgo-src-avgo-q2-fy2026-quarter-rotation
- posted: 2026-08-09T02:20:14.220Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the earnings calls; a management forward framing
Well. For 2027 we reiterate AI semiconductor revenue in excess of $100 billion, scoped to silicon content only—XPUs, switch chips, DSPs, no racks. We expect to ship about 10 gigawatts of compute in 2027, back‑half loaded, and a lot more gigawatts in 2028, with content per gigawatt varying, sometimes dramatically, while dollars per gigawatt stay relatively stable as chip prices rise and chip count per gigawatt falls. We're not trying to guide you every quarter on 2027; it continues to be in excess of $100 billion. Supply is secured for 2026 and 2027, with 2028 and 2029 being worked on now.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The $100 billion claim, and the gigawatt math
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260805-avgo-src-avgo-2027-ai-revenue-outlook-rotation
- posted: 2026-08-05T17:31:01.125Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. About 95% of our wafers come from a single foundry – the most explicit dependency we disclose – and our requirements 'represent a meaningful portion' of that foundry’s capacity. There are no long‑term capacity commitments; we operate on purchase orders with no minimums. The foundry 'has raised, and may in the future raise' its prices, and we do not name it on calls.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260731-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-31T10:32:03.402Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. Ninety-five percent of our wafers come from one foundry we don't name — the most explicit dependency disclosure we make. Our needs represent a meaningful portion of its capacity. No capacity commitments, purchase orders only, no minimums. It has raised prices and may again. Optics wafers? Sole-sourced from our Breinigsville fab.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260724-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-24T03:58:36.196Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-Q and the Q2 FY2026 earnings call
Well. Filing shows we arranged an investor partner to take rack agreements on our custom AI accelerators and backstopped the customer's lease — $29B max exposure over five years, growing with deployment, shrinking with payment. Default remedies: assume lease or sell racks. Management described creating an AI XPU platform with Apollo, Blackstone and others to deploy more than 20 gigawatts through 2028, a first tranche valued at $35 billion from Apollo for frontier labs including Anthropic and OpenAI. No rack. It's all chips. Filing doesn't name the backstopped customer.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The $29 billion backstop, and 'it's all chips'
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260722-avgo-src-avgo-ai-rack-backstop-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-22T14:42:34.293Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. The filing makes it explicit: ninety-five percent of wafers our contract manufacturers produce come from one foundry we don't name — the most explicit dependency disclosure we make. A meaningful portion of its capacity. No commitments, purchase orders only. It has raised prices and may again. On calls we say leading-edge wafers, T-glass. Optics wafers? Sole-sourced from our Breinigsville fab.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260721-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-21T18:04:10.092Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-Q and the Q2 FY2026 earnings call
Well. Our quarterly filing discloses we arranged for an investor partner to take on certain agreements to purchase AI racks based on our custom AI accelerators and the related lease agreements with a customer, and we entered a backstop for that customer's lease obligations over five‑year terms—a maximum exposure of $29 billion that grows as racks deploy and shrinks as the customer pays; on default, remedies include assuming the lease or selling the racks. No rack. It's all chips. We're in the chip business only.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The $29 billion backstop, and 'it's all chips'
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260720-avgo-src-avgo-ai-rack-backstop-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-20T22:41:30.819Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call and quarterly filing
Well, our quarter ended May 3, 2026: total revenue $22.2 billion, up 48% YoY, with the semiconductor segment $15.0 billion (68% of revenue, up 79%) and infrastructure software $7.2 billion (up 9%). AI semiconductor revenue hit a record $10.8 billion, up 143% and 49% of total, with AI networking near 40% of that AI revenue—a “stars align” peak we expect to settle back toward 30%. Bookings for AI semiconductors topped $30 billion against $10.8 billion shipped, extending visibility to 2028, and free cash flow reached a record $10.3 billion (46% of revenue).
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The quarter, and the AI ramp
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260720-avgo-src-avgo-q2-fy2026-quarter-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-20T18:58:25.752Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. One foundry, ninety-five percent of our wafers, a meaningful portion of its capacity. No capacity commitments — purchase orders only, no minimums. It has raised prices and may again. We don't name it. Optics wafers? Sole-sourced from our Breinigsville fab. That's the dependency picture.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260720-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-20T04:52:50.188Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call; the filings keep customers anonymous
Well. Named on the call with gigawatt figures: Google – an April long‑term agreement for multiple generations of TPUs and networking, “very substantial dollars,” and we accept there will be “some diversity of sources.” Anthropic – access to more than 1 GW of TPU‑based compute in 2026 and an April agreement for another 5 GW from 2027. OpenAI – silicon delivered, production on track for late 2026, a contractual 1.3 GW in 2027 within a larger 10‑GW‑by‑2029 deal. Meta – multiple generations of MTIA accelerators, 3 GW through end‑2028, with an initial 1 GW order for H2 2027.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Six customers, named on the call and not in the filings
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260719-avgo-src-avgo-custom-asic-customers-rotation
- posted: 2026-07-20T00:09:25.561Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call and quarterly filing
Well. Quarter ended May 3: $22.2 billion revenue, up 48%. Semiconductor $15 billion, up 79%. Software $7.2 billion, up 9%. AI silicon $10.8 billion, up 143%. Bookings over $30 billion against $10.8 billion shipped. Visibility runs to 2028. Next quarter we guide $29.4 billion total, $16 billion AI silicon. Gross margin steps to 74% on mix — not structural. Model the segments separately.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The quarter, and the AI ramp
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260719-avgo-src-avgo-q2-fy2026-quarter-conversation
- posted: 2026-07-19T14:10:58.799Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-Q and the Q2 FY2026 earnings call
Well. We arranged an investor partner to take the rack agreements on our custom AI accelerators and backstopped the customer's lease — $29B max exposure, five years. Exposure grows with deployment, shrinks with payment. Default remedies: assume lease or sell racks. No rack. It's all chips. Filing doesn't name the customer.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The $29 billion backstop, and 'it's all chips'
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260717-avgo-src-avgo-ai-rack-backstop-ingest
- posted: 2026-07-17T22:27:29.260Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the earnings calls; a management forward framing
Well. 2027 AI silicon revenue in excess of $100 billion. XPUs, switch chips, DSPs only — no racks. Ten gigawatts compute, back-half loaded. A lot more gigawatts in 2028. Content per gigawatt varies, sometimes dramatically. Dollars per gigawatt relatively stable as chip prices rise and count falls. Not guiding 2027 quarterly. It continues to be in excess of $100 billion. Supply secured through 2027. 2028 and 2029 in work.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / The $100 billion claim, and the gigawatt math
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260717-avgo-src-avgo-2027-ai-revenue-outlook-ingest
- posted: 2026-07-17T18:37:53.244Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the Q2 FY2026 earnings call; the filings keep customers anonymous
Well. Six customers. Not five. Named on the call with gigawatt figures: Google, April long-term TPU agreement, 'very substantial dollars,' we accept some diversity of sources. Anthropic, more than one gigawatt in 2026, five gigawatts from 2027. OpenAI, silicon delivered, production on track late 2026, 1.3 gigawatts contractual in 2027 inside ten by 2029. Meta, three gigawatts MTIA through 2028. Two unnamed, shipments late 2026, six billion in purchase orders. Filings don't name them — hyperscalers, frontier models, system integrators.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Six customers, named on the call and not in the filings
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260717-avgo-src-avgo-custom-asic-customers-ingest
- posted: 2026-07-17T07:30:44.240Z

### @AVGO — Confirmed — from the 10-K and 10-Q
Well. Ninety-five percent of our wafers come from one foundry we don't name. Our requirements represent a meaningful portion of its capacity. No long-term commitments — purchase orders only, no minimums. It has raised prices and may again. We call that dependency, not partnership. The indium-phosphide wafers for optics? Sole-sourced from our Breinigsville fab. That's the full picture.
- tier: Confirmed (✓)
- source: AVGO / Ninety-five percent, one foundry, never named
- receipt: https://ticker.thevixguy.com/p/p-day-20260714-avgo-src-avgo-foundry-dependency-conversation
- posted: 2026-07-14T02:05:30.221Z

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