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Broadcom Pushes Custom AI Chips as Shares Fall and Insiders Sell

The company is testing an OpenAI‑designed inference processor while keeping aggressive AI revenue targets that hinge on timely production and customer demand.

Overview

  • Broadcom reported record quarterly revenue with $10.8 billion in AI semiconductor sales and in early June guided AI chip revenue to exceed $16 billion in the next quarter and more than $100 billion by 2027.
  • On the product side Broadcom and OpenAI unveiled a custom LLM inference processor called Jalapeño that Broadcom says is in testing and delivers substantially better performance per watt than current chips if those claims hold up.
  • Shares have slid roughly 20–25% from early‑June highs and trade in the low‑to‑mid $370s as investors weigh the company’s steep valuation against execution risk and near‑term expectations.
  • Recent SEC filings show material insider sales, including 25,000 shares by Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal, a move that has heightened investor focus on governance and timing of executive stock disposals.
  • Wall Street remains largely bullish with many buy ratings and six‑figure price targets, but analysts flag key risks in backend manufacturing, TSMC and packaging capacity, and revenue concentration among a few hyperscalers that could hinder Broadcom’s ramp.