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Broadcom Strikes Long-Term AI Chip Deals With Google and Anthropic, Lifting Its 2027 Ambition

Investors are weighing the AI surge against slower software growth and reliance on a few big cloud buyers.

Overview

  • Broadcom announced multi‑year supply agreements to provide custom AI processors to Google and Anthropic that extend revenue visibility through 2031.
  • Management said the new commitments support CEO Hock Tan’s line of sight to more than $100 billion in AI chip sales in fiscal 2027.
  • AI semiconductor revenue reached $8.4 billion in fiscal Q1, up 106% from a year earlier, with Q2 AI sales guided to about $10.7 billion and total revenue near $22 billion.
  • The company said it has secured leading‑edge wafers and high‑bandwidth memory through 2028, reducing bottleneck risk as Tomahawk switches and new optical chips move into volume production.
  • Analyst views are split, with Oppenheimer pointing to heavy cloud AI spending through 2027 and Erste Group warning about slower software growth, goodwill amortization, and customer concentration.