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Broadcom Posts Record Quarter as AI Chip Sales Surge and Custom XPUs Take Lead

Growing XPU adoption signals a larger role for Broadcom in data‑center AI.

Overview

  • Broadcom reported third‑quarter revenue of $15.9 billion, up 22% year over year, setting a company record.
  • AI semiconductor sales rose 63% to $5.2 billion, highlighting ten consecutive quarters of AI growth.
  • Custom AI accelerators (XPUs) accounted for 65% of AI revenue, driven by hyperscalers pursuing compute self‑sufficiency.
  • The company secured a reported $10 billion order for AI racks from a fourth, undisclosed customer that some observers misidentified.
  • Broadcom shares have jumped about 96% over the past year versus roughly 33% for Nvidia, even as Nvidia remains the leading GPU and CUDA platform provider.