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KLA Raises Advanced-Packaging Segment Forecast to $1.1B, Up 70% YoY

KLA Raises Advanced-Packaging Segment Forecast to $1.1B, Up 70% YoY

KLA Corporation CEO Richard Wallace pointed to strength in AI infrastructure investment as the company raised its advanced-packaging process control forecast to roughly $1.1 billion, up 70% year-over-year. Analysts flag the concentration as a source of earnings volatility if AI-driven capex slows.

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Semiconductor Sector Splits Into Two Valuation Tiers as AI Demand and Geopolitics Diverge

Semiconductor Sector Splits Into Two Valuation Tiers as AI Demand and Geopolitics Diverge

The chip industry is fracturing along a structural fault line: AI-native silicon incumbents commanding premium multiples while legacy players face compression. ASIC design costs running into hundreds of millions of dollars are locking out new entrants. U.S. rare earth bans and China's Zhenwu V900/J900 chips signal competing parallel ecosystems replacing the integrated global supply chain.

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