Wedbush Has a Message for AMD Investors After Google Move
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Wedbush Has a Message for AMD Investors After Google Move Moz Farooque ACCA Tue, August 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM EDT 2 min read GOOG This article first appeared on GuruFocus . Advanced Micro Devices ( NASDAQ:AMD ) could be positioning itself for a much deeper role inside Google's AI infrastructure after reports suggested Alphabet (GOOGL) is working with AMD on a future generation of its tensor processing units. Wedbush says such a collaboration could represent a meaningful shift in the semiconductor landscape by expanding AMD's opportunity beyond CPUs and GPUs into custom AI silicon design. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 5 Warning Sign with AMZN. Is GOOG fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. AMD is best known for its EPYC server processors and Instinct AI accelerators, but it has been broadening its data-center portfolio into networking, advanced packaging and rack-scale systems. That matters because hyperscalers increasingly need tightly integrated compute platforms rather than standalone chips. SemiAnalysis reported that Google may use AMD to help design its 10th-generation TPU, drawing on AMD's CPU expertise as well as its packaging and networking capabilities. Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson said, We would find it noteworthy if Google collaborated with AMD vs. Broadcom, Marvell, or Intel, adding that the speculation highlights the growing importance of ASIC design and reusable IP blocks. Google unveiled its eighth-generation TPUs in April, with separate chips targeting AI training and inference. Alphabet has also been expanding the TPU business beyond internal use, saying it plans to deliver TPU hardware directly to select customers' data centers beginning this year. AMD, meanwhile, is already seeing explosive AI infrastructure growth. Its data-center revenue surged 107% year over year to $6.7 billion in the second quarter, driven by EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs. For AMD investors, the importance of a Google TPU partnership would extend well beyond incremental chip revenue. A confirmed design role would show AMD can monetize CPU IP, advanced packaging, networking and ASIC expertise alongside its existing accelerator business. That could open another route into hyperscaler AI spending without requiring every dollar to come from Instinct GPUs. Investors should watch for confirmation from Google or AMD, future TPU design disclosures and any evidence that AMD is winning similar custom-silicon work elsewhere. The main risk is that the collaboration remains limited or speculative. But if AMD becomes a recurring design partner for hyperscalers, its addressable AI market could broaden materially beyond the Nvidia-style GPU competition investors typically focus on.
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As the possibility of Google collaborating with AMD to develop next-generation Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) is raised, changes in the semiconductor market landscape are drawing attention. This collaboration gives AMD an opportunity to expand its existing CPU and GPU-focused portfolio into custom AI silicon design. Investors should closely monitor whether Google and AMD make an official announcement, along with the possibility of additional orders in the custom semiconductor market.
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- Semiconductors — If AMD participates as a partner in Google's next-generation TPU design collaboration, its business will expand into the custom AI silicon and ASIC design fields, which can accelerate earnings growth.
- AI — Amid surging demand for customized AI infrastructure investments by hyperscalers, AMD is expanding its presence in the AI accelerator and semiconductor packaging market while checking NVIDIA's monopoly structure.
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The rumor of collaboration with Google suggests that this could be a major turning point for AMD to diversify its business into the custom ASIC market, moving beyond the NVIDIA-centric GPU competition. In particular, with AMD's second-quarter data center revenue surging 107% year-over-year to 6.7 billion dollars, this partnership will provide additional growth momentum.
In the bullish scenario, Google's joint development of next-generation TPUs could be made official, leading to a surge in custom silicon orders from large cloud service providers (hyperscalers) and a revaluation of valuation. Conversely, in the bearish scenario, there is a risk that the collaboration remains a mere rumor or stays at a limited level without leading to additional revenue contributions, and investors must monitor future earnings announcements and design win disclosures to judge this.
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