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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has increased its capital expenditure budget for AI infrastructure to between $195 billion and $205 billion for 2026, up from earlier projections of $180 billion to $190 billion. This spending is aimed at expanding AI data centers and is expected to uplift various AI infrastructure companies, including major suppliers.
Key suppliers set to benefit from this spending include Broadcom, which develops custom AI chips for Alphabet, Celestica, Alphabet’s main hardware integration partner, and Nvidia, which supplies graphics processing units. Alphabet’s largest customer relationship contributes approximately 28% of Celestica’s revenue in Q1, while Samsung supplies over 60% of Alphabet’s high-bandwidth memory (HBM) needs.
As Alphabet ramps up its AI infrastructure investments, other suppliers such as SK Hynix, Micron, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing may also see increased demand and revenue opportunities due to the overall rise in chip and memory requirements.
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