Group 1 - Qualcomm's stock surged over 11%, reaching a new high since July 2024, following the announcement of its entry into the AI chip market for data centers, directly competing with Nvidia [2][4][6] - The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones indices all closed at record highs, with the Nasdaq rising 1.86%, S&P 500 up 1.23%, and Dow Jones increasing by 0.71% [3][4] - Qualcomm introduced the AI200 and AI250 chips, which utilize its neural processing unit (NPU) technology, expected to be commercially available in 2026 and 2027 respectively [6][7] Group 2 - The AI200 chip will support 768GB of LPDDR memory, while the AI250 will feature an innovative near-memory computing architecture, claiming over 10 times improvement in effective memory bandwidth and significant power reduction [6][7] - Qualcomm plans to adopt a product release cadence similar to Nvidia and AMD, launching a new compute chip annually [7] - Nvidia is also expanding its infrastructure in Europe, planning a €1 billion data center in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom, highlighting the competitive landscape in AI infrastructure [7]
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Zheng Quan Shi Bao·2025-10-28 00:28