In response, management lifted its full-year consolidated revenue guidance to $510億, up from a previous prediction of of $500億, and increased their outlook for AI-based revenue from $100億 to $110億.
Benefiting From Insatiable AI Demand
Broadcom is right in the middle of the AI boom, reaping the benefit as a chip solutions company. With an impressive set of clients for its AI chip segment including names like Alphabet (GOOGL)$アップル (AAPL.US)$and Meta, these clients are going to keep increasing Broadcom revenue.
Apple contributed roughly one-fifth of its revenue last year and is Broadcom’s biggest customer, with Apple partnership with OpenAI, the demand for Broadcom’s solutions would only grow bigger. Recently Broadcom management have hinted at yet another client for its AI solutions.
With speculation from Wall Street that it might be China’s ByteDance, maker of the TikTok app. Broadcom is also strategically positioned for the transition of AI data centers to bandwidth with speeds of 800 Gbps, benefiting its digital signal processors, optical lasers and PIN diodes.
Contribution From VMWare Boost Broadcom Infra Software Revenue
After Broadcom acquired VMWare in 2023, it has increased its competitive position in enterprise software. VMWare brings its cloud computing prowess to the relationship, allowing Broadcom to harness expertise on both the hardware and software sides of the table.