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24 Jun 2026, 04:06 UTC · 2h ago
Forget Nvidia: Philippe Laffont reveals his preferred way to gain AI exposure
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Invezz
24 Jun 2026, 04:06 UTC · 2h ago
NewsImpactScreener rates every claim in this story for market impact and maps it to the tickers most exposed.
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Philippe Laffont of Coatue Management is prioritizing a 'picks-and-shovels' AI strategy over individual chip designers like Nvidia. — A $90 billion hedge fund shifting focus from the market leader (NVDA) toward infrastructure providers signals a potential rotation in institutional AI sentiment.
+0.50TSMC is positioned as a primary AI bet because all leading-edge AI chips, regardless of architecture, require its foundry capacity. — Reinforces TSMC's role as an indispensable bottleneck in the AI supply chain, reducing single-client risk.
+0.40Lam Research is identified as a key beneficiary of the shift toward agentic, data-center scale workloads requiring advanced memory and packaging. — Links specific AI technical evolutions (agentic workloads/HBM) to increased demand for semiconductor equipment tools.
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Applied Materials Inc is listed as one of the preferred foundational silicon factories for gaining AI exposure. — Adds to the bullish case for equipment manufacturers as the necessary layer for all AI chip production.
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Highly recommended as a 'picks-and-shovels' AI bet that captures capex regardless of which chip architecture wins.
Listed as a preferred foundational silicon factory for gaining AI exposure.
Recommended due to essential etch/deposition tools needed for advanced memory and packaging in AI factories.
Mentioned as being at the front and center of AI debates, but without a specific buy/sell recommendation.
Mentioned as a customer developing custom chips (Trainium), but the focus is on the foundry supporting them.
Mentioned as a central part of the AI debate, but the investor prefers the foundry layer over individual chipmakers.
Mentioned as a customer developing custom chips (TPUs), but the focus is on the foundry supporting them.
[a_to_b] TSMC provides foundry capacity for Amazon's custom Trainium chips.
[a_to_b] TSMC provides leading-edge foundry capacity required for Nvidia's AI chips.
[a_to_b] TSMC provides foundry capacity for Alphabet's TPUs.
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