๐ The Daily Semi-Cap โ September 29, 2026
๐ SMH: $606.90 (+1.15%)
๐ Earnings:
โข No new semiconductor earnings released today.
๐ฅ Major Developments:
โข OpenAI launched Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth of Astra's standard token pricing, and an Ultrafast tier offering up to 8x faster generation in Codex and 6x in the API.
โข OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate is nearing $70B, up more than 70% since Q3 began, while the company seeks at least $30B at a $1.4T valuation.
โข Anthropic has $252B of non-cancelable compute obligations across Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, plus $161.2B of largely non-cancelable Broadcom TPU lease obligations.
โข TrendForce projects blended HBM ASPs to jump 121% YoY in 2027 while supply remains constrained; 8-Hi products are expected to command a 10โ20% price premium per Gb over 12-Hi products.