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Author: Brendan Burke

Synopsys Q1 FY 2026 Earnings Highlight EDA and Ansys Momentum
February 27, 2026

Synopsys Q1 FY 2026 Earnings Highlight EDA and Ansys Momentum

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Synopsys’ Q1 FY 2026 earnings, highlighting AI-driven design automation momentum, strong Ansys contribution, and implications for silicon-to-system engineering workflows....
Will Meta’s Customization of AMD GPUs Empower Personal Agents
February 26, 2026

Will Meta’s Customization of AMD GPUs Empower Personal Agents?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Meta's 6-gigawatt AMD deal, its custom MI450 inference GPU, performance-based equity warrant, and what it means for GPU duopoly economics....
Intel Bets on Agentic AI Economics with SambaNova Partnership
February 26, 2026

Intel Bets on Agentic AI Economics with SambaNova Partnership

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, explores how Intel and SambaNova are disrupting the AI inference market with specialized, power-efficient inference and low-latency logic engines designed for the next era...
AI Workload Priorities Diversify as Enterprises Push Compute Beyond Training
February 25, 2026

AI Workload Priorities Diversify as Enterprises Push Compute Beyond Training

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, reveals that no single AI workload is primary for most enterprises, with inference leading at just 34.6%. The balanced distribution demands workload-optimized processors and...
indie Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Humanoid Robotics Catalyzed by Radar Chipset Ramp
February 24, 2026

indie Q4 FY 2025 Earnings: Humanoid Robotics Catalyzed by Radar Chipset Ramp

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes indie Semiconductor’s Q4 FY 2025, highlighting radar program ramps, DRAM‑less vision wins, and adjacencies in photonics and robotics, with Q1 guidance reflecting core...
Can the CPU Market Meet Agentic AI Demand
February 24, 2026

Can the CPU Market Meet Agentic AI Demand?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, unpacks the drivers of the CPU shortage in the data center market. Demand for agentic AI accelerated hyperscaler procurement of CPUs, leading to a...
Analog Devices Q1 FY 2026 Broad-Based Recovery with AI Data Center Upside
February 20, 2026

Analog Devices Q1 FY 2026: Broad-Based Recovery with AI Data Center Upside

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Analog Devices’ Q1 FY 2026 earnings, highlighting Industrial and Communications momentum, AI data center power/optics growth, pricing cadence, and a stronger second-half setup....
Cadence Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Underscore AI-Led EDA Momentum
February 20, 2026

Cadence Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Underscore AI-Led EDA Momentum

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Cadence’s Q4 FY 2025 results, highlighting agentic AI workflows, hardware demand at hyperscalers, and portfolio traction across EDA, IP, and SDA that shape...
Will NVIDIA’s Meta Deal Ignite a CPU Supercycle
February 20, 2026

Will NVIDIA’s Meta Deal Ignite a CPU Supercycle?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes NVIDIA and Meta's expanded partnership, deploying standalone Grace and Vera CPUs at hyperscale, signaling that agentic AI workloads are creating a new discrete...
Applied Materials Q1 FY 2026 AI Demand Lifts Outlook
February 17, 2026

Applied Materials Q1 FY 2026: AI Demand Lifts Outlook

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Applied Materials’ Q1 FY 2026, highlighting AI-driven mix to leading-edge logic, HBM, and advanced packaging, new product launches, and services leverage....
Can Cadence Shorten Chip Design Timelines with ChipStack AI
February 16, 2026

Can Cadence Shorten Chip Design Timelines with ChipStack AI?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, assesses Cadence’s launch of ChipStack, an agentic AI workflow for front‑end chip design and verification, using a structured “Mental Model” to coordinate multiple agents....
Astera Labs Q4 2025 Earnings Diversified AI Connectivity Momentum
February 13, 2026

Astera Labs Q4 2025 Earnings: Diversified AI Connectivity Momentum

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Astera Labs’ Q4 2025 beat and above-consensus guidance, highlighting momentum in smart fabrics, signal conditioning, and CXL memory as AI connectivity spend accelerates....

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