Anthropic Offers Blackstone 10% for Chips
Anthropic offers Blackstone a 10% coupon on $9 billion of chip debt, up from 8.5% four months ago, with its credit rated junk.
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Broadcom supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Coverage follows AI networking, custom silicon and enterprise infrastructure.
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. AI semiconductor sales are reported as a revenue subset, not added to total sales or labelled ARR.
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Q3 AI semiconductor sales reach $16.7B
AI semiconductor revenue rises 221% year over year; total quarterly revenue is $29.6B. AI sales are a subset of total revenue.
Source: BroadcomQ4 revenue reaches $18.0B
Total quarterly sales grow 28%; AI semiconductor revenue grows 74% year over year, reflecting custom accelerators and networking demand.
Source: Broadcom
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Plans 10GW of OpenAI-designed accelerators
Broadcom and OpenAI announce a multiyear custom-accelerator and Ethernet partnership. The 10GW figure is a deployment plan, not delivered revenue.
Source: Broadcom / OpenAIFY2024 AI revenue reaches $12.2B
AI sales grow 220% year over year, while total company revenue reaches $51.6B following VMware’s integration.
Source: BroadcomCompletes the VMware acquisition
VMware expands Broadcom’s infrastructure-software business alongside semiconductor and networking products.
Source: BroadcomCompletes the CA Technologies acquisition
The transaction expands Broadcom into enterprise infrastructure software before its later VMware deal.
Source: BroadcomAvago and Broadcom combine
The combination creates the foundation for the present Broadcom group and its later acquisition strategy.
Source: BroadcomAvago completes the LSI acquisition
The combination adds enterprise storage and networking technology to the predecessor business that later combines with Broadcom.
Source: Avago / SEC
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