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Has the Memory Cycle Broken? Plus: Nvidia & Broadcom’s $40B+ Financing Playbook
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In this episode of The Circuit , Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg unpack the shifting structural economics of the semiconductor and AI landscape. Following Micron’s latest earnings, they kick off with a deep-dive debate on whether the memory market has permanently raised its floor to $600B–$800B, or if rapid capacity expansion from players like China’s CXMT will trigger a classic cyclical reckoning by 2028. They also examine the trade-offs between high-margin HBM and "trailing-edge" legacy memory like DDR4, as well as how rising component costs are impacting consumer PC and smartphone upgrade cycles. Next, Ben shares on-the-ground insights from HPE’s investor event, questioning whether HPE's…