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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Signals Chip Sales to Double Next Year
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Thursday he expects the company to sell twice as many chips in the next year as it did this year, a signal to investors that demand has not yet peaked. Huang attributed the outlook to AI investment spreading across industries, economies and countries. Management said consumer expectations point to another doubling of growth next year, and Nvidia projected around 70% revenue growth for the fiscal year ending January 2028, bringing revenue to almost $673 billion. Management classified the outlook as supply tight, implying Nvidia's capacity to ship chips could remain one of the largest impediments to growth. Last year, Huang said the company shipped around 6 million Blackwell GPUs in four quarters, and Rubin is now coming up as the next big part of the product cycle.
Soitec Raises €500 Million in ORNANE Bonds Due September 2033
Soitec announced the success of its offering of bonds settled in cash and/or convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares, known as ORNANEs, due September 2033 for a nominal amount of €500 million. The bonds carry a fixed coupon of 0.5% per annum, were issued at 100% of their Principal Amount on September 25, 2026, and will be redeemed at par on September 25, 2033, with the conversion and exchange price set at €206.46, a 55% premium above the reference share price of €133.20. Soitec said it will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include refinancing existing indebtedness and investments to support organic growth, and Chief Financial Officer Albin Jacquemont tied the placement to investor confidence in the company's Photonics-SOI technologies for next-generation AI infrastructure. Concurrently, certain members of the bank syndicate acting as joint bookrunners organized a placement of existing Soitec shares at €133.20 through an accelerated bookbuilding to facilitate hedging for certain bond subscribers, from which Soitec will receive no proceeds. The company agreed to a lock-up ending 90 calendar days after the Issue Date, and potential dilution from the offering would represent up to 6.3% of the outstanding share capital should Soitec decide to deliver only new shares upon exercise of the conversion and exchange right.