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A day after the midterms hammered AI stocks, the selling deepened and dragged the whole market down with it. Here's what's driving it and whether it's a chance to buy.

Rack-scale AI platform push drove a sharp jump in quarterly revenue and margins.

Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue as demand for its AI connectivity products increased, led by production-volume shipments of its Scorpio X-Series fabric products. Revenue totaled $584.9 million, up 49% from the prior quarter and 154% from a year earlier. Chief Ex

While AI and memory stocks get hammered on bubble fears, these three companies just posted sold-out demand, record revenue, and raised guidance.

Three AI infrastructure companies are growing fast, but none have joined the S&P 500. See how each compares in size, valuation, and risk.

Two companies that help AI data centers move data are on sale.

Astera Labs' sell-off last week may be a buying opportunity as its debt-free balance sheet, new PCIe 7 and Orion launches, and Nov. 3 earnings put its AI connectivity growth story in focus.

One hyperscaler represents over 70% of Astera's revenue, while Marvell trades at a lower valuation despite 42% growth last year.

As AI processors get progressively more powerful, the equipment that connects them within and between data centers has to keep pace.

Marvell's bullish Investor Day revenue forecast lifted CIEN and ALAB shares, though both AI-chip-linked companies rely heavily on a few major customers and trade at high valuations.

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October 05, 2026 - Quartate has outlined how founder Farhan Ahmed Khan's six years at Astera Software inform the AI automation studio's delivery model. Following its September 1 launch, the...

One specializes in AI connectivity with explosive growth but heavy customer concentration, while the other licenses foundational chip architecture with stable margins.

Israel Englander bought stock in Palantir and Astera Labs in the second quarter.

Astera Labs boasts higher revenue growth, but customer concentration poses a risk. Marvell trades at lower multiples with broader diversification.

CEO Hock Tan defended Broadcom's $350 billion AI chip outlook amid Anthropic's calls to slow frontier AI development, citing the company's inference-focused customer relationships.

One company is riding explosive AI connectivity demand with triple-digit growth. The other is navigating smartphone headwinds while building promising new businesses in automotive and data centers.

Astera Labs is riding explosive demand for AI connectivity chips with gross margins above 70%. Arm is compounding royalty revenue across billions of devices while its data center business accelerates.

The Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as SOX, rose for a fourth consecutive day on Friday. Macom Technology Solutions was a standout.

Astera Labs shares sank 10.1% Monday morning after Anthropic's Dario Amodei and a chorus of AI leaders called for the industry to slow down.

Sale executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in May, leaving Alba with 1.4 million shares as Astera stock has surged 54% over the past year.

One company is growing revenue at triple-digit rates but depends on a single customer for 70% of sales; the other has scale and a decade-long Google partnership but trades at a premium valuation.

One trades at a 72x forward P/E with heavy customer concentration; the other generates $5.7B in free cash flow with a 37x multiple.

One company is riding triple-digit growth but faces customer concentration risk; the other dominates with 45% net margins yet carries geopolitical exposure.