$SMTC Blow Out Earnings Debrief

Gaetano · Gaetano · 26 августа 2026, 04:18 · ⏱ 4 мин чтения  | Читать в Substack ↗
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Semtech ($SMTC) is experiencing a massive fundamental inflection driven by explosive data center demand for its optical components, significantly beating Q2 guidance and raising Q3 expectations. The company's dominant market share in 800G and early qualification for 1.6T components position it for sustained margin expansion and sequential revenue growth.
  • •Q2 revenue reached $341.9m with $0.71 adjusted EPS, beating guidance of $328m and $0.61 respectively.
  • •Data center revenue hit $100m (up 39% sequentially and 91% YoY), with Q3 guided to grow another 45% sequentially to ~$145m.
  • •Semtech's 800G FiberEdge market share has expanded from ~18% two years ago to over 50%, with 1.6T components qualifying earlier than management expected.
  • •Q3 consolidated adjusted gross margins are guided to 58.3%, and an impressive 63.9% when excluding cellular modules.
  • •The company acquired a nearby fab, expecting to increase photonics fabrication capacity by 3-4x by year-end to meet surging demand.
  • •LoRa represents a legitimate second growth engine, generating $58m in revenue (up 31% sequentially and 58% YoY).
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crux_capital_ Independent Photonics & AI Infrastructure Researcher
Author highlights a massive data center inflection with a potential path to $500m in FY27 DC revenue, driven by >50% market share in 800G, early 1.6T qualification, and expanding gross margins (63.9%
Author highlights a massive data center inflection with a potential path to $500m in FY27 DC revenue, driven by >50% market share in 800G, early 1.6T qualification, and expanding gross margins (63.9% ex-cellular). Risk: Potential capacity shortfalls in the second half of FY28 if front-end wafer and OSAT capacity expansion plans face delays.
SMTC
crux_capital_ Independent Photonics & AI Infrastructure Researcher
The article notes that AAOI is currently constrained by DSP and TIA availability, which is limiting the number of 800G and 1.6T transceivers it can ship in the near term.
The article notes that AAOI is currently constrained by DSP and TIA availability, which is limiting the number of 800G and 1.6T transceivers it can ship in the near term. Risk: If supply chain bottlenecks for DSPs and TIAs resolve quickly, AAOI could see a rapid catch-up in shipment volumes and revenue.
AAOI
crux_capital_ Independent Photonics & AI Infrastructure Researcher
The article explicitly calls out that DSP availability is constraining 800G and 1.6T transceiver shipments across the industry (citing AAOI), implying extreme demand and pricing power for dominant DSP
The article explicitly calls out that DSP availability is constraining 800G and 1.6T transceiver shipments across the industry (citing AAOI), implying extreme demand and pricing power for dominant DSP suppliers like Marvell. Risk: Hyperscalers shifting toward linear drive pluggable optics (LPO) or custom in-house solutions could reduce the long-term need for traditional DSPs.
MRVL
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