back in june i wrote that agents make GPUs need more CPUs. this is playing out exactly like i predicted.. 3 data points from the last 10 days: 1. intel's CEO says it can meet only ~50% of CPU demand (sep 16, per TrendForce) 2. nebius raises CPU rental ~25-30% on oct 1, more than its GPU hikes $NBIS 3. anthropic expanded its akamai deal to $11.6B over 7 years, to support CPU workload growth next under the chip is the substrate. ibiden is +22% since sep 15, set off by a report of jensen's july line that nvidia has to rely on it. CPUs sit on the same substrate, and FTNN, citing goldman, says the tools that make it have lead times out to 2031!
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