SummaryView Transcript As Q2 earnings season kicks off, the spotlight is on big banks and tech giants like Taiwan Semiconductor. Christopher Versace, CIO of Tematica Research, breaks down why surging AI demand means data center capacity is already ‘tapped out,’ even with clients willing to pay double. Learn why this differs from the dot-com bubble […] The post AI DATA CENTER DEMAND: Why capacity is ‘tapped out’ now | FW Today appeared first on FreightWaves.
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<body><p>STORY: ASML raised its 2026 financial forecasts on Wednesday after better-than-expected Q2 earnings. </p><p>The world's biggest supplier of computer chip manufacturing equipment also said it would increase capacity as AI demand boosts revenue. </p><p>ASML now expects this year's net revenue to reach up to $51 billion, a 16% forecast increase.</p><p>And Q2 revenue hit over $10.6 billion which topped analyst estimates. </p><p>With one calling the earnings “blowout results across the board.”</p><p>The Dutch company is the world's only maker of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) tools, which are essential for making cutting-edge chips. </p><p>Its customers, including TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix, are racing to add capacity for AI-related demand.</p><p>ASML said it intended to expand capacity by 30% in each of the next two years for its flagship EUV tools…</p><p>As well as for deep ultraviolet (DUV) tools needed for less advanced chips and by customers in China.</p><p>Investors liked what they heard from ASML and shares were up over 5% in early trade. </p></body>
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ASML, the world's biggest supplier of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, on Wednesday reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and profit, as demand from makers of artificial intelligence chips offset uncertainty over sales to China. Revenue for the three months ended June 30 was 9.33 billion euros ($10.90 billion), compared with the 8.80 billion euros expected by analysts, according to LSEG median estimates. Net income was 2.92 billion euros, compared with the 2.62 billion euros expected, according to LSEG data.
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