Follow the deposits: customers have committed $32B to Micron as AI hardware sellers gain leverage
tengyanAI · x · 2026-10-07
tengyanAI, citing Tessara research, offers a simple lens on AI hardware power dynamics: look at who takes the money risk. Micron's customers have committed $32B under 26 long-term supply deals — $12.7B already on Micron's balance sheet as cash deposits. Lumentum agreed to pay AXT $43.5M just to reserve indium phosphide wafers. Limits remain: existing contracts carry price ceilings, and TrendForce sees conventional DRAM price growth moderating. Bottom line: sellers in supply-constrained niches (memory, laser materials) hold the upper hand, but pricing upside is bounded.
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