We recently compiled a list of the 10 AI News Investors Shouldn't Miss.In this article, we are going to take a look at where Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) stands against the other AI stocks.
The Biden Administration is preparing to leave office but is planning to launch an aggressive chips campaign before it goes. South China Morning Post reported that the US government may be revealing new restrictions targeting China’s black-market trade in advanced chips during Biden’s last week in the White House. The so-called “global artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion rule” will aim to limit Chinese companies’ sourcing of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips from unrestricted third-party countries. These changes aim to close any existing regulatory loopholes that may allow China to get its hands on powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) essential for training AI models.
In response, Reuters reported on Tuesday, January 7th, that a technology industry group in the US has urged President Joe Biden's administration to refrain from issuing a last-minute rule related to the control of global access to AI chips. They warn that these restrictions would harm US leadership in artificial intelligence instead. The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents companies like Amazon and Microsoft, said the rule could come out as soon as Friday. It also said that the rule could place arbitrary constraints on U.S. companies' ability to sell computing systems out of the country, as well as abandon the global market to competitors.
While a major objective of these controls is to keep artificial intelligence from boosting China’s military capabilities, the technology group believes that it is going to do more harm than good. Previously, the South China Morning Post reported that Washington planned to issue the rule by the end of December 2024. However, the Biden administration had decidedly postponed the release due to delays in expert reviews which were a result of US government “budgetary issues”. Nevertheless, the new controls are anticipated to be released before Biden leaves office.
ITI CEO Jason Oxman has also criticized the administration's "insistence" on issuing the rule in the final days of Joe Biden's presidency. Here is what he said:
"Rushing a consequential and complex rule to completion could have significant adverse consequences”.
ITI also said that even though such rules are commendable, the letter said that "the potential risks to U.S. global leadership in AI are real and should be taken seriously”.
Ken Glueck, executive vice president at Oracle also said in a blog post that the rule "drops the Mother of All Regulations on the commercial cloud industry, regulating... nearly all commercial cloud computing globally for the first time in history." He said that the controls "will go down as one of the most destructive to ever hit the U.S. technology industry”.
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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)
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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) designs, develops, and supplies power semiconductor products. On January 7th, the company announced the launch of its AOZ73016QI, a 16-phase, 2-rail controller specifically designed to the latest specifications from NVIDIA. The controller designed to Nvidia's specifications ensures compatibility with Nvidia-based systems. The 16-phase controller will support AI servers and graphic cards, offering a highly efficient, flexible power solution with benefits such as efficient current monitoring, power management, and the ability to handle extremely high power demands. The controller is also ideal for graphics cards and gaming laptops, offering programmability, advanced power saving, and customization.
“AOS has a long history of developing leading-edge personal computing, server and datacenter solutions. The launch of our successful AOZ73016QI 16-phase controller for OVR16-based designs is the culmination of several years of R&D investment in multiphase controllers. Developed in close collaboration with our customers' system architects, the AOZ73016QI is a robust, reliable power solution for more advanced AI servers. Plus, the design flexibility afforded by the AOZ73016QI helps lower TCO for next generation AI servers”.
Overall AOSL ranks 7th on our list of the AI stocks investors shouldn't miss. While we acknowledge the potential of AOSL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AOSL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
