Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference (Sept 8-10, 2025)

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Key Themes Summary

AI Opportunity & Integration

Nvidia underscored AI as a $3T infrastructure opportunity by 2030, anchored by Rubin and “scale across.” AMD emphasized enterprise adoption and productivity gains through its Instinct accelerators. IBM is pitching WatsonX and smaller LLMs to help clients adopt AI while also improving its own workflows. Netflix highlighted AI’s role in recommendations, conversational interfaces, and advertising. Samsara showcased operational AI that converts datasets into safety and efficiency gains, while Microchip noted its AI coding assistant boosts MCU programming productivity by 40%.

Datacenter Buildouts Fuel CapEx Chain

GlobalFoundries expects $200M in 2025 from silicon photonics and is preparing for co-packaged optics. Seagate is qualifying HAMR drives with cloud providers to lower cost per terabyte. Teradyne is expanding its high-performance IC testing segment toward an $800M TAM by 2028. Nvidia reported surging demand for its Blackwell GPUs from hyperscalers and sovereigns, while AMD’s MI450, launching in 2026, is positioned to compete for a $500B accelerator market by 2028.

Market Adoption Trends

Samsara is adding more $1M+ ARR customers through stronger multi-product adoption. Uber sees steady consumer demand and is pushing cross-platform usage across mobility, delivery, and ads. Netflix is lifting engagement with hit content and a new TV interface rolled out to most devices. Microchip is booking strong demand across A&D, Industrial, and Datacenter.

Geographical Market Dynamics

Microchip identified China as the first region to rebound. GlobalFoundries is pursuing a “China for China” strategy with local manufacturing. Nvidia obtained licenses to ship H20 GPUs into China but faces uncertain revenue timing.

Capital Allocation & Cost Discipline

IBM is executing a $4.5 billion productivity savings plan alongside strong cash flow generation. Samsara is automating workflows to scale efficiently without proportional headcount growth. Uber is balancing investment in autonomy with selective M&A and shareholder returns. Nvidia is targeting mid-70s gross margins while pairing ecosystem investments with buybacks.

Schedule

Day 1 (Sept 8)	Day 2 (Sept 9)	Day 3 (Sep 10)
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)	Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH)
Snowflake, Inc. (SNOW)	NetApp, Inc. (NTAP)	Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)	Cloudfare, Inc (NET)	Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)
Confluent, Inc. (CFLT)	Datadog, Inc. (DDOG)	Applovin Corp. (APP)
Microchip Technology, Inc. (MCHP)	MongoDB, Inc. (MDB)	HubSpot, Inc. (HUBS)
HP, Inc. (HPQ)	SAP SE (SAP)	ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW)
GlobalFoundries, Inc (GFS)	CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD)	Workday, Inc. (WDAY)
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX)	Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM)
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (CHKP)	Block, Inc. (XYZ)
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)	PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)
eBay, Inc. (EBAY)	Toast, Inc. (TOST)
Match Group, Inc. (MTCH)	Visa, Inc. (V)
Mastercard, Inc. (MA)	Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL)
	Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
	Pinterest, Inc. (PINS)
	Comcast Corp. (CMCSA)
	SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC)
	Walmart, Inc. (WMT)

Day 1 (Sept 8, 2025)

NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)

NVIDIA CFO reiterated bullish outlook on DC/AI infra demand, citing robust seq. growth in Q2 and further accel. expected in Q3. Key drivers: scaling Blackwell archs, strong networking (NVLink, Ethernet, InfiniBand), and new Vera Rubin arch. Mgmt maintains multi-$T AI/DC capex thesis thru 2030, w/ demand broadening beyond major CSPs. Near-term growth underpinned by prod. transitions, arch breadth, and infra build-outs.