高通与亚马逊达成60亿美元AI数据中心芯片合作
高通于9月8日宣布与亚马逊达成半导体合作，为AI数据中心提供芯片，交易涉及认股权证，潜在价值高达600亿美元。该合作将影响AI芯片供应链，可能改变市场供需格局。
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本文报道了高通（Qualcomm）与亚马逊（Amazon）于2025年9月8日宣布的半导体合作，为AWS的AI数据中心提供定制ASIC芯片和光连接解决方案，潜在交易价值高达600亿美元，协议期限10年。合作涉及认股权证，亚马逊已获得15%的认股权证，初始采购额约90亿美元。高通已收到采购订单并开始生产，预计12月起确认收入。该合作将影响AI芯片供应链，可能改变市场供需格局。
- 高通于9月8日宣布与亚马逊合作，为AWS构建下一代AI数据中心基础设施，供应定制ASIC芯片，用于大规模AI推理工作负载。
- 合作还包括联合设计高性能光连接解决方案，目标传输速率高达1.6 Tbps，采用高通的SerDes和光DSP技术。
- 高通CFO表示，该合作潜在收入机会高达600亿美元，与认股权证挂钩，亚马逊有权在未来以指定价格购买高通股票。
- 认股权证将根据亚马逊购买高通数据中心ASIC和光连接解决方案的情况分阶段归属，亚马逊最大合同采购额为600亿美元，协议为期10年。
- 亚马逊在协议初始阶段承诺购买产品后已获得15%的认股权证，产品量估计约90亿美元。
- 高通已收到亚马逊的采购订单并开始芯片生产，预计12月起确认收入，使高通此前宣布的2027财年数据中心收入约50亿美元的预测更可能实现。
供应链影响
- 该合作可能增加对定制ASIC和光连接组件的需求，影响相关半导体供应链的产能分配。
- 高通的收入确认时间（12月起）可能影响其供应链的排产和交付节奏，取决于实际订单执行情况。
- 亚马逊对高通产品的采购量可能影响AWS数据中心的建设进度，进而影响上游设备和服务需求。
- 合作可能推动光连接技术（如1.6 Tbps）的普及，对光模块和光器件供应链产生潜在影响。
- 高通扩大使用亚马逊AI平台可能缩短芯片设计周期，可能影响其产品迭代速度和供应链响应能力。
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高通Dragonfly数据中心产品组合。（图片来源：高通）
高通已宣布与亚马逊就人工智能数据中心达成半导体合作，涉及认股权证，潜在交易价值高达600亿美元。
高通于9月8日表示，已开始与亚马逊进行产品合作，以构建下一代AI数据中心基础设施。该合作旨在为亚马逊网络服务（AWS）上的大规模AI推理工作负载提供成本高效的定制专用集成电路（ASIC）。ASIC是专为特定计算任务或服务优化的专用芯片。
高通首席执行官克里斯蒂亚诺·阿蒙表示：“随着AI需求加速，数据中心基础设施将需要在计算和连接方面取得进步，以更高的效率提供更强的性能。高通很高兴与AWS合作开发定制硅和连接解决方案，将我们在先进处理和低功耗计算方面数十年的领先地位带入，以实现突破性性能并支持下一代AI基础设施。”
两家公司还将联合设计高性能光连接解决方案，以应对数据中心日益增长的数据流量和带宽需求。这些解决方案将利用高通的高速串行器/解串器（SerDes）和光数字信号处理器（DSP）技术，目标传输速率高达每秒1.6太比特（Tbps）。
SerDes芯片将半导体内部的较慢并行信号转换为单一高速串行数据流进行传输。光DSP则精确补偿光数据在光纤中传输时的信号失真和损耗。
高通首席财务官阿卡什·帕尔希瓦拉表示，与亚马逊的合作可能带来高达600亿美元的潜在收入机会。他补充说，亚马逊的选择验证了高通的数据中心技术、战略以及大规模供应产品的能力。
十年内高达600亿美元
高通CFO阿卡什·帕尔希瓦拉宣布公司与亚马逊的合作。（图片来源：高通）
帕尔希瓦拉提到的潜在收入与高通发行认股权证有关，该权证赋予亚马逊在未来以指定价格购买股票的权利。高通计划根据亚马逊购买其数据中心ASIC和光连接解决方案的情况分阶段归属认股权证。亚马逊的最大合同采购金额为600亿美元，协议为期10年。
亚马逊在承诺在协议初始阶段购买高通产品后，已获得15%的认股权证。产品量估计约为90亿美元。
高通还已收到亚马逊的采购订单（PO）并开始芯片生产。预计从12月起确认芯片收入。这使得高通此前宣布的2027财年数据中心收入约50亿美元的预测更有可能实现。
高通还计划扩大使用亚马逊的AI平台，以缩短半导体设计周期。该公司将在电子设计自动化（EDA）工作负载中增加使用包括Amazon Bedrock在内的服务。
EDA涉及使用软件设计半导体电路并验证其性能。Amazon Bedrock是一项完全托管的生成式AI服务，允许开发人员在云环境中使用预训练的生成式AI模型，用于其特定工作流程和应用。
高通的数据中心ASIC是其Dragonfly产品组合的一部分。除定制硅外，Dragonfly还包括C1000中央处理器（CPU）、AI300 AI推理加速器和连接产品。
Qualcomm's Dragonfly data center product portfolio. (Photo: Qualcomm)
Qualcomm has announced a semiconductor partnership with Amazon for artificial intelligence data centers, tied to warrants and a potential deal worth up to $60 billion.
Qualcomm said Sept. 8 it began a product collaboration with Amazon to build next-generation AI data center infrastructure. The partnership aims to supply cost-efficient custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for large-scale AI inference workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). ASICs are dedicated chips optimized for specific computing tasks or services.
"As AI demand accelerates, data center infrastructure will require advances in both computing and connectivity to deliver greater performance with more efficiency," Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon said. "Qualcomm is pleased to work with AWS on customized silicon and connectivity solutions, bringing decades of leadership in advanced processing and power-efficient compute, to deliver breakthrough performance and enable the next generation of AI infrastructure."
The companies will also jointly design high-performance optical connectivity solutions to address rising data traffic and bandwidth requirements in data centers. The solutions will target transmission speeds of up to 1.6 terabits per second (Tbps), using Qualcomm's high-speed serializer/deserializer (SerDes) and optical digital signal processor (DSP) technologies.
SerDes chips convert slower parallel signals inside semiconductors into a single high-speed serial data stream for transmission. Optical DSPs precisely compensate for signal distortion and loss as optical data travels through fiber.
Qualcomm Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala said the Amazon collaboration could generate a potential revenue opportunity of as much as $60 billion. He added that Amazon's selection validates Qualcomm's data center technology, strategy and ability to supply products at scale.
Up to $60 Billion Over 10 Years
Akash Palkhiwala, Qualcomm CFO, announces the company's collaboration with Amazon. (Photo: Qualcomm)
The potential revenue cited by Palkhiwala is linked to Qualcomm's issuance of warrants, which give Amazon the right to purchase shares at a specified price in the future. Qualcomm plans to vest the warrants in stages based on Amazon's purchases of its data center ASICs and optical connectivity solutions. Amazon's maximum contracted purchase amount is $60 billion, with the agreement running for 10 years.
Amazon has already secured 15% of the warrants after committing to purchase Qualcomm products at the initial stage of the agreement. The product volume is estimated at about $9 billion.
Qualcomm has also received purchase orders (POs) from Amazon and begun chip production. Revenue from the chips is expected to be recognized starting in December. That makes Qualcomm's previously announced fiscal 2027 data center revenue forecast of about $5 billion increasingly likely to be achieved.
Qualcomm also plans to expand its use of Amazon's AI platform to shorten semiconductor design cycles. The company will increase the use of services including Amazon Bedrock in electronic design automation (EDA) workloads.
EDA involves using software to design semiconductor circuits and verify their performance. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed generative AI service that allows developers to use pretrained generative AI models in cloud environments for their specific workflows and applications.
Qualcomm's data center ASICs are part of its Dragonfly portfolio. In addition to custom silicon, Dragonfly includes the C1000 central processing unit (CPU), AI300 AI inference accelerator and connectivity products.