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AXTIAXT Inc.

Compound-semiconductor substrate maker. Produces indium phosphide (InP), gallium arsenide (GaAs), and germanium (Ge) wafers. The upstream chokepoint under every 800G optical transceiver.

Coiled

52w range compression, breakout-adjusted

Watched

0

7-day news volume + tape quietness

Sound

Margins, growth, FCF composite

Critical

100

Supply-chain concentration × demand

Pressure

60

Pricing Power

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Four public InP substrate suppliers exist worldwide; AXTI is the only US-listed pure-play. As 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers ramp for AI fabrics, InP wafer demand is set to 2× by 2027. Concentration risk is the entire thesis.

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Who AXTI touches.