Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares traded higher on Monday following reports of delays and cancellations within Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) artificial intelligence hardware roadmap, creating a competitive window for rival custom chipmakers.
Nasdaq futures are up 1.27% while S&P 500 futures have gained 0.47%.
NVIDIA’s Kyber NVL144 Face Setbacks
Research firm SemiAnalysis said Sunday on X, that Nvidia’s Kyber NVL144 architecture faces significant production hurdles.
Kyber NVL144 has reportedly encountered major setbacks just three months after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated it at GTC, delaying its launch by more than 12 months to 2028, SemiAnalysis said.
The firm cited manufacturing challenges with the PCB midplane and co-packaged optics (CPO) as primary drivers for the delay.
Alternative Architecture Canceled
SemiAnalysis also said that Nvidia canceled its proposed alternative, the NVL72x2 back-to-back rack architecture.
The design aimed to increase the copper NVLink scale-up size by placing two Oberon racks back-to-back.
According to the firm, the project was canceled due to "heavy pushback from CSPs and hyperscalers over its odd design and heavy operational burden."
Market Implications For Competitors
The infrastructure delays leave Nvidia without a proven solution to expand the scale-up world size for its upcoming Rubin Ultra chip. SemiAnalysis noted this creates "a gap for competitors like AMD MI500X or TPUv8i Broadfly to gain scale-up advantages over Rubin Ultra." Additionally, the 4-compute-die Rubin Ultra has reportedly been canceled.
Marvell’s Position In AI Infrastructure
The shifting roadmap underscores the growing demand for alternative AI infrastructure enablers. Marvell previously gained attention as investors rotated into optical networking providers.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer recently highlighted Marvell’s role in the sector, noting that Huang previously predicted Marvell could achieve a trillion-dollar valuation.
Technical Analysis
MRVL is in a pullback inside an uptrend posture: it’s trading 9.1% below its 20-day SMA ($282.05) but still 14.6% above its 50-day SMA ($223.63), which often frames the 50-day as the next key trend support if selling returns. Longer-term trend structure remains constructive, with the stock 59.9% above the 100-day SMA ($160.28) and 109% above the 200-day SMA ($122.63). RSI at 46.40 points to neutral momentum.
MRVL Stock Price Activity: Marvell Technology shares were up 4.37% at $256.00 during premarket trading on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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