Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTRick OrfordSat, June 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM GMT+2 17 min readWhen people think of AI, they usually default to the big names like Nvidia (NVDA), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), and Marvell (MRVL). The chip producers, the ones that are reporting double to triple-digit growth quarter over quarter. The ones that dominate headlines with big green charts and arrows every time. But it takes far more than silicon to run artificial intelligence (AI). More News from BarchartCrude Oil Prices Fall Sharply as Global Supply Risks EaseCrude Oil Prices Sink as Supplies Out of the Persian Gulf AccelerateNat-Gas Prices Drop as July Nymex Contract Expires