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Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to finance infrastructure spending, with the convertible debt potentially convertible into Anthropic shares. Anthropic is set to become Broadcom's largest customer in 2027, exemplifying the concentrated reciprocal spending between AI companies and chip makers that has drawn Wall Street skepticism ahead of Anthropic's IPO.
US stock indexes declined in late-morning trading amid rising Treasury yields. Micron shares fell despite posting strong earnings and guidance, while Broadcom announced a $42 billion lending facility to Anthropic for infrastructure spending.
Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to finance infrastructure spending, including chip leasing and equipment, as revealed in Anthropic's IPO filing. The relationship spans compute supply, equipment leasing, and financing, positioning Broadcom centrally in Anthropic's infrastructure buildout and making Anthropic potentially Broadcom's largest customer by 2027. The arrangement exemplifies reciprocal spending dynamics in AI infrastructure financing, though Anthropic disclosed potential conflicts of interest around hardware access and pricing.