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AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter

What happened

AMD will act as guarantor for a $300 million loan from Goldman Sachs to cloud startup Crusoe, using its AI chips as collateral. This follows Nvidia's playbook of circular deals to boost reported sales and place hardware. Watch: This signals aggressive demand creation but raises questions about end-market absorption and inventory risk.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 55/100

Affected components and suppliers

AI GPU

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

financingdemand-creationinventory

Source and time

Source: Tom's Hardware · 2/19/2026 · View original source

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AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter

What happened

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