Bottleneck Solvers

BN · rank #13 · 2026-09-07

LSCC

NASDAQ · $16.46B (USD)

SignalBuy2.2strength 2.2 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
Advanced AI chip packaging and memory
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
0.36
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+45.1%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+5.8%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+5.6%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
+0.2%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
0.59
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
0.18×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+42.0%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
-8%
Market cap (USD)$16.46B

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Summary

Lattice Semiconductor designs low-power FPGAs and integrated software stacks targeting edge AI, sensor fusion, secure boot, and platform firmware control across compute, communications, industrial, and automotive markets.

Rationale

LSCC's 62% YoY Q2 2026 revenue growth, 70%+ gross margins, ~65% guided FPGA growth for Q3, and its structural role as a companion-chip bottleneck-solver aggregating multi-sensor data into GPU-accessible memory directly validate the advanced_ai_chip_packaging_and_memory macro theme with real revenue, not sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1Large system integrators (NVIDIA, hyperscalers) or SoC vendors absorbing sensor-fusion and secure-management functions into custom ASICs would eliminate Lattice's companion-chip wedge—the AMI acquisition deepens this bet but also concentrates the thesis on a single integration layer that incumbents could replicate.
  • 2Export-control escalation targeting AI-adjacent semiconductors could restrict shipments into communications and industrial end markets that are driving the current recovery, creating a sudden revenue air pocket despite strong near-term guidance.

AI verdict council

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