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Relationship map · dependency intelligence

The bottleneck keeps moving

The AI capital cycle by constraint: compute, memory, systems, networking, power, cooling, and packaging. Category placement requires a dated issuer receipt.

Bottleneck stages

6

Live scored names

22

Cards require both a cached quote and canonical Score.

Requested names

35

Omitted honestly

13

Unsupported listings and missing Scores stay off the map.

Primary-source receipts · evidence through 2026-08-28T21:34:07.446+00:00

Flagged today

No new receipt-backed relationship was published today.

Latest source check: Applied Optoelectronics · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28. A source-index check is not presented as a new company event.

Open receipt ↗

Capital-cycle map

Stage → receipt-qualified company

Stage spokes show source-backed category placement, not implied commercial relationships.

Live capital-cycle map

Stage → receipt-qualified company

Stage spokes encode only the category placement carried by each dated issuer record; they are not presented as commercial counterparty relationships. The full receipt ledger remains below.

Evidence through 2026-08-28T21:34:07.446+00:00

NVDA classified in Compute from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AVGO classified in Compute from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AMD classified in Compute from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28ETN classified in Power & Cooling from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28GEV classified in Power & Cooling from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28BE classified in Power & Cooling from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28MU classified in Memory & Controllers from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28SNDK classified in Memory & Controllers from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AAOI classified in Photonics & Networking from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28LITE classified in Photonics & Networking from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28COHR classified in Photonics & Networking from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28DELL classified in Servers & Storage from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28NTAP classified in Servers & Storage from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28HPE classified in Servers & Storage from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AMAT classified in Advanced Packaging (CoWoS) from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28LRCX classified in Advanced Packaging (CoWoS) from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28KLAC classified in Advanced Packaging (CoWoS) from the dated issuer record · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AI CAPITAL CYCLE6 verified stagesCompute · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Compute3 shownPower & Cooling · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Power & Cooling3 shownMemory & Controllers · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Memory & Controll…2 shownPhotonics & Networking · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Photonics & Netwo…3 shownServers & Storage · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Servers & Storage3 shownAdvanced Packaging (CoWoS) · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28Advanced Packagin…3 shownNVDA · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28NVDA2026-08-28VS 71AVGO · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AVGO2026-08-28VS 58AMD · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AMD2026-08-28VS 58ETN · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28ETN2026-08-28VS 58GEV · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28GEV2026-08-28VS 59BE · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28BE2026-08-28VS 51MU · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28MU2026-08-28VS 72SNDK · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28SNDK2026-08-28VS 75AAOI · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AAOI2026-08-28VS 30LITE · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28LITE2026-08-28VS 54COHR · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28COHR2026-08-28VS 44DELL · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28DELL2026-08-28VS 86NTAP · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28NTAP2026-08-28VS 60HPE · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28HPE2026-08-28VS 70AMAT · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28AMAT2026-08-28VS 57LRCX · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28LRCX2026-08-28VS 44KLAC · SEC issuer filing index · checked · 2026-08-28KLAC2026-08-28VS 48

The empty space matters: a company can sit in the same industry without being a disclosed counterparty. Veridion draws the line only when the source does.

Evidence matrix

The AI capital cycle, stage by stage

Entities are grouped by their cached source category, with the filed relationship and source date kept on the same row.

EntityReceipt

01 · Compute

NVIDIA

NVDA

Open ↗

2026-08-28

01 · Compute

Broadcom

AVGO

Open ↗

2026-08-28

01 · Compute

Advanced Micro Devices

AMD

Open ↗

2026-08-28

01 · Compute

Intel

INTC

Open ↗

2026-08-28

02 · Power & Cooling

Eaton

ETN

Open ↗

2026-08-28

02 · Power & Cooling

GE Vernova

GEV

Open ↗

2026-08-28

02 · Power & Cooling

Bloom Energy

BE

Open ↗

2026-08-28

03 · Memory & Controllers

Micron Technology

MU

Open ↗

2026-08-28

03 · Memory & Controllers

Sandisk

SNDK

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Applied Optoelectronics

AAOI

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Lumentum

LITE

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Coherent

COHR

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Marvell Technology

MRVL

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Credo Technology

CRDO

Open ↗

2026-08-28

04 · Photonics & Networking

Astera Labs

ALAB

Open ↗

2026-08-28

05 · Servers & Storage

Dell Technologies

DELL

Open ↗

2026-08-28

05 · Servers & Storage

NetApp

NTAP

Open ↗

2026-08-28

05 · Servers & Storage

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE

Open ↗

2026-08-28

06 · Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

Applied Materials

AMAT

Open ↗

2026-08-28

06 · Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

Lam Research

LRCX

Open ↗

2026-08-28

06 · Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

KLA

KLAC

Open ↗

2026-08-28

06 · Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

Camtek

CAMT

Open ↗

2026-08-28

Coverage note: ARM: canonical Veridion Score unavailable; SIMO: canonical Veridion Score unavailable; PWR: canonical Veridion Score unavailable; ONTO: canonical Veridion Score unavailable; SK Hynix: no supported local stock route and canonical Score; Samsung: no supported local stock route and canonical Score; Kioxia: no supported local stock route and canonical Score; PSTG: current issuer/ticker identity not confirmed in the SEC ticker file; VRT: current cached quote and canonical Veridion Score unavailable at snapshot time; VST: current cached quote and canonical Veridion Score unavailable at snapshot time; STX: current cached quote and canonical Veridion Score unavailable at snapshot time; WDC: current cached quote and canonical Veridion Score unavailable at snapshot time; TSM: current cached quote and canonical Veridion Score unavailable at snapshot time Latest qualified source: SEC issuer filing index · checked, 2026-08-28

Open interactive explorer

Stage 01

Compute

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Compute

Intel

Public

INTC

Price

$89.31

Score

58/100

Relationship

Data-center CPUs, accelerators, and foundry capacity

As of 2026-08-28View latest receipt ↗

Stage 02

Power & Cooling

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Power & Cooling

Eaton

Public

ETN

Price

$404

Score

58/100

Relationship

Electrical distribution and power management

As of 2026-08-28View latest receipt ↗

Stage 03

Memory & Controllers

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Stage 04

Photonics & Networking

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Stage 05

Servers & Storage

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Stage 06

Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

Only names with a current cached quote, canonical Score, and SEC issuer receipt publish here.

Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

KLA

Public

KLAC

Price

$176

Score

48/100

Relationship

Process-control and inspection equipment

As of 2026-08-28View latest receipt ↗

Advanced Packaging (CoWoS)

Camtek

Public

CAMT

Price

$145

Score

42/100

Relationship

Inspection and metrology systems

As of 2026-08-28View latest receipt ↗

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