Nvidia, the world’s biggest chip maker, is often described as the “pick and shovel” provider for the new technology’s massive investment story. Earnings from AMD, Arista Networks, and Astera Labs suggests that there are subtle ways to play the trade.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. earnings are expected to show the chipmaker is increasingly benefiting from the artificial intelligence arms race.

Better-than-expected sales and guidance weren’t enough to lift Advanced Micro Devices stock over the high bar set by its run-up in recent months.