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Semiconductors

Every smartphone, car, data centre, and AI model runs on chips. Semiconductors are the most strategically important industry on earth — governments are spending hundreds of billions to secure their own supply chains. Demand is structurally growing for decades.

32
companies
29
pure play
3
major beneficiary
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Core business is this trend
NVDANVDA
NVDA
NVIDIA
Pure Play

Designs the GPUs that power AI, gaming, and data centres. Its CUDA software platform locks developers in. NVIDIA has become the most valuable chip company in history because demand for its products keeps doubling.

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AMDAMD
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Pure Play

Makes CPUs and GPUs that compete directly with Intel and NVIDIA. Gained significant market share in data centres and AI workloads. Its MI300X chip is the main challenger to NVIDIA in AI training.

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QCOMQCOM
QCOM
Qualcomm
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Designs the Snapdragon chips inside most Android smartphones. Also moving aggressively into PCs, cars, and AI edge devices. Collects royalties on nearly every 4G and 5G device sold worldwide.

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AMATAMAT
AMAT
Applied Materials
Pure Play

Sells the equipment used to manufacture chips — think of it as the supplier to the suppliers. Every chip fab in the world, from TSMC to Samsung to Intel, buys equipment from Applied Materials. Revenue grows whenever new fabs are built.

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TSMTSM
TSM
TSMC
Pure Play

Manufactures chips for Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and almost every other fabless chip designer. Controls roughly 90% of the most advanced chip production in the world. The single most irreplaceable company in the global tech supply chain.

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ASMLASML
ASML
ASML
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductor Equipment. Also relevant to EUV Lithography.

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AVGOAVGO
AVGO
Broadcom
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductors.

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LRCXLRCX
LRCX
Lam Research
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductor Equipment.

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KLACKLAC
KLAC
KLA Corporation
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductor Equipment.

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MUMU
MU
Micron Technology
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for DRAM & NAND.

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SNDKSNDK
SNDK
SanDisk
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for NAND & Flash Storage. Also relevant to Semiconductors.

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ARMARM
ARM
Arm Holdings
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductors.

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SSNLFSSNLF
SSNLF
Samsung Electronics
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Memory Chips and OLED Displays.

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HXSCLHXSCL
HXSCL
SK Hynix
Pure Play

Scores 10/10 for HBM Memory. Also relevant to AI Hardware and Memory Chips.

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ONON
ON
ON Semiconductor
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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TXNTXN
TXN
Texas Instruments
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Analog Semiconductors.

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NXPINXPI
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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MCHPMCHP
MCHP
Microchip Technology
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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ADIADI
ADI
Analog Devices
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Analog Semiconductors.

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GFSGFS
GFS
GlobalFoundries
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Chip Manufacturing.

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SWKSSWKS
SWKS
Skyworks
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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SNPSSNPS
SNPS
Synopsys
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Chip Design Software.

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CDNSCDNS
CDNS
Cadence Design
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Chip Design Software.

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TERTER
TER
Teradyne
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors. Also relevant to Chip Testing Equipment.

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MPWRMPWR
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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STMSTM
STM
STMicroelectronics
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductors.

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WDCWDC
WDC
Western Digital
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Flash Memory.

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PSTGPSTG
PSTG
Pure Storage
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Flash Memory.

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KEYSKEYS
KEYS
Keysight Technologies
Pure Play

Scores 9/10 for Semiconductor Testing.

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