Better Semiconductor Stock: Applied Materials vs. ASML
Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) are the two largest semiconductor equipment makers in the world. Applied Materials is an American company that provides a wide range of equipment, software, and services used to manufacture semiconductors, display panels, and solar products.
ASML is a Dutch producer of photolithography systems, which are used to etch circuit patterns into silicon wafers. It's also the only producer of EUV (extreme ultraviolet) photolithography systems, which are required to manufacture the world's smallest and densest chips.
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