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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Applied Materials, Lam Research and FormFactor

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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Applied Materials, Lam Research and FormFactor For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 21, 2026 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Applied Materials AMAT, Lam Research LRCX and FormFactor FORM…

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The semiconductor industry is experiencing solid demand for advanced electronic equipment, helping participants increase investments in cost-effective process technologies.
60% confidence
The semiconductor industry is suffering from supply chain constraints and increasing manufacturing costs related to advanced packaging and larger HBM stacks.
60% confidence
Industry participants are benefiting from growing demand for advanced manufacturing processes and energy-efficient computing power needed to develop AI-supportive chips.
60% confidence
AI is increasing investments across leading-edge logic, DRAM, NAND, High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and advanced packaging rather than being concentrated in a single chip category.
60% confidence
Increasing demand for AI-supportive chips from hyperscalers is a major growth driver for the semiconductor industry.
60% confidence
Tariffs on trade partners, including China, are expected to hurt the semiconductor industry's prospects.
60% confidence
AI demand is expanding beyond model training into inference, agentic AI and eventually physical AI, creating sustained demand for advanced semiconductors.
60% confidence