CHIP-MAKERS

The performance of chipmakers Nvidia and ASML Holding is discussed. Currently the most valuable US chipmaker by stock market value, Nvidia keeps surging thanks to more and more customers using its video gaming graphics processors for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The new...

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Published in:Fortune 2020-12, Vol.182 (4), p.122
Main Authors: Abril, Danielle, Aspan, Maria, Barrett, Eamon, Bellstrom, Kristen, Clifford, Lee, DeCarlo, Scott, Dunn, Katherine, Elegant, Naomi Xu, Fry, Erika, Hackett, Robert, Heimer, Matt, Kahn, Jeremy, Kowitt, Beth, Lev-Ram, Michal, McGregor, Grady, Nusca, Andrew, O'Keefe, Brian, Pressman, Aaron, Rapp, Nicolas, Shen, Lucinda, Wahba, Phil, Wieczner, Jen, Zillman, Claire
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Financial performance
Manufacturing
Stocks
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Summary:The performance of chipmakers Nvidia and ASML Holding is discussed. Currently the most valuable US chipmaker by stock market value, Nvidia keeps surging thanks to more and more customers using its video gaming graphics processors for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The newest chips from Nvidia powering its Ampere line of gaming graphics cards have a staggering 28 billion transistors each, while a boosted-up version for AI and data analysis called the A100 has 54 billion. ASML, a Dutch semiconductor specialist, has effectively cornered the market for "extreme ultraviolet" photolithographic machines, which are required for advanced chipmaking. Silicon stalwarts such as Intel, Samsung, and TSMC rely on the company's highly expensive, bus-size circuit printers.
ISSN:0015-8259