Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) and Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) are two prominent players in the semiconductor industry. AMAT provides material engineering solutions for semiconductor chips to electronic manufacturers of flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, and modules. It supplies equipment to produce coatings for flexible electronics and packaging.
On the other hand, MCHP develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products for various embedded control applications. It offers wafer foundry, assembly and test subcontracting manufacturing services, timing systems products, application-specific integrated circuits, and aerospace products.
