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Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) is a leading semiconductor-equipment company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and servicing wafer-processing systems for integrated circuit fabrication. Headquartered in Fremont, California, it provides crucial tools used in deposition, etching, cleaning, and other front- and back-end wafer-processing steps. Lam Research’s market capitalization is around $187.6 billion, making it one of the most valuable players in the semiconductor-equipment space.
Shares of the semiconductor giant have surged past the broader market. Over the past 52 weeks, LRCX stock has rallied 112.1%, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 12.3%. Moreover, on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock is up 106%, compared to SPX’s 12.9% return.