(Bloomberg) — Applied Materials Inc. gave a bullish forecast for the current period on increasing orders for equipment used by makers of computer chips.The Santa Clara, California-based company is the largest maker of machinery used to manufacture chips, the most important parts of the electronics supply chain. Its customers include Samsung Electronics Co., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel Corp. Chip equipment takes months to make and even longer to install and test in production lines that cost billions of dollars, which makes Applied Materials’ results and forecasts important early indicators of future demand in the electronics industry.Key InsightsRevenue in …read more
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