The semiconductor industry has recorded an increase of 40-50% since the beginning of the year
Brief overview:
($NVDA (+0.22%) , $AMD (+0.74%) , $ASML (+1.4%) , $KLAC (+1.81%) , $CDNS (-1.14%) , $LRCX (+2.79%) , $TXN (+0.29%) , $TSM (-1.21%) , $LRCX , $KLAC (+1.81%) , $INTC (-1.35%) , $QCOM (+2.6%) ....)

The largest contribution to this was made by companies such as $NVDA (+0.22%) (Nvidia), $TSM (-1.21%) (Taiwan Semiconductur) and $AVGO (-0.66%) (Broadcom).
Here are a few companies you should know:
ASML - $ASML (+1.4%) :
- ASML is a leading manufacturer of photolithography machines for semiconductor manufacturing
- The share has gained approx. 42.2 % in the last 5 years
- The 5-year average ROIC of ASML is 21.23 %.

Texas Instruments- $TXN (+0.29%) :
- Texas Instruments specializes in analog and embedded processing chips that are critical to a wide range of electronic applications
- The share has achieved an average annual growth rate of approx. 14.6 % over the last 5 years.
- Earnings per share have increased by 12.19% over the last 10 years

NVIDIA- $NVDA (+0.22%) :
- Nvidia is a global leader in graphics processing units (GPUs) and artificial intelligence (AI).
- The average annual increase in sales over the last 5 years was 49.37%
- Future EPS growth is estimated at 31.74%

KLA Corporation - $KLAC (+1.81%) :
- KLA provides advanced inspection, measurement and data analysis solutions that are essential for high-quality semiconductor production
- ROIC 5-year average is 34.66%
- FCF per share has increased by 18.7% over the last 10 years

Cadence Design Systems $CDNS (-1.14%) :
- CDNS provides software and engineering services for electronic design automation (EDA).
- The share price has increased by an average of approx. 34.5 % annually over the last 5 years
- The free cash flow per share has averaged 18.78% per year over the last 5 years.

Data from: https://finchat.io/