The semiconductor industry has recorded an increase of 40-50% since the beginning of the year
Brief overview:
($NVDA (+4,72%) , $AMD (+2,72%) , $ASML (-0,08%) , $KLAC (+1,21%) , $CDNS (+3,35%) , $LRCX (+1,05%) , $TXN (+1,12%) , $TSM (+0,97%) , $LRCX , $KLAC (+1,21%) , $INTC (-0,92%) , $QCOM (+1,46%) ....)

The largest contribution to this was made by companies such as $NVDA (+4,72%) (Nvidia), $TSM (+0,97%) (Taiwan Semiconductur) and $AVGO (+2,75%) (Broadcom).
Here are a few companies you should know:
ASML - $ASML (-0,08%) :
- 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 (+1,12%) :
- 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 (+4,72%) :
- 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 (+1,21%) :
- 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 (+3,35%) :
- 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/