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Applied Materials vs. KLA: analysts debate which semiconductor equipment vendor better positioned for AI fab capacity buildout.

Applied Materials (lithography, deposition) and KLA (metrology) both essential to memory and logic capacity; duopoly margins hold on fab capex lock-in.
Trade pressSlicast · July 19, 2026 at 14:37 UTC · US · Source: AOL.com
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