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Applied Materials rallied as Meta announced custom AI chip plans, signaling semiconductor equipment demand.

Meta capex spill-over: semiconductor equipment vendors now directly benefit from hyperscaler chip design ambitions.
Trade pressSlicast · July 9, 2026 at 17:49 UTC · US · Source: Invezz
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