What’s Applied Materials’ Strategy to Tap the AI Trend?
Applied Materials (AMAT), KLA-Tencor (KLAC), and Lam Research (LRCX) are witnessing strong growth in the memory and logic segments. Revenue from memory almost doubled on a YoY (year-over-year) basis as the AI (artificial intelligence) trend picked up. On Applied Materials’ fiscal 1Q18 earnings call, the company’s CEO, Gary Dickerson, explained how the AI trend is boosting demand for memory and logic.