What best means in this list
Best means the highest stored NexusTrade report ratings within this selection. Ratings use the product's 1-to-5 scale. The list sorts by rating from high to low, with ticker order breaking equal-rating ties. A rating summarizes a report; it does not predict a stock's return.
Companies belong to the Chip Manufacturing classification, based on company products and revenue. Classifications can overlap, so a company may appear in several industry lists.
Ratings and dated fundamentals
| 1 | KLA Corporation Common Stock | KLAC | 4 | 2025-10-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $196.72 | $257,023,883,151.76 | 53.21 | 40.48 |
| 2 | Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 4 | 2025-10-29 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $320.59 | $401,160,999,390 | 55.22 | 32.17 |
| 3 | Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 4 | 2025-12-18 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $1,035.84 | $1,169,870,601,531.84 | 23.18 | 11.61 |
| 4 | Synopsys Inc | SNPS | 4 | 2025-12-03 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $497.75 | $95,387,140,546.5 | 88.6 | 3.06 |
| 5 | Photronics Inc | PLAB | 3.5 | 2025-12-17 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $29.71 | $1,752,805,831.57 | 10.62 | 1.01 |
| 6 | Qnity Electronics, Inc. | Q | 3.5 | 2025-11-18 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $126.68 | $26,502,538,227.24 | 42.88 | 3.51 |
| 7 | Amkor Technology Inc | AMKR | 3 | 2025-11-03 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $51 | $12,647,286,000 | 22.77 | 2.7 |
| 8 | Entegris Inc | ENTG | 3 | 2025-11-04 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $162.19 | $24,782,632,000 | 81.12 | Not reported |
| 9 | PDF Solutions Inc | PDFS | 3 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $52.18 | $2,203,416,130.88 | 213.76 | 5.92 |
| 10 | Veeco Instruments Inc | VECO | 3 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $51.45 | $3,145,119,978 | 135.31 | 3.48 |
| 11 | GlobalFoundries Inc. Ordinary Shares | GFS | 2.5 | 2025-11-04 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $49.36 | $27,514,182,244.08 | 30.98 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Everspin Technologies, Inc | MRAM | 2.5 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $16.55 | $402,992,648.95 | Not reported | 5.51 |
| 13 | Skyworks Solutions Inc | SWKS | 2.5 | 2025-11-18 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $80.75 | $12,150,677,146.5 | Not reported | 2.12 |
| 14 | Tower Semiconductor Ltd | TSEM | 2.5 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $228.75 | $25,855,896,150 | 117.28 | 8.9 |
| 15 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | TXN | 2.5 | 2025-10-23 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $288.2 | $263,197,983,105.2 | 43.49 | 14.62 |
| 16 | United Microelectronic Corp. | UMC | 2.5 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $22.82 | $57,452,345,554.02 | 44.86 | 4.93 |
| 17 | Aeluma, Inc. Common Stock | ALMU | 2 | 2025-11-12 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $11.93 | $229,839,455.03 | Not reported | 4.04 |
| 18 | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units | BIP | 2 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $36.89 | $16,973,647,071.92 | 6.7 | 0.48 |
| 19 | Diodes Inc | DIOD | 2 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $96.24 | $4,432,016,089.2 | 51.48 | 2.19 |
| 20 | Microchip Technology Inc | MCHP | 2 | 2025-11-10 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $75.52 | $41,008,016,344.32 | 85.72 | Not reported |
| 21 | STMicroelectronics N.V. | STM | 2 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $52.71 | $47,212,260,292.05 | 284.41 | 2.59 |
| 22 | AXT Inc | AXTI | 1.5 | 2025-10-30 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $71.66 | $4,698,976,371.92 | 1,159.1 | 4.94 |
| 23 | indie Semiconductor, Inc. Class A Common Stock | INDI | 1.5 | 2025-11-07 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $2.61 | $603,862,140.22 | Not reported | 1.87 |
| 24 | Intel Corp | INTC | 1.5 | 2025-10-23 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $107.08 | $540,111,520,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 | nLIGHT, Inc. Common Stock | LASR | 1.5 | 2025-10-30 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $38.31 | $2,210,111,447.07 | Not reported | 5.02 |
| 26 | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | VSH | 1.5 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $34.56 | $5,300,784,011.52 | 186.66 | 1.82 |
| 27 | Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. | MX | 1 | 2025-11-03 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $3.16 | $115,371,950.76 | Not reported | 0.51 |
| 28 | Semtech Corp | SMTC | 1 | 2025-12-03 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $187.49 | $17,497,484,001.08 | 113.6 | Not reported |
| 29 | Wolfspeed, Inc. | WOLF | 1 | 2025-11-07 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $31.02 | $1,643,917,183.92 | Not reported | 1.77 |
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29 companies with eligible ratings and dated fundamentals, from 38 eligible companies in this selection.
Dates and coverage
Report dates range from 2025-10-23 to 2025-12-31. Market observations range from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-08. These dates may differ across companies. Daily closes are not synchronized live quotes.
The selection includes 7 companies without a report, 0 with invalid latest rating metadata, 1 with older reports, 1 with missing required fundamentals and 0 with out-of-date market observations. Missing companies receive no substitute score.
How the ranking is built
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