ASML Boosts 2026 Outlook Again as AI Chip Boom Drives Record Orders
Q2 revenue and profit beat expectations.
Q2 revenue and profit beat expectations.
Anthropic has started developing a custom AI chip and is in early talks with Samsung. The news sparked a sell-off in Nvidia, AMD, and semiconductor stocks amid growing custom silicon trend.
Wolfspeed and Navitas shares rise after Vicor boosts guidance and Huawei unveils its LogicFolding chip design, triggering a rally in Chinese semiconductor stocks like SMIC.
Chip stocks fell after a Trump–Xi meeting brought no deals. Nvidia, Intel, AMD dropped as hopes for China sales and AI growth cooled.
TSMC will postpone using ASML’s most advanced high-NA EUV lithography machines until 2029 to cut costs. A13 chips entering production and new Arizona packaging plant also announced.
ASML beats Q1, boosts outlook as AI drives chip demand; sales strong, profits high, and growth expected to continue.