The buoyant semiconductor sector

Among these components, semiconductors are materials that control the flow of current in electronic devices. They are usually made from silicon (sometimes also from gallium, germanium or arsenide). These solid chemical compounds are sometimes current conductors and sometimes insulators. It is this very property that characterizes semiconductors. Behind the generic term of semiconductor hides a whole family of components: we find analog circuits, digital circuits (logic, memory, micro-processor), sensors or optical components. There are important growth levers for all the players in this industry due to the emergence of artificial intelligence, the demand from the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous cars and big data, and the development of the middle classes in emerging countries. This thematic list identifies the best players in the semiconductor sector based on their fundamentals and the potential for appreciation of their listed stock. The list is updated regularly and only includes the top 100 stocks in terms of growth, financial strength, profitability, valuation (and many other fundamental criteria) out of hundreds of stocks listed worldwide. We find designers, producers, founders and integrated companies.