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LAYER 1: APPLICATION
AI Assistants & Chatbots:
Microsoft, Google, Meta
Enterprise AI SaaS:
Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Adobe
AI-Native Vertical Apps:
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
LAYER 2: AI MODEL
Foundation Models:
Google, Meta
Fine-Tuned / Specialized Models:
LAYER 3: SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE
ML Frameworks:
Google
GPU Programming Layer:
NVIDIA, AMD, Intel
Distributed Training Systems:
Microsoft
Container Orchestration:
IBM, Broadcom
Inference Optimization Stack:
NVIDIA
LAYER 4: CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Hyperscaler Clouds:
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle
NeoClouds:
CoreWeave, Nebius
Edge / Inference Clouds:
Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai
Data Center Colocation:
Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT
LAYER 5: COMPUTE HARDWARE
Training GPUs:
NVIDIA, AMD
Inference GPUs:
NVIDIA, AMD, Intel
Custom AI ASICs:
Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta
Dedicated Inference Accelerators:
Cerebras
Server CPUs:
AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, SoftBank
Networking ASICs / Switches:
Broadcom, NVIDIA, Marvell, Cisco
LAYER 6: MEMORY
HBM:
SK hynix, Samsung, Micron
DRAM:
Samsung, SK hynix, Micron
NAND Flash:
Samsung, Kioxia, Western Digital, Micron
LPDDR:
Samsung, SK hynix, Micron
LAYER 7: INTERCONNECT
Co-Packaged Optics:
Broadcom, NVIDIA, Marvell, Cisco
NVLink / Fabrics:
NVIDIA, AMD, Astera Labs, Broadcom
Optical Transceivers:
Coherent, Lumentum, Innolight, Eoptolink
Linear Pluggable Optics:
Credo, Marvell, Broadcom, Lumentum
Ethernet / InfiniBand:
NVIDIA, Broadcom, Cisco, Arista
Coherent Optical Transport:
Ciena, Nokia, Cisco
Long-Haul DWDM:
Ciena, Nokia, Cisco, Fujitsu
Submarine & Metro Fiber:
NEC, Prysmian
External Light Sources:
Coherent, Lumentum, Intel
Optical Connectors:
Corning, Amphenol
Optical Engines:
Broadcom, Marvell, Coherent
Fiber Cables:
Corning, Prysmian, Furukawa Electric
LAYER 8: ADVANCED PACKAGING
Wafer-Level Packaging:
TSMC, ASE Technology, Amkor, Samsung
HBM Integration:
SK hynix, Samsung, Micron, TSMC
FC-BGA Substrates:
Ibiden, Unimicron, Shinko Electric, AT&S
Glass Core Substrates:
Intel, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Corning
Thermal Interface Materials:
Henkel, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Honeywell, Parker Hannifin
LAYER 9: SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRY
Leading Edge Foundry:
TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel Foundry
Mature Node Foundry:
GlobalFoundries, UMC, Tower Semiconductor, Vanguard International
Silicon Photonics Foundry:
GlobalFoundries, TSMC, Intel
Compound Semiconductor Foundry:
Wolfspeed, Qorvo, MACOM, WIN Semiconductors
OSAT:
ASE Technology, Amkor, JCET, Powertech Technology
LAYER 10: SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT
Lithography:
ASML, Nikon, Canon
Deposition:
Applied Materials, Lam Research, Tokyo Electron, ASM International
Etch:
Lam Research, Tokyo Electron, Applied Materials
Burn-In & Reliability Testing:
Advantest, Teradyne, Cohu, Aehr Test Systems
Metrology & Inspection:
KLA, ASML, Onto Innovation, Hitachi High-Tech
Compound Semiconductor Growth:
Aixtron, Veeco, Taiyo Nippon Sanso
LAYER 11: SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
Silicon Wafers:
Shin-Etsu Chemical, SUMCO, GlobalWafers, Siltronic
SOI Wafers:
Soitec, Shin-Etsu Chemical, GlobalWafers
InP Substrates:
AXT, Sumitomo Electric
GaAs Substrates:
AXT, Sumitomo Electric
SiC Wafers:
Wolfspeed, Coherent, onsemi, ROHM
Photoresist:
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, Shin-Etsu Chemical, DuPont
Anti-Stick Coatings:
Merck KGaA, AGC, Daikin
Specialty Gases:
Air Liquide, Linde, Merck KGaA, SK Materials
LAYER 12: CRITICAL MINERALS
Silicon:
Wacker Chemie, OCI Holdings, GCL Technology
Copper:
Freeport-McMoRan, BHP, Glencore
Gallium:
5N Plus, Dowa Holdings
Indium:
Korea Zinc, Teck Resources, Dowa Holdings, 5N Plus
Germanium:
Yunnan Germanium, Umicore, 5N Plus, Teck Resources
Hafnium:
ATI
Tantalum:
AMG Critical Materials, Ningxia Orient
Tungsten:
Xiamen Tungsten, CMOC, Almonty Industries
Cobalt:
Glencore, CMOC
Lithium:
Albemarle, SQM, Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium
Rare Earths:
MP Materials, Lynas Rare Earths, China Northern Rare Earth, Iluka Resources
THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Air Cooling:
Vertiv, Schneider Electric, Delta Electronics, Johnson Controls
Direct-to-Chip Cooling:
Vertiv
Thermal Interface Materials:
Henkel, Honeywell, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Parker Hannifin
Heat Exchangers / CDUs:
Vertiv, Alfa Laval
SECURITY
AI Security:
Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, F5
Cybersecurity:
CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Google, Zscaler
Post-Quantum Cryptography:
IBM
Optical Network Encryption:
Ciena, ADTRAN, Nokia, Cisco
Hardware Root of Trust:
Intel, AMD, Arm, Microchip Technology
EDGE & PHYSICAL AI
Edge AI:
NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Intel
Edge Compute:
Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Apple, Google
Autonomous Vehicles:
Tesla, Mobileye, NVIDIA
Quantum Computing:
IBM, Google, IonQ
Humanoid Robotics:
Tesla
Drones / UAVs:
AeroVironment
Driver Monitoring:
Seeing Machines, Smart Eye, Tobii, Cipia
Edge Inference Chips:
Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Ambarella
AR / VR Devices:
Meta, Apple, Sony, HTC
Neuromorphic Computing:
Intel, BrainChip
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$DLR,
$AMAT,
$LRCX,
$KLAC,
$GFS,
$ALAB,
$COHR,
$CRDO,
$MP,
$ALB
I hope it helps.
@ren_stocks did the heavy lifting.