Semiconductor Equipment Demand Strength

Conviction: 72% · Horizon: 2Y · 2026-07-15
ASML is raising capacity into 2027 on insatiable EUV and DUV demand after beating estimates.

ASML beat both revenue and earnings, with revenue about 5.4% above expectations, and raised guidance citing insatiable demand. Management is expanding low-NA EUV and DUV immersion capacity by roughly 30% in 2027, pointing to a multi-year lithography capex cycle rather than a one-quarter beat.

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ASML Long Earnings and revenue beats plus raised guidance confirm that chipmakers are still ramping lithography spend. A planned ~30% capacity increase for low-NA EUV and DUV immersion in 2027 supports durable order visibility for the industry’s critical equipment supplier.
Aehr Test Systems is seeing explosive order growth with formal FY27 guidance after beating estimates.

AEHR beat top and bottom line, with record Q4 bookings up about 500% year over year and FY27 guidance now set. That combination of backlog surge and multi-year visibility points to accelerating demand for semiconductor test and burn-in equipment.

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