Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) vs Lam Research Corporation (LRCX)

Amazon.com Inc. is a leading global e-commerce retailer and marketplace for third-party sellers. Retail-related operations account for about 74% of total revenue, followed by Amazon Web Services at 17% and advertising services at 9%. International business represents 22% of overall revenue, with Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan serving as the company’s largest foreign markets.

Lam Research Corp is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment. The company specializes in deposition and etch technologies, which involve building layers on a semiconductor wafer and selectively removing patterns from each layer. Lam holds the leading market share in etch and ranks a clear second in deposition. It has greater exposure to memory chipmakers, particularly in DRAM and NAND. Its major customers include some of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, such as TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.