Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) vs Oracle Corporation (ORCL)

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.

Oracle Corporation delivers enterprise applications and infrastructure solutions through flexible IT deployment models, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Founded in 1977, Oracle introduced the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system, widely used by many of the world’s largest enterprises for high-volume online transaction processing. In addition to its database products, Oracle offers enterprise resource planning platforms and cloud infrastructure that are becoming increasingly important for large language model training and inference.