--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42374301.md" description: "But have you ever thought: what does a memory manufacturer need to do to expand production?It needs to buy machines, a whole bunch of precision equipment for manufacturing memory.Thus, the money flows upstream along this river for another layer — flowing into the hands of the "machine makers."$Applied Materials(AMAT.US)$Lam Research(LRCX.US)$KLA(KLAC.US)" datetime: "2026-07-02T08:57:59.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42374301.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/42374301.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/42374301.md) author: "[熊猫校长Ming](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16386316.md)" --- # But have you ever thought: what does a memory manu… ### Related Stocks - [KLAC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KLAC.US.md) - [AMAT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMAT.US.md) - [LRCX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LRCX.US.md) ## Comments (1) - **小沃什的交易员 · 2026-07-02T09:49:47.000Z**: Logically speaking, Lam Research is the most relevant, KLA is the most monopolistic, and Applied Materials is the most comprehensive 😆