COMPANIES · CHIP EQUIPMENT
Besi
Dutch maker of chip assembly equipment, the die-attach and bonding machines that place and join chips inside a package, including hybrid bonding tools.
Dutch maker of chip assembly equipment, the die-attach and bonding machines that place and join chips inside a package, including hybrid bonding tools.
Hybrid bonding stacks chips with direct copper-to-copper connections, a technique used in advanced packaging for AI processors and next-generation memory; Besi attributed its first-half 2026 growth to higher demand for AI computing applications.
Sells die attach, packaging and plating equipment plus parts and services to chipmakers and assembly subcontractors.
Netherlands (Duiven)
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification; that alone does not establish direct competition.
Connections (2)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed stake purchase (April 2025)
Limits: Describes the April 2025 purchase; does not establish Applied's current holding, board influence or any control. Press reports in March 2026 of takeover interest were unconfirmed and are not reflected here.
Applied Materials Announces a Strategic Investment in BE Semiconductor Industries ↗Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Stated by Applied; does not establish revenue split, shipments of the integrated solution or which chipmakers use it.
Applied Materials Announces a Strategic Investment in BE Semiconductor Industries ↗BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. Announces Q2-26 and H1-26 Results ↗
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