AI Chips Today - ASML Lawsuit Highlights Semiconductor Market Challenges

A recent class action lawsuit against ASML Holding N.V. underscores significant developments in the AI chips sector, focusing on the challenges faced by a key supplier to the semiconductor industry. ASML, a leading provider of photolithography machines essential for semiconductor fabrication, has been accused of misleading shareholders regarding the impact of new Dutch export controls on its financial outlook. This legal action follows ASML's unexpected earnings shortfall and subsequent stock price decline, highlighting ongoing market volatility and uncertainties in the semiconductor industry, including the AI chip segment. Investors impacted by these recent events have been invited to join the lawsuit filed by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP.

• ASML Holding (ENXTAM:ASML) last closed at €733.90 up 1.3%.

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Elsewhere in the market, JCET Group (SHSE:600584) was trading firmly up 6.3% and ending trading at CN¥40.08. Meanwhile, ON Semiconductor (NasdaqGS:ON) softened, down 7.0% to end trading at $58.31, hovering around its 52-week low.

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• NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) settled with no change at, $140.11. This week, NVIDIA announced several strategic collaborations and product developments to expand its AI technologies across various sectors, including mobility, gaming, autonomous driving, and consumer GPUs.
• QUALCOMM (NasdaqGS:QCOM) ended the day at $159.08 down 0.9%. On Thursday, Sonde Health integrated its voice-based health monitoring technology into Qualcomm's Snapdragon S7+ Sound Platform, enhancing on-device mental and cognitive fitness tracking.
• Advanced Micro Devices (NasdaqGS:AMD) settled at $121.84 down 4.3%, not far from its 52-week low. AMD announced a strategic collaboration with Absci to deploy AI solutions for drug discovery, with details to be discussed by Absci's CEO at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday.

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• "ASML LEGAL UPDATE: What does the ASML Holding N.V. Class Action Mean for You? Contact BFA Law by January 13 Court Deadline (NASDAQ:ASML)" from Bleichmar Fonti & Auld on GlobeNewswire (published 09 January 2025)

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