Chain Pulse — what the market is researching this week
Attention data as a product: which companies and segments readers are researching on wafergraph, blended with real news mentions, recent M&A, and market-cap moves. Every figure is grounded in the live wafergraph dataset — nothing here is a forecast or an opinion.
Data as of 2026-11-01.
Most researched this week
Ranked by aggregate, cookieless reader page views over the trailing 7 days (2026-10-25 → 2026-11-01). Scores are relative to the most-viewed company (0-100) — raw visit counts are never published. Companies tied at minimal attention are collapsed rather than ranked alphabetically.
- 1. TSMC relative score 100/100
- 2. Alphabet (Google) relative score 65/100
- 3. ULVAC relative score 45/100
- 4. JCET Group relative score 30/100
- 5. Microsoft relative score 30/100
- 6. Amazon (Annapurna Labs) relative score 20/100
- 7. Hon Hai (Foxconn) relative score 20/100
- 8. Shennan Circuits relative score 20/100
- 9. Tesla relative score 20/100
- 10. AMEC (Advanced Micro-Fabrication) relative score 15/100
- 11. Apple relative score 15/100
- 12. Infineon Technologies relative score 15/100
- 13. Intel relative score 15/100
- 14. Iwatani relative score 15/100
- 15. KLA relative score 15/100
+ 71 others drew similar attention this week.
Trending segments
- 1. Design (Fabless) relative score 100/100
- 2. AI & Data Center relative score 75/100
- 3. Equipment (Front End) relative score 56/100
- 4. Materials relative score 50/100
- 5. Foundry relative score 44/100
- 6. Analog, Power, RF relative score 27/100
- 7. Distribution & Misc relative score 25/100
- 8. IDM relative score 19/100
In the news
- AMD’s 16-Core Ryzen 9 9950X3D Is $79 Off On Amazon, But You Can Skip The $620 Offer And Grab Newegg’s Deal For $699, Which Gives You A Free 240mm AIO — mentions AMD (Wccftech, 2026-10-25)
- Nvidia discusses $2,000-per-GPU annual fee for software that 'runs agents on AI factories' — mentions NVIDIA (Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-25)
- Nvidia unveils OOI CPO prototype for post-2028 AI needs — mentions NVIDIA (DigiTimes Asia, 2026-10-25)
- Data Center Customers Are Reportedly Footing A Bigger Bill For A Superior HBM Supply Chain, Where Samsung Has An Edge, As It’s Estimated To Charge Up To 25% Ext — mentions Samsung Electronics (Wccftech, 2026-10-25)
- Namuga expands beyond Samsung with humanoid robot camera modules — mentions Samsung Electronics (DigiTimes Asia, 2026-10-25)
- Samsung's new 2TB 990 SSD is 38% off at Amazon today — mentions Samsung Electronics (Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-25)
Big moves
Market-cap change since the prior dataset snapshot (2026-10-25 → 2026-11-01); only companies priced at both dates, moves of at least 1%.
Gainers
- Vertiv +19.7%
- Win Semiconductors +18.8%
- Atomera +18.2%
- Ultra Clean Holdings +16.1%
- Entegris +14.8%
Losers
- Kingsemi -29.6%
- Beijing Huafeng Test & Control (AccoTest) -26.7%
- Eoptolink Technology -24.8%
- Giantec Semiconductor -22.5%
- Shengyi Technology -21.4%
Methodology: aggregate, cookieless reader attention on wafergraph, 7-day window. News mentions are a text match against headline titles, not an editorial claim.