Oracle was founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates, initially under the name Software Development Laboratories. The company's early focus was on developing database management systems,…
In 1984, ASML Holding N.V. began when Philips and ASM International formed a partnership in the Netherlands, establishing ASM Lithography to advance chip manufacturing technology. A key change occurred in…
In 1987, Morris Chang founded TSMC as the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry in Taiwan. Through a partnership between the Taiwanese government and Philips, the company set out to revolutionize…
Broadcom Inc.'s origins trace back to 1961 when it was established as HP Associates, a semiconductor division of Hewlett-Packard. Through various corporate restructurings and acquisitions, it evolved into Avago Technologies…
C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI), founded in 2009 by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House, evolved from C3 Energy to C3 IoT, and finally to C3.ai in 2019. The company shifted focus…
Palantir Technologies Inc., founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and ex-PayPal employees, aimed to transform data analysis for government and commercial sectors. Inspired by Tolkien's "seeing stones," Palantir…
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is a multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded by Jerry Sanders III and seven others in 1969, AMD initially focused on producing…
In 1902, Chester G. Fisher founded the Scientific Materials Company in Pittsburgh, later renamed to Fisher Scientific in 1925. The company published its first catalog in 1904 and grew through…
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its diverse portfolio includes diabetes medications like Trulicity, Mounjaro, Humalog, and Basaglar; oncology drugs…
ExxonMobil, a global leader in the oil and gas sector, was born from the 1999 merger of two industry giants, Exxon Corporation and Mobil Corporation. Based in Irving, Texas, the…