Largely thanks to their pivotal role in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, semiconductor companies have been some of the best performers in the stock market in 2024. Though it had not matched the success of its biggest competitor and the dominant blue-chip chipmaker – Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) – Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has not been an exception to the trend and is up 32.30% since January 2. Additionally, the company has been performing particularly well in the last 30 days, having risen more th ...