3 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

The rating of Broadcom Corporation Class A (BRCM) moves up this week, rising from a B to a A. Broadcom Corporation Class A makes semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. The company also gets A’s in operating margin growth and earnings growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BRCM stock.

Rambus Inc. (RMBS) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. Rambus Inc. is a technology licensing company and focuses on the design, development and licensing of chip interface technologies and architectures that are foundational to nearly all digital electronics products. The company also gets A’s in operating margin growth, earnings growth, earnings revisions, earnings momentum, and free cash flow. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of RMBS stock.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Sponsored ADR’s (SMI) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Sponsored ADR manufactures, trades, packages, tests, and provides computer-aided design integrated circuits. The company also gets A’s in operating margin growth, earnings revisions, earnings surprise, and free cash flow. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SMI stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.