A Google logo made out of pretzels? Only in the Munich office. Image source: Google.

The stock market just finished a very good week. The S&P 500 index rose 2.4%, the Dow Jones Industrials gained 1.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite market barometer rose 4.3% higher.

But some tech stocks didn't settle for "very good." Shares of Ambarella (AMBA 0.49%) soared 12% higher on a very bullish analyst report. Micron Technology (MU 3.06%) gained 14% on rumors of a pending buyout, and Google (GOOG 1.25%) (GOOGL 1.27%) rocked a 26% gain thanks to a muscular second-quarter report.

Want to dig deeper into these market-beating tech stocks? Start with the following slideshow.

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