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Looking Across The Semiconductor Landscape

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:13:46 GMT

We review recent trends and developments in the semiconductor industry.[More...]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Enters Nanotechnology

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:43:22 GMT

International Business Machines (IBM) announced that it will utilize DNA molecules (DNA origami structures) for building next-generation microchips and tiny circuit boards for use in computers, cell phones and other electronic devices. Through this new technology, IBM plans to advance in the nanotechnology field for smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computer chips. ? The demand for cheaper semiconductors in large volumes is on the rise. The company’s innovative DNA molecules will shrink microchip sizes, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and feeding this demand. It is expected that the technology will facilitate transition to the sub-22 nm lithography. This will help scale up the production of tiny computer chips possessing greater power, speed and energy efficiency. The building of chips using this new[More...]

Semiconductor Industry Survival

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:55:23 GMT

The financial downturn and global recession has hit the semiconductor industry hard. Orders for microchips were almost non-existent at the end of 2008 as computers and mobile phones languished unsold on retailers’ shelves. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, global semiconductor sales fell 2.8 percent last year and are expected to fall a further 21.5 percent to $195.6 billion this year. The semiconductor industry is used to severe cycles. It has seen six significant cycles since the 1970s caused by recessions and oversupply. The last one, when the dotcom bubble burst in 2001, saw sales plunge 45 percent. But this time, it’s different. Strategic issues, such as soaring development costs and the intensifying need to innovate, have combined with the effects of the global recession and are unleashing forces that will reshape the entire industry. One of the traditional driving forces of the semiconductor industry –[More...]

Texas Instruments Edged Out - Analyst Blog

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:20 GMT

Texas Instruments (TXN), once the leading supplier of baseband chips, has now been relegated to a distant second position. The company’s problems started two years ago when both Nokia (NOK) and Ericsson (ERIC) decided to multi-source their handset chip requirements. TI lost the exclusive agreements it previously enjoyed at Nokia, and management stated that revenue from Ericsson would also decline from $400 million in 2008 to nil by the end of 2009. Another force in play was Qualcomm (QCOM), which has continued to make steady progress. Baseband is a[More...]

Stocks Inside The iPhone (Nasdaq: AAPL)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:57:45 GMT

Technology sector expert Paul McWilliams offers a fascinating look at the new iPhone 2G S from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to uncover what tech companies are supplying components. In his Next Inning newsletter -- a specialty service devoted to tech savvy investors -- the advisor offers a look at the players inside the[More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:59 GMT

(9:30am ET) Stocks in NY sank at the open following various negative reports from TV talking heads, though trade volume was weak on the Easter Monday. After the close, Goldman Sachs surprised with unusually positive revenue and earnings. Today, President Obama will be making a speech on the state of the economy. Traders are confused. Yesterday was pretty much a lost day in the market. Very little of consequence happened. By the close, the DJIA’s small loss (-25.57 -0.32% to 8057.81) offset the small gain in the S&P (+2.17 +0.25% to 858.73), while the NASDAQ (+0.77 +0.05% to 1653.31) was flat. The Toronto Composite (+98.50 +1.07% to 9285.6) and the Toronto Venture Board (+11.89 +1.23% to 980.86) were stronger as the metal miners and goldminers enjoyed a good day. Except for Japan’s Nikkei 225 index (-0.92% to 8842.7), prices today were strong in the major international equity markets: Australia (+2.22% to[More...]

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:31:58 GMT

(8:05am ET) Stocks closed Monday's session in NY lower on a lightly-traded day, but much higher Week over Week. Through Friday, the major market indexes saw their largest four-week gains in seventy-six years. Now the market is preparing for 1Q2009 earnings season, which gets underway today with Alcoa (AA). On Monday, the DJIA (-41.74 -0.52% to 7975.85), S&P (-7.02 -0.83% to 835.48), and NASDAQ (-15.16 -0.93% to 1606.71) could not make headway against concerns the major banks may be preparing to release negative quarterly reports. The Toronto Composite (-49.59 -0.55% to 9016.17), and Venture Board (-12.42 -1.27% to 963.17) were also down on the day, but higher Week over Week. In international equity markets today, the closing prices showed losses except for Shanghai China (+0.80% to 2439.2): Australia -1.30% to 3648.5; Hong Kong -0.46% to 14929.0; India -1.80% to 10534.9; and Japan -0.28% to 8832.9. At 7:30am ET,[More...]

Daily Report For Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:53:00 GMT

(8:07am ET) In his absence, Bill has asked the CTAB traders fill in for him today and maybe tomorrow as well. Bill was having connectivity and other related computer issues early Tuesday morning. Perhaps the Conficker worm virus programmed to be unleashed April 1, began slithering through the Bahamas a little ahead of schedule. The final trading day of the month opened higher, with aggressive traders nimbly positioning themselves for further short gains, after a late afternoon bounce Monday, anticipating large money managers to “mark up” equities boosting their quarter end returns. This strategy paid off nicely as the S&P future rose to 807, nearly 4% off Monday’s late afternoon low of 776. However, traders expecting prices to close near the highs were disappointed, as stocks peaked near 3pm eastern, giving up a significant portion of the day’s gains. The DJIA finished up 86.9 (+1.15%) closing at 7608.92,[More...]

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:46:00 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311; NYSE: ASX) ("We", "ASE", or the "Company"), the world's largest independent provider of IC packaging and testing services, today reported unaudited net revenues (Note 1) of NT$25,205 million for the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09), down 2% year-over-year and up 21% sequentially.
Net income for the quarter totaled NT$3,187 million, up from NT$2,212 million in 3Q08 and up from NT$1,674 million in 2Q09.
In addition, the financial information presented is not necessarily indicative of our results for any future period.

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Looking Across The Semiconductor Landscape

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Enters Nanotechnology

Semiconductor Industry Survival

Texas Instruments Edged Out - Analyst Blog

Stocks Inside The iPhone (Nasdaq: AAPL)

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009

Daily Report For Tuesday: Apr 7, 2009

Daily Report For Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2009

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STMicroelectronics Introduces Silicon Tuner Supporting Digital-Terrestrial TV Standard as Analog Switch-Off Gathers Pace

PGI Visual Fortran 9.0 Adds Support for MPI Debugging on Windows HPC Server 2008 Clusters ; Latest Version Allows Users to Build, Launch and Debug From Within Microsoft Visual Studio

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STMicroelectronics Named Supplier of the Year by Continental Automotive

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STMicroelectronics and Stollmann Join Forces to Deliver Complete NFC Solution ; Stollmann to Adapt NFC (Near Field Communication) Software for Operability With ST's ST21NFCA Chip