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Broadcom Buys Chip Maker (BRCM)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 8:55 am

Communications chip maker Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has agreed to acquire privately held BroadLight Inc. for $195 million in a transaction that is essentially all-cash except for certain unvested BroadLight ...
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IDC Forecasts Stronger PC Growth in 2nd Half of 2012 (MSFT, INTC, AAPL)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 11:59 am

PC shipments in the second half of 2011 grew by a less-than-robust 1.8% and the first half of 2012 is expected to see only modest growth. That should change by ...
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Qualcomm Posts 10-year High on iPad (QCOM, AAPL)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 3:12 pm

Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) posted a new 52-week (and more-than-10-year) high today of $67.00/share. The last time the stock was anywhere near that was early April of 2001. ...
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Kindle First-quarter Sales Weak (AMZN, AAPL)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Sales of the Kindle family of e-readers from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is “significantly weaker than expected” in the first quarter of 2012 according to an analyst at Pacific Crest. ...
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Intel Invests in Swedish Eye-Tracking Firm (INTC, MSFT)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 7:46 am

Chip making giant Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has taken a 10% stake in Swedish technology firm Tobii Technology AB for an investment of about $21 million. Tobii offers products that ...
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Emerging Markets to Drive Smartphone Sales (AAPL, GOOG, NOK, MSFT, RIMM)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 2:49 pm

China, India, and Brazil represent the strongest market opportunities for smartphone makers for the period form 2012 through 2016. International Data Corp. (IDC) says that China, which has overtaken the ...
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LED Makers Get Boost from Upgrades (AIXG, VECO, CREE, RBCN, CVX)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 2:04 pm

Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded two LED makers this morning and the effect is rippling through through the other names in the industry. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) and Veeco Instruments ...
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PC Chip Sales Rose 13.2% in 2011 (INTC, AMD)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 1:05 pm

Sales of microprocessors for personal computers rose 13.2% year-over-year in 2011 according to data released today by International Data Corp. (IDC). Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) grabbed 80.1% of global market ...
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Potential Upside in Semiconductor Stocks (INTC, AMD, MU, BRCM, QCOM, ARMH, SNDK, ALTR, AMAT, TXN)

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 11:13 am

Since the beginning of the year the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up more than 13.5%. The run-up may be over for some chip makers and sustainable for others. Analysts are ...
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Intel Puts Up Big Numbers (INTC)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 4:33 pm

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported fourth quarter and full year earnings after markets closed today. The chip-making giant beat EPS and revenue estimates all around. For the quarter, Intel reported ...
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Apple Supplier List Revealing (AAPL, AMD, CY, BRCM, FCS, FLEX, JBL, VSH, TQNT, SNDK, ONNN, QCOM)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 2:04 pm

For the first time ever, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a list of its 156 suppliers in connection with the company’s release of its supplier responsibility audit. The supplier ...
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LG Agrees to Meet Microsoft’s Royalty Demand (MSFT, GOOG, AAPL, MMI, ORCL, NOK)

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 12:21 pm

Korea’s LG Electronics has agreed to pay a licensing fee to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for the right to use Microsoft claims it owns and that is required for all ...
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Upside in Top Semiconductor Stocks for 2012 (INTC, AMD, MU, BRCM, QCOM, ARMH, SNDK, ALTR, AMAT, TXN)

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 12:30 pm

Shares in semiconductor stocks have gained and lost value in about equal number during 2011. The run-up in share prices may be over for some and sustainable for others. For ...
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Holiday Smartphone Surprise: Samsung Sales Running Next To Apple (AAPL, SSNLF, GOOG, NOK, RIMM, MSFT)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 9:55 am

Smartphone makers are expected to sell some 142 million units in the current calendar quarter. The bulk of those sales are pumping up the revenues at two vendors -- Apple ...
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Xbox Live Challenging Cable Supremacy? (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, CMCSA, TWC, VZ, CVC, SSNLF, LOGI)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 10:44 am

Tomorrow’s launch of an upgrade to Xbox Live from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the latest shot in the battle for control of US TV sets. The Redmond giant isn’t ...
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