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Micron Gets Pushback on Deal for Elpida

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:53 am

Earlier this month Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was named the top bidder in the auction for bankrupt Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory. Now, it seems that some creditors think ...
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Nvidia Jumps on Results, Forecast (NVDA, ARMH, QCOM, AAPL, TXN, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:04 am

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of ...
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Micron Wins Bidding for Bankrupt Japanese Chipmaker (MU, INTC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:03 am

Citing a report on Japan’s NHK broadcasting system, Reuters reports this morning that DRAM maker Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has topped the bidding for bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory. ...
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Maybe LED Market Isn’t That Bad (VECO, AMAT, CREE, RBCN, LEDS, AIXG)

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) makes production equipment for LEDs and solar panels, so analysts weren’t too eager to forecast good news for the company’s first quarter. But after markets ...
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Mobile Chip Maker’s Results Don’t Impress Investors (ARMH, AAPL, QCOM, NVDA, TXN, INTC)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 7:47 am

UK-based chip designer ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) reported earnings earlier today, posting revenue of about $209.4 million, well above estimates of $201.23 million, but below revenues of $217 million ...
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Sandisk Weakness Hits Other Chip, Flash Makers (SNDK, MU, BRCM, NVDA, QCOM, AAPL)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Sandisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already guided its quarterly earnings down, but last night’s report also lowered the company’s forecast by about $250 million (our coverage here). That is likely ...
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SemiLEDS Posts Smaller-than-expected Loss (LEDS, CREE, AIXG, VECO, RBCN)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 10:00 am

The LED industry has suffered an 18-month dry spell as sales have tanked and makers have had to re-trench to keep costs in line. The market might be starting to ...
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Applied Materials Sinking on Lowered Outlook (AMAT)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 11:31 am

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today offered lower full-year EPS and revenue forecasts than analysts had been expecting, at the same time that the company’s CEO projected ...
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Intel Posts Gain in Semiconductor Market (INTC, ARMH, SSNLF, TXN, QCOM)

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) grew its share of the total global semiconductor market to 15.9% in 2011, posting growth of nearly 21% year-over-year, based on the latest research from iSuppli. ...
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Micron Bids for Japan’s Bankrupt Elpida (MU, INTC)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 9:50 am

Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory filed for bankruptcy last month, and the company has now decided to find a new management team to run the company. A report in Taiwan’s ...
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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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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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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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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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