ThinkstockSterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh has given a snapshot on various semiconductor sector plays ahead. While many fundamental analysts have keyed in on fundamentals, one of Rakesh’s angles is covering higher dividends,…
ThinkstockIt was not that long ago that we saw a research report from Credit Suisse calling the chip sector at an “irresistible cyclical bottom.” Now we have a slew of analyst reports…
2012 earnings season is wrapping up in the United States, and corporate America is set to log its third consecutive quarter of lackluster earnings growth, issuing guidance that is on average below…
ThinkstockCypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) may be getting the chip sector off to yet another bad start for earnings season. The company said that business eroded in the final two weeks of…
Jon C. Ogg The news from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) about weak demand and weak pricing was something we expected to bleed over to others in flash memory and in consumer electronics. The reality is…
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) has given its mid-quarter update and the results are somewhat of a disappointment. The company now sees guidance at a decline of 7% to 9% sequentially rather than the…
Jon C. Ogg Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) is looking a bit weak after an earnings warning. The semiconductor outfit reported that it has recently seen some order decreases, which it blamed as being mostly in certain…
Jon C. Ogg 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 list is…
A long-awaited move is finally happening. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) has registered more than 42 million shares of Class B common stock owned by Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY) to be distributed in a spin-off…
