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Analyst Reports
Analyst Reports are in-depth strategic analyst reports on publicly-held semiconductor companies covering Background & Overview, Management Review (including organization chart), Products & Technology Capability, Customers and Markets, Key Partners & Alliances, Plants and Facilities, Financial Review, Recent Developments, and InsideChips Assessment. Typically, these are 3 to 20page reports with figures and charts.
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Semiconductor IPOs Disappoint Investors, Big Losses Racked Up
The chart below shows the performance of semiconductor sector IPOs since the start of trading. Since InsideChips began tracking semiconductor IPO performance on January 1, 2005, only two companies, Hittite Microwave (HITT) and Cavium Networks (CAVM) fared well for investors who purchased the stock at the opening price. Techwell (TWLL) is holding slightly ahead of its IPO price. . . . Continue
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Renesas ELectronics
Renesas Electronics Corp. (REC) is moving to bolster its future position and to improve its profitability long term. While the merged Japan-headquartered company has walked away with the number position in microcontrollers, it has been struggling to get is complicated merger smoothly integrated. . . . Continue
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Ralink Technology
Ralink Technology was founded as a Taiwan company in November 2008 by four expatriate executives with a mission build a technology base of wireless LAN chipset solutions. The effort culminated in the first product shipments in 2003. Since the first product introduction, 175 million chips were shipped and the company became a leader in the 802 wireless LAN chipset business garnering about 25% market share. . . . Continue
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Imagination Technologies (FTSE:IMG)
Imagination Technologies (London Stock Exchange, IMG), a U.K.-based silicon and software IP licensing company, has recently reported that it swung from losses to profitability and gained rank on the IP roster by moving from fifth place to occupy the number four spot in terms of design IP revenues. . . . Continue
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Jazz Technologies (JAZ)
In September 2006, Jazz Semiconductor entered into a merger agreement with Acquicor Technology under which Jazz merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquicor in an all-cash transaction valued at $260 million. . . . Continue
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Micron Technologies (MU)
Pure play DRAM makers such as Qimonda (QI) and Micron Technologies (MU) are languishing in a sea of bad news and fire sale DRAM chip pricing where the producers are barely able to keep up with covering their variable costs and only part of their fixed costs. DRAMs markets are susceptible to fluctuate in business cycles based on demand and supply. . . . Continue
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Vimicro (VIMC)
Vimicro was founded in October 1999 as fabless semiconductor company by seasoned executives from Silicon Valley. The charter is to develop and market mixed-signal ICs for the consumer . . . Continue
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