(CNXT) Conexant Divests from Broadband
Conexant Systems Inc. (CNXT) recently completed the sale of its Broadband Access product lines to Ikanos Communications Inc. for $54 million. Conexant received about $47 million in cash, while the...
View Article(INTC) More Good News For Chipmakers – Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
During the past 7 days, investors received 3 signs that the outlook for the semiconductor industry is improving. First, last Wednesday, Gartner Inc. raised its forecast for worldwide semiconductor...
View Article(CNXT) Conexant Systems Completes Stock Offering
Conexant Systems Inc. (CNXT) recently announced that Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, the underwriter for its recently concluded public offering of 7,000,000 shares, exercised its option to purchase an...
View Article(INTC) Intel Corporation Raises Dividend Yield
Intel Corp (INTC) raised the quarterly cash dividend by 12.5%, totaling 63 cents a share in 2010. The dividend yield comes to 3.1%. The company has been paying a cash dividend for the last 17 years and...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Tops Consensus – Sees Growth in 2010
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal fourth quarter results beat the Zacks Consensus estimate by 14 cents. Revenue beat by 9.3%. Revenue Revenue of $571.6 million was up 16.2% sequentially and down 13.5% year...
View Article($INTC) Semiconductor Industry – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(CNXT) Conexant Systems Retires Debt
Conexant Systems, Inc. (CNXT) recently announced that it will redeem the remaining $61.4 million of outstanding floating rate senior secured notes due in November 2010 on Dec18, 2009. Earlier, the...
View Article(CEA) Semiconductor Stock Review – April 2010 – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Second Quarter Earnings Report Beats Expectations
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal second quarter results beat the Zacks Consensus estimate by 5 cents. Revenue beat by 3.8%. Results exceeded management expectations on revenue, margins and earnings. Shares...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Analog Devices (ADI) is a leading supplier of analog and DSP integrated circuits. The company’s April quarter earnings exceeded the Zacks Consensus estimate, driven by particularly strong demand for...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Market Share Gains to Continue
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported second quarter earnings that were up 20.1% sequentially and 159.9% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus estimate by 2 cents. The strong earnings growth was...
View Article(INTC) Semiconductor Industry Outlook – August 2010 – Industry Outlook
Overview The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate,...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Reports Solid Earnings – Orders Weak
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported third quarter earnings that were up 12.1% sequentially and 69.4% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. The strong earnings growth was...
View Article(NSM) National Semiconductor Earnings Beat – Revenues Disappoint
National Semiconductor Corporation’s (NSM) earnings for the second quarter ended November 2010 came in 2 cents over the Zacks Consensus estimate of 32 cents. National Semi’s revenues clearly...
View Article(MSFT) Semiconductor Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Reports Quarterly Earnings That Match Expectations
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal first quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Revenue was more or less in line with expectations. Results were within management’s expectations on...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Quarterly Earnings Report Beats by a Penny
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) reported first quarter 2011 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of 66 cents, a penny more than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. When...
View Article(AAPL) Stock Market News for April 5, 2011 – Market News
On Monday, Dow moved up to its highest point since June 5, 2008 and the markets ended with negligible gains, continuing the trend of tight volumes. Oil prices sky-rocketed to post a 30-month high and...
View Article(ADI) Company News for April 06, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) and American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) have reached an agreement regarding fees and how travel information should be delivered on its website • Abercrombie & Fitch Co....
View Article(NSM) Texas Instruments Snaps Up National Semiconductor
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN or “TI”) has announced its intention to acquire National Semiconductor Corp (NSM) for $6.5 billion in cash. Counter-bids look unlikely, given the 78% premium TI is willing...
View Article(MSFT) Semiconductor Industry Outlook – April 2011 – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Posts Solid Second Quarter Earnings
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal second quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11 cents, or 16.2%. Revenue was also better than expectations, beating by around 6.0%. Results exceeded both...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Beats Expectations – Investors Unmoved
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported second quarter earnings that were up 3.8% sequentially and down 9.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 5 cents, or 9.4%. Estimates have...
View Article(MSFT) Semiconductor Stock Outlook – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Guidance Will Weigh on Shares
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported third quarter earnings that were up 15.8% sequentially and down 6.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 10 cents, or 17.5%. Although TI...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) is scheduled to announce its third quarter fiscal 2011 results on October 24, 2011, and we notice downward movements in analyst estimates. Second Quarter Overview Texas...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Misses Earnings Again
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal fourth quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents, or 4.8%. Revenue missed the consensus by 8.2%. Particular weakness in the communications and...
View Article(CEA) Semiconductor Update & Stock Review – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(MSFT) Semiconductor Stock Outlook – February 2012 – Industry Outlook
The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Optimistic Despite Earnings Miss
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal first quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. Revenue missed the consensus by 2.1%. All except the automotive end market weakened for the...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices 2012 Second Quarter Earnings Preview
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second-quarter 2012 results on May 22. We witness only one downward movement in analyst estimates in the build-up to the release....
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Sees End Market Recovery
Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal second quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. Revenue exceeded the consensus by 1.4%. Revenue Analog Devices generated revenue of $675.1...
View Article(MXIM) Maxim Integrated Products to Modernize U.S. Fabs
In line with its plans announced earlier on its conference call, analog IC-maker Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM) is injecting $200.0 million into its four wafer fabrication facilities in...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Earnings Scorecard
Following the second quarter 2012 earnings announcement on July 23, more than half of the analysts covering Texas Instruments (TXN) have made downward revisions to their estimates. Low visibility, slow...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Earnings Preview
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is scheduled to announce its fiscal third-quarter 2012 results on August 21. We have seen downward movements in analyst estimates in the build-up to the release....
View Article(AVT) Avnet Accesses Latest Products From Analog Devices and Freescale...
Phoenix -based Avnet, Inc.’s (AVT) operating unit, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, has recently declared the accessibility of the latest product ranges from Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), Freescale...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Revises Guidance
Recently, Texas Instruments (TXN), or “TI,” narrowed its revenue and earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2012. The chipmaker now expects sales of $3.27–$3.41 billion versus its previous...
View Article(MXIM) Maxim Integrated Products to Invest in Startups
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM) recently announced that it created a Corporate Venture Group to invest in startup companies with innovative technologies. Maxim with its new Buy Cheap Cialis...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments 2012 Third Quarter Earnings Preview
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) is scheduled to announce its third-quarter fiscal 2012 results on October 22, 2012, and we notice upward as well as downward movements in analyst estimates. Prior-Quarter...
View Article(MXIM) Maxim Integrated Products New SoC for Smart Grid
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM) recently launched a complete smart-meter system-on-a-chip (SoC) called Zeus for the smart grid. The new smart meter SoC will provide reliability, accuracy, faster...
View Article(TXN) Texas Instruments Lowers Fourth Quarter EPS Guidance
Recently, Texas Instruments (TXN) or “TI” narrowed its revenue and earnings expectations for the fourth quarter of 2012. The chipmaker now expects sales of $2.89–$3.01 billion versus its previous...
View Article(ADI) Analog Devices Preview: Will It Miss?
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is set to report third quarter 2013 results on May 21. Last quarter, its results were in line with our expectations. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this...
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