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AMAT Underwhelms- China & GM & ICAP Headwinds- AI is only Driver- Slow Recovery

AMAT Underwhelms- China & GM & ICAP Headwinds- AI is only Driver- Slow Recovery
by Robert Maire on 08-19-2024 at 6:00 am

One Trick Pony
  • AMAT reports good but underwhelming quarter
  • China slowing creates revenue & GM headwinds- ICAPs weak
  • AI remains the one and only bright spot in both foundry & memory
  • Cyclical recovery remains slow – Single digit Y/Y growth
OK quarter – still slow growing, revs up only 5% Y/Y

AMAT came in at revenues of $6.78B… Read More


A Post-AI-ROI-Panic Overview of the Data Center Processing Market

A Post-AI-ROI-Panic Overview of the Data Center Processing Market
by Claus Aasholm on 08-11-2024 at 8:00 am

Datacenter Supply Chain 2024

With all the Q2-24 results delivered, it is time to remove the clouds of euphoria and panic, ignore the performance claims and the bugs, and analyse the Data Center business, including examining the supply chain up and downstream. It is time to find out if the AI boom in semiconductors is still alive.

We begin the analysis with the … Read More


Intel’s Death Spiral Took Another Turn

Intel’s Death Spiral Took Another Turn
by Claus Aasholm on 08-04-2024 at 8:00 am

Intel Death Sprial 2024

Does this justify the widespread Intel bashing?
The latest Intel earnings release was another sharp and deeper turn into the company’s death spiral. On the surface, it is just a whole load of bad news, and the web has been vibrating with Intel bashing since the release.

So what are the facts?
From a revenue perspective, Intel was inside… Read More


LRCX Good but not good enough results, AMAT Epic failure and Slow Steady Recovery

LRCX Good but not good enough results, AMAT Epic failure and Slow Steady Recovery
by Robert Maire on 08-04-2024 at 6:00 am

Chips Act 2024
  • Lam reported good numbers with slightly soft guide
  • Investors are figuring out the up cycle will be slower than thought
  • Looks like AMAT won’t get CHIPS act money for Epic facility
  • Steady improvement but stocks still ahead of themselves-Correction?
Lam reports good numbers (as usual) but guide not good enough

Lam reported… Read More


Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024, Up Strongly in 2025

Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024, Up Strongly in 2025
by Bill Jewell on 07-31-2024 at 4:00 pm

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The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act provides incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. As of July 30, 2024, The CHIPS Program Office has announced over $30 billion in grants and over $25 billion in loans, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The awards have been given to fourteen companies;… Read More


TSMC’s Business Update and Launch of a New Strategy

TSMC’s Business Update and Launch of a New Strategy
by admin on 07-30-2024 at 10:00 am

TSMC Fab Utilization 2024

What looks like a modest market expansion strategy is all but modest.

Insights into the Semiconductor Industry and the Semiconductor Supply Chain.

As usual, when TSMC reports, the Semiconductor industry gets a spray of insights that help understand what goes on in other areas of the industry. This time, TSMC gave more insight … Read More


Samtec Simplifies Complex Interconnect Design with Solution Blocks

Samtec Simplifies Complex Interconnect Design with Solution Blocks
by Mike Gianfagna on 07-25-2024 at 6:00 am

Samtec Simplifies Complex Interconnect Design with Solution Blocks

The development of cost effective, high-performance silicon to silicon interconnect at the system level can be a vexing problem. So many choices, which one will work best? Ease of use and customer support are woven into the DNA of Samtec. Almost four years ago I explored the company’s focus on putting the customer first here. Fast-forward… Read More


Has ASML Reached the Great Wall of China

Has ASML Reached the Great Wall of China
by Claus Aasholm on 07-19-2024 at 6:00 am

ASML Holdings 2024

Is it time to abandon the ASML stock?

The first tool company to report Q2-24 results is ASML, and the lithography leader delivered a result above the guidance of EUR5.95B. Revenue of EUR6.242B is 4.9% above guidance and 18% above last quarter’s result of EUR5.29B.

Both operating profit and gross profit grew but not to the level of … Read More


The China Syndrome- The Meltdown Starts- Trump Trounces Taiwan- Chips Clipped

The China Syndrome- The Meltdown Starts- Trump Trounces Taiwan- Chips Clipped
by Robert Maire on 07-18-2024 at 8:00 am

China Syndrome
  • The chip industry got a double tap of both China & Taiwan concerns
  • Bloomberg reported the potential for draconian China chip restrictions
  • Trump threw Taiwan under the bus demanding “protection money”
  • Over-inflated chip stocks had a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”
US looking to further restrict
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How Sarcina Revolutionizes Advanced Packaging #61DAC

How Sarcina Revolutionizes Advanced Packaging #61DAC
by Mike Gianfagna on 07-17-2024 at 10:00 am

DAC Roundup – How Sarcina Revolutionizes Advanced Packaging

#61DAC was buzzing with discussion of chiplet-based, heterogeneous design.  This new design approach opens new opportunities for applications such as AI, autonomous driving and even quantum computing. A critical enabler for all this to work is reliable, cost-effective advanced packaging, and that is the topic of this post.… Read More