Samsung Q2 2023 – Supercycle pt. XII
Samsung echoes Micron. Samsung reported the worst set of preliminary results for many years but critically, they were slightly better than expectations and show a...
Micron – Supercycle pt. XI
Bottoming out? Micron reported lower-than-expected losses and guided better for the coming quarter as the company thinks that the worst is over in terms of...
Samsung Q1 23 – Supercycle pt. X
Samsung semi goes into the red. Samsung reported preliminary results where profit fell by 95% as semiconductors in all probability has become loss-making which in...
Semiconductors – Supercycle pt. IX
Micron pays the piper. Micron is cutting its expectations and spending for 2023 in order to deal with weak demand, but the impact of supply...
Semiconductors – Supercycle pt. VIII
Samsung and AMD join the chorus. Weak results from Samsung and a profit warning from AMD are more signs that demand is weakening which in...
Samsung Q2 2022 – Supercycle pt. VI.
Samsung triggers a relief rally. Samsung reported results that broadly met expectations and I suspect that Samsung will be taking share in the coming quarters...
Semiconductors – Supercycle pt. V.
Micron joins the canaries. Micron reported good FQ3 2022 results but guided badly blaming a sudden softening in demand that has forced it to slow...
Semiconductors – Supercycle pt. IV
Three canaries burst into song. While the semiconductor companies are announcing record capital investment plans, there are signs that demand for components is starting to...
TSMC / Semiconductors– Supercycle pt. III
TSMC’s commentary has all the hallmarks of peak cycle. With $38bn in cash, $40bn in operating cash flow (before Capex), TSMC can afford to take...
Semiconductors Q2 2023 – Supercycle pt. XIII