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Semiconductors Q2 2023 – Supercycle pt. XIII

AI cannot offset the general malaise. The contrast between TSMC and the rest of the semiconductor industry is a result of AI not being big enough to offset weakness elsewhere...

Nvidia & Arm – Price maximisation.

Strategic investors will pay more. SoftBank is engaging in a strategy to maximise the price at which it can sell Arm with the hope that because strategic investors are very...

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 similar pattern to Micron where...

China vs. USA – No leverage

History looks set to repeat itself. China’s limitations on Gallium and Germanium will cause some short-term disruption but it will not deliver negotiating leverage and will only accelerate the decoupling...

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 weak demand and inventory correction...

China vs. USA – Inconsequential acceleration

Dutch restrictions do not make much difference. The Netherlands is moving far faster than anyone expected in increasing restrictions on exports to China but restrictions put in place by Japan...

Tech Newsround – Semis and China

Intel – Germany 1. Intel 1. Intel has announced that it will nearly double its investments in Germany in return for a 47% increase in subsidy from the German state...

Semiconductors – China and subsidies

Micron – Collateral damage In an attempt to overturn the ban that China has placed on its chips, Micron has committed to invest $602m in its chip-packaging plant in China...

Qualcomm FQ2 23 & AMD Q1 23 – Cycle hurts

Down cycle sinks all boats. Qualcomm FQ2 23 – Well positioned Qualcomm reported results that demonstrated its ability to manage its business but was forced to guide weakly as the...

Amazon Q1 2023 and Intel Q1 2023– Dog day

Amazon – Darling has a dog day. Amazon reported good results but then went on to warn that cloud growth would slow which reversed a 12% rally to a 2%...