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Huawei – Window dressing pt. II

No way back. The repercussions of the latest US restrictions (see here) are likely to go both far and wide through the Chinese technology industry slowing its development and putting...

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 the face of all-time highs...

Semiconductors – Politics not economics.

Geopolitics is firmly in the driving seat. Samsung has announced its intentions to triple its foundry business from 2021 as well as migrate from 5nm to 1.4nm within a 5-year...

Qualcomm – Cars-R-Us.

Picks and shovels of the digital vehicle. Qualcomm is showing signs of executing on its automotive ambitions with a 57% increase in its design win pipeline in the last 3...

Apple & YMTC – Insurance backfire

Apple likely to drop its insurance policy. Apple is demonstrating just how difficult it is to keep both the Chinese Communist Party and the US Congress happy at the same...

USA vs. China – Semiconductor debate

Evolution means China will never catch up. The USA’s clampdown on AI silicon sales to China has reignited the debate as to whether China can become independent on semiconductors, but...

Arm vs. Qualcomm – Trouble in paradise

RISC-V is the only beneficiary of civil war. Arm has launched a strange-looking lawsuit against Qualcomm that looks like an attempt to earn higher royalties from one of its biggest...

Meta & Qualcomm – Macro not micro

Meta Platforms Q2 2022 – Slows the Metaverse. Meta Platforms reported soft numbers and increased the price for the Oculus VR headset in a sign that the next year or...

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 which would begin to explain...

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 its expansion sending the most...