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According to information technology research company Gartner, Micron held tenth position in the worldwide semiconductor market in 2012.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) planned its strategic exit from it back in September 2012. It instead dedicated its strategic and R&D investments toward becoming a pure analog and embedded processing company.

These products offer higher performance, reduced power consumption, and better reliability when compared to traditional hard disk drives. This explains the product’s popularity and rapid proliferation as a data storage medium.

Earlier in the series, we discussed IBM’s improved position in the cloud space due to its prowess in the hybrid cloud space.

On a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis, Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $101.3 million in fiscal 4Q15.

Apple (AAPL) is the second-largest handset maker in the world after Samsung (SSNLF), and it earns more than 60% of its revenue from iPhones.

Since 2017 marks the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, analysts and customers are expecting significant technology improvements in the iPhone 8.

According to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C continued to lead the British smartphone market in May.

NXP caters to a broad market, including the automotive, communications infrastructure, mobile, embedded device, industrial, and secure payment spaces.

According to a report from Statista and the previous chart, Pandora leads the Internet Radio market with a share of 31%.

According to KGI, Apple Watch (AAPL) sales will fall more than 25% in 2016. KGI forecasts sales of 7.5 million units in 2016 compared to estimated sales of 10.6 million units in 2015.

Micron (MU) in its fiscal 3Q15 presentation stated that it plans to start volume production of 3D NAND by the end of 2015.

With the development of 7-nm chips, IBM has surpassed Intel, which is still working on 10-nm chips.

Broadcom’s (AVGO) fiscal 2019 first-quarter revenue is expected to be hit by declines in Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sales and a slowdown in spending by hyperscale cloud customers.

In September 2014, AMD (AMD) and Synopsys (SNPS) entered into a multi-year agreement. The partnership will give AMD access to a range of Synopsys’ intellectual property.

JAT Capital sold its position in SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) in 4Q14. The position had represented 1.2% of the fund’s third-quarter portfolio.

China’s telecom providers, China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU), and China Telecom (CHA), had started to sell the iPhone 5S at a subsidized price. However, it seems the Chinese government wants to nip this trend in the bud itself.

In the first three quarters of 2018, TSMC spent $6.7 billion in capital expenditure and is expected to spend $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter as it ramps up 7-nm production.

Two business strategies that Micron can use to beat competition include innovating processes that reduce costs and developing next-generation products.

The DRAM market’s three major players—Samsung (SSNLF), SK Hynix, and Micron Technology (MU)—together command more than 95% of the market.

After enjoying windfall gains from the crypto boom, NVIDIA (NVDA) has seen its profits normalize.

PayPal (PYPL) has continued to make more investments in India since it launched domestic operations in the country last year.

The guidance from Apple (AAPL) and its foundry partner TSMC (TSM) show that smartphone demand should pick up in the second half of 2018.

Stylus could come with wireless charging support As Apple (AAPL) prepares to introduce updated versions of its hardware products, there are speculations that the company could also introduce a second-generation model of its stylus pen, the Apple Pencil. The first-generation Apple Pencil, launched in late 2015, costs $100. Apple is expected to release the Apple […]

Intel’s (INTC) profit margins started to fall in the fourth quarter of 2018 after reaching a peak in the third quarter of 2018.

Apple spots a decent upside potential. At $303.74 per share at the closing on Thursday, the stock trades at a 7.4% discount to its 52-week peak of $328.

AMAT earns approximately 30% of its revenue from Taiwan, a share that has consistently risen in recent years.

HP Inc.’s (HPQ) Printing business group reported revenues of $4.6 billion in fiscal 4Q16, which represents a fall of 8% YoY.

Applied Materials’ (AMAT) performance is an indicator of the overall semiconductor industry’s outlook.

BlackBerry’s BlackBerry KEYone device also reminds the world of the iconic BlackBerry, which pioneered smartphones featuring a physical keyboard.

Nokia (NOK) has picked up more business from Telenor (TELNY), a Norwegian multinational telecommunications operator.

In 1986, Intel (INTC) adopted an integration model in which it invested in x86 chip designs and manufacturing nodes to attain technology leadership in the microprocessor market.

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) stock rose 11% after hours yesterday following rumors of South Korean tech giant Samsung’s (SSNLF) interest in NXP.

Micron Technology (MU) and stocks related to the memory market and China (FXI) fell due to a temporary injunction in China.

Most semiconductors stocks had risen more than 2% as of midday today, with several factors having raised investors’ optimism about the sector’s growth.

Moore’s Law holds an important place in the semiconductor space. It’s a law that was based on an observation by Gordon Moore. Moore co-founded Intel in 1968.

TSMC’s (TSM) revenue hit the bottom in the first quarter of 2019 due to weak economic demand, smartphone seasonality, and high inventory levels in the semiconductor industry.

Information technology researcher Gartner expects the smartphone market to grow at an average rate of 10% in the next five years. And, the PC market will continue to decline during that period.

Samsung is expected to initiate manufacturing of DRAM wafers by the end of 2014, with a focus on PC DRAM. In the second half of 2015, its maximum S3 DRAM capacity is expected to reach 60,000 per month.

While smartphone makers such as Apple, Huawei, and LG are already shipping handsets featuring dual cameras on the back, Samsung has been conspicuously missing in that space.

Yesterday, JPMorgan Chase analyst Samik Chatterjee raised his price target for Apple stock (AAPL) to $296 from $290. Here’s why.

The market share for 3D NAND is expected to reach 20% in 2015, and this technology is expected to account for the majority of total flash shipments by 2017.

Foldable phones are a big thing now, and Samsung deserves all the credit as one of the first movers and shakers in this space.

Samsung attributed its success in the smartphone industry to its own marketing efforts and denied copying Apple’s design.

Technology heavyweight Apple’s (AAPL) stock rose 48.5% in 2017 to close the year at $169.23. Its stock has fallen 3.3% in the last five trading days.

Microsoft joins BlackBerry in setting aside its own operating system in favor of Android. That could soften the blow to Google if Huawei exits.

Samsung just announced its third-quarter guidance. The company expects an operating profit of about 7.7 trillion Korean won, or $6.43 billion.

Samsung has stopped manufacturing mobile phones in China. Stiff competition, rising labor costs, and China’s slowing economy led Samsung to this decision.

On September 24, Amazon (AMZN) announced the Voice Interoperability Initiative. The announcement was one day before the Amazon hardware event.

In terms of pricing, Apple’s seventh-generation iPad is a reasonable proposition compared to its predecessor. Now let’s see how it fares against its peers.