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Applied Materials Pleases Analysts As Chip Sector Recovers
News In the quarter, Applied Materials, the world's largest chip equipment maker, reported first quarter earnings before charges of $52.9 million (£32.3 million), or 14 cents a share, well ahead of Wall Street estimates of 6 cents a share.
[February 17, 1999, 12:30]
Upbeat Analyst Report Boosts Chip Sector
News Monday was a good day for companies in the chip sector, with many seeing their share price rise after Goldman Sachs suggested that the worst could soon be over for the struggling sector. Goldman Sachs analyst Terry Ragsdale suggested that the chip...
[August 13, 2001, 16:37]
Chip Sector Shows Some Growth
News Orders for semiconductor-manufacturing equipment rose in October, even though the chip market remained under the weather. The North American semiconductor equipment industry posted a preliminary book-to-bill ratio of 0.71 for the month, according...
[November 21, 2001, 16:31]
Euro Chip Sector Faces Leaner Times
News The European semiconductor market will see a further drop in sales in 2002, according to predictions from within the chip industry. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) -- a body made up of around 90 percent of the world's semiconductor...
[October 26, 2001, 14:23]
Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector: SPW Tools Play A Significant Role In OFDM DVB-T Chip Development For Set Top Boxes
White Papers Cadence was chosen to supply design software, namely its Signal Processing Worksystem (SPW) solution, and consultancy support during the development of the chip. Motorola, the first to market DVB-T demodulation technology and one of the world's...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Day Ahead: Chatting With Applied Materials
News Commentary: Applied Materials' outlook for the current quarter shows a few short-term wild cards for the chip sector, but investors may be well advised to think about the big picture. The outlook, however, may have confirmed a few fears about...
[November 16, 2000, 11:57]
Asia Helps Lift May Chip Sales
News The chip sector was a little bit merrier in May. April chip sales totalled $11.1bn. The steady increase in sales indicates that the semiconductor market is mounting a recovery from last year's chip slump, according to the SIA.
[July 2, 2002, 7:57]
Wireless Is More For Chip Sales
News Activity in the wireless sector helped keep worldwide chip sales afloat in November, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Monday. The November sales of the global chip industry underscore the healthy recovery that has been building momentum...
[December 31, 2002, 9:28]
Analyst Sees End Of Chip Stock Woes
News Salomon Smith Barney chip analyst Jonathan Joseph made another call against conventional wisdom Wednesday, upgrading a slew of semiconductor stocks in the midst of what's sure to be the sector's worst year in more than a decade.
[April 12, 2001, 11:48]
IDF: Intel Sees Recovery Ahead
News Chip sales are a barometer for the condition of the wider IT sector, and a drop in demand for PCs and mobile phones has hit many semiconductor makers hard, as manufacturers respond by cutting back on chip orders.
[August 28, 2001, 12:15]
The Day Ahead: Silicon Labs Has The Recipe For A Hot IPO
News Like other chip manufacturers in the communications sector, Silicon Labs is cashing in on strong demand and the need for cheap, smaller and low-powered semiconductors. The chip sector is in a cyclical upturn, and Silicon Labs is likely to run with...
[March 23, 2000, 11:48]
Weak June Doesn't Stop Chip Sales Rise
News Chip sales in the Americas were hurt by a sluggish PC market and turmoil in the telecommunications sector. Analysts said the chip sector is still bouncing along the bottom. Chip sales posted solid gains in the second quarter, though revenue slipped...
[August 2, 2002, 15:07]
Chips Look Chipper
News The wealth in the chip sector (index) is being spread around. November's sales strongly illustrate the continuation of the industry growth pattern that began in mid-1998 and these numbers show a healthy chip industry with across the board sector...
[January 4, 2000, 14:07]
The Day Ahead: Applied Materials' Outlook Creates Tug-of-war
News It's the Intel of chip equipment, but may even have a better market position in its sector. Not bad considering the well-publicised slowdown in the chip sector. White said even if the tech sector doesn't rebound until 2002, chip makers will have to...
[February 14, 2001, 13:30]
Intel And The Trickle-down Effect
News This is by no means the first sign of bad news for the chip equipment sector. Though the most recent warnings from chipmakers are not the first sign of tough times for the chip gear sector, Pang said the latest pronouncement from Intel is significant.
[December 8, 2000, 15:46]
Three Dots Mean The Fabless Chips Are Up
News Investments in these companies have been spurred by a recent rise in average chip prices and expectations are that the market for fabless chips will grow as much as 15 percent this year, analysts said.
[April 10, 2003, 11:00]
Chip Market Heats Up In July
News In the chip world, PC-related products were the strongest sector in July, according to the SIA. In a sign of continued growth in the chip industry, global sales of semiconductors rose to $12.9bn (£8.21bn) in July, according to the Semiconductor...
[September 3, 2003, 15:55]
Motorola Sets Chip Unit Adrift
News Motorola's chip unit will go its own way, the company said on Monday. Motorola and IBM both hold a PowerPC licence, but each produces its own version of the chip. In an effort to focus on five product categories in the communications and...
[October 6, 2003, 16:15]
Chip Equipment Makers Feel Intel Aftershocks
News This is by no means the first sign of bad news for the chip equipment sector. Though the most recent warnings from chipmakers are not the first sign of tough times for the chip gear sector, Pang said the latest pronouncement from Intel is significant.
[December 8, 2000, 11:21]
The Day Ahead: Applied Materials Makes Bullish Case For Chips
News David Wang, Applied Materials' resident industry guru, said the industry is showing strong balance and there's nothing that would derail the chip sector in the next year. That outlook sparked a host of worries about the wireless sector, which is...
[August 10, 2000, 12:27]
