What is Going on with Arm China?
What is Going on with Arm China? – Arm’s China JV has gone fully rogue, declaring independence, adding quite a wrinkle to this ongoing drama.
Category Archives: Analyst Decoder Ring
Where is Qualcomm Driving?
Where is Qualcomm Driving? – As the smartphone market matures, Qualcomm has finally taken steps to diversify into new markets – IoT and Auto both offer big opportunities, but may be many years away.
Intel 2.0 Follow-up
Intel 2.0 Follow-up – Intel has 3 key strategic goals, and this week they provided updates on all three. They are making steps in the right direction, but so much of what they promise is still many years away.
Fox in the Hen House Re-match
Fox in the Hen House Re-match: Open RAN – Intel vs. Qualcomm Rematch – Intel is building up a software ecosystem in telecom equipment which may be their first success in 20 years of trying to break into the industry.
Plumbing is important
Plumbing for Semis – Arm and SiFive are M&A targets, they provide crucial plumbing for almost all chips today, and their ultimate fate will have a big impact on the industry.
Let’s Build a Chip – With Math
Let’s Build a Chip – We lay out the costs of building a chip – with spreadsheets!
Where did Apple’s margins come from?
Where did Apple’s margins come from? – The M1 probably added only $300m to Apple’s gross margins this quarter, but it probably also helped them sell a lot more MacBooks, the benefit of Apple Silicon is strategic not cost savings.
A Bridge Too Far: Financial Modeling
A Bridge Too Far: Financial Modeling – Bridging Actuals and Forecast financial models is not fun.
Intel 2.0’s customer dilemma
Intel 2.0’s Customer Dilemma – If Intel can sort out its manufacturing process, if it can find the funds it needs, if it can build up a true customer service capability, and if can do all this in under three years, then IFS may be viable.
The Death Throes of Telecom
The Death Throes of Telecom – Boingo, Syniverse and MobiTV are being forced marched into the future. They will not be the last telecom networking companies to encounter this fate.
