5 chip companies revisited
5 chip companies revisited – With elevated stock prices and cheap debt the large companies have the means to further consolidate the industry. But this time even the biggest companies may be targets.
Category Archives: M&A
And then there were ten
Yesterday’s big news was the combination of Analog Devices and Maxim, two of the largest analog chip makers left in the US. We have been commenting on the consolidation among […]
The State of RF Semis in 2020
The State of RF Semis in 2020 – We are the late stages of the Golden Age of RF Semis. A combination of the growth of Chinese competitors and Qualcomm’s emergence as a real player in RF mean changes is coming.
Eye of the Beholder: Nvidia to acquire Cumulus
Chip companies cannot build software products, but they can build software enablers, and through those differentiate their chips.
Noises coming up from the basement of RF
The Journal reported yesterday that Broadcom has put its wireless business unit up for sale. If it comes to pass, this has some big implications for the wireless components industry. […]
NVDA for MLNX – One Less Chair
The big news in semis yesterday was Nvidia announcing it was going to buy Mellanox for $6.9 billion. This deal has been percolating for a while. (We posted about it […]
Intel for Mellanox?
There is some news out of Intel yesterday, and an even more interesting rumor. The news is that they have chosen a new CEO. We do not know Mr. Swan, […]
And then there were four…or three… or maybe it’s two
There have been some important developers in the semiconductor market this week that have unsettled the semiconductor world. The news was that Global Foundries has exited the market for 7nm […]
A Proposal for Intel – Time to Go Private
Intel has been in the news lately, largely because of its CEO transition, which gives the impression of a company in turmoil. In truth, the root of Intel’s problems lay […]
Cryptoasset Org Charts
We have been working with a few companies on their plans for ICOs or digital token sales. We have also begun working on a book on the subject (more on […]
