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The following is a thread we posted last week on Semiconductor Insider. And for reference, this is a follow up to the video we did on CyberArk (CYBR) a couple months ago, as well as one back in spring 2024, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/KZNef6PbrBo...

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) earnings were good, as per usual. Nothing we felt like we needed to specifically address. But there were some management comments made regarding an expanded relationship between Cadence and processor technology licensor and IP leader Arm...

We wanted to do a one-year-later review on Impinj (PI), but October came and went, and we ran out of time. Here’s our original article from October 2023: https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/10/03/1-top-small-cap-chip-stock-that-could-be-poised/  Impinj is up some...

Before we dive into Netflix (NFLX) Q3 2024 earnings, and especially the new ad server, we’d like to refer you to the recent video/show notes we did on AppLovin. Digital ads have taken to the AI phenomena, and we will probably have some updates regarding this on...

With Q1 fiscal 2025 earnings in hand (for the three months ended in August 2024), investors are feeling a bit more optimistic about Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) stock once again. We won’t spend a lot of time on that today. The market is particularly fickle on this one,...

We’re coming up on the six-month-anniversary of Astera Labs’ (ALAB) initial public offering (which occurred in March 2024, if you’re reading/watching this installment later than September). Since Chip Stock Investor has yet to do a deep dive (the CSI way is to let the...

August has been a busy month for the world’s largest and most advanced foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM). Just the other day, the joint venture ESMC between TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP Semi broke ground in Dresden, Germany. That will eventually be a...

Amazon (AMZN) exceeded expectations in Q2 2024. It once again proved that after amassing all that revenue last decade, it can still be a winning stock by now shifting to profit margin growth. Oh… and revenue growth wasn’t all that bad either. Even so, the stock got...

Once again, it brings us no pleasure to discuss the steady meltdown of Intel’s (INTC) business. But this go around, it was especially egregious, and CEO Pat Gelsinger and the management team gaslit shareholders – and the world – as it maintains its recent actions are...

Lot's of wild volatility in July, and it's continued in August. Chip stocks got hit especially hard, some of them even after posting solid earnings. And so we’re going to revamp our thesis that we started on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) late last year: AMD AI is never...

Chatter about the “AI bubble” continues, and what it all means for Nvidia’s (NVDA) meteoric rise to one of the world’s most valuable and important companies. Meanwhile, Alphabet (GOOGL/GOOG) – a top Nvidia customer – just had its Q2 2024 financial update. AI made a...

ON Semiconductor (ON) came out the last two weeks with some big announcements for silicon carbide (SiC), including a new supply agreement with several Volkswagen brands in Europe. No word on how much this could affect the growth trajectory to the upside, so let’s keep...

Table of contents: Cadence completes its big acquisition Q2 financial highlights and updated 2024 guidance Cadence is foundational to AI Why was Q2 guidance “light?” A best bet on big chip and big tech custom AI designs Updated valuation notes for July 2024 Just to...

Let’s talk about the internet and global IT infrastructure. It’s a complicated mess. The globe is criss-crossed with undersea and subterranean cables, connecting regional and major data center hubs, businesses, and consumers. It’s the bottom right box we illustrate in...

We’re still in a lull before Q2 2024 earnings season begins in earnest, which gives us time to explore fun little research projects – and come to a deeper understanding of an often-explored part of the semi industry: Manufacturing equipment. Earlier in July, Applied...

This post is taken from our show notes. A full list of these are available to our Semiconductor Insider membership via our Ko-Fi shop. Enjoy! Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) accelerated computing data center boom has created a stir. More electricity is needed to operate these...

We realize that we need to be better about sharing content on our blog. And so, what better place to pick up the slack than with one of our top buys for 2024, PureStorage, which seems to be catching a fresh tailwind as the data center AI market heats up? This post was...

Rosenblatt Securities analysts “double downgraded” Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) in April 2024 from a buy with stock price target of $330, to a sell with price target of $210, on rising competition from Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). In the wake of this, there have been some...

Fortinet (FTNT) stock tanked AGAIN on a miss in billings last quarter, and a less than rosy outlook through the first half of 2024 didn’t. Does that mean Chip Stock Investor is done with Fortinet stock, one of our top cybersecurity positions?  Not necessarily....

A new competition is unfolding in the laptop arena. Apple (AAPL) unveiled its latest chip, the M3. Qualcomm (QCOM) is readying its Snapdragon X Elite, a rival to the dominant X86 processors, in mid-2024. Before delving into the latest advancements, let's take a quick...

ASML has a stranglehold (but not a total monopoly) on lithography equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. Canon (CAJPY) is doubling down on competing advanced chipmaking equipment, but ASML’s roots are deep in the chip supply chain.