Micron and Skyworks Solutions Focus on Most Profitable Semiconductor Segments
September 23 2011 - 8:16AM
Marketwired
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Shares of companies focused on the manufacturing of chips used
in various products including PCs and smartphones have fallen
dramatically in recent months as weakened consumer confidence has
affected chip demand. Earlier this month the Semiconductor Industry
Association said that the three-month moving average of sales to
the Americas fell 1.4 percent from the April-to-June period; sales
to Europe fell 2.4 percent, and sales to Asia Pacific fell 0.4
percent. The lone upside in the report was that Japan saw an
increase of 4.9 percent in the month of July.
Bruce Diesen, an analyst at Carnegie Group, argues that the PC
chip market is probably affected due to high inventories at Acer
and HP, while market for semiconductors used in low-end handsets
and automotive were likely among the more robust sectors.
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Microelectronic makers have been showing steady growth over the
last year as surging demand for tablet computers and smartphones
continues to drive the top line. In addition, with the continuously
growing "green movement", integrated circuit makers have begun
using their semiconductor expertise to benefit the alternative
energy sector.
For the makers of memory chips, the average selling price for
Double Data Rate 3 (DDR) in the 2-gigabit (Gb) density -- the
bellwether DRAM product -- is projected to drop to $1.60 in the
third quarter, down 24 percent from $2.10 in the second quarter,
according to IHS iSupply. The NAND market continues to improve,
however. Contract prices for MLC NAND flash memories all stopped
falling in late August, according to DRAMeXchange.
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