STEC Stec, Inc. (MM)

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, has published its earnings previews and updated outlooks for STEC (Nasdaq: STEC), Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), O2Micro (Nasdaq: OIIM) and United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC).

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McWilliams covers these topics and more in his recent reports:

-- McWilliams has called two swing trades with STEC with near perfect precision with one yielding more than a 200% profit. Does he think this week represents another opportunity to profit?  Based on data gathered from EMC's recent earnings report, is STEC poised to outperform expectations thanks to the trends reported by its largest customer?  What exactly did EMC management say about Solid State Drives that leads McWilliams to think STEC may be worth a look?  Might STEC see competition soon from Seagate and Western Digital?

-- Power Integrations is up over 83% since McWilliams listed it in his "Undervalued Tech Stocks" report as a good speculative investment.  Why is Power Integrations now more of a "winner take all" play and what does this mean for investors?

-- McWilliams turned bearish on Garmin early this year.  Since then, the stock has dropped 15%.  What are the key challenges facing Garmin?  What aspects of Garmin's business are protected from competitive pressures, and are they enough to drive continued growth for the company?

-- O2Micro is up 224% since McWilliams listed it in his "Undervalued Tech Stocks" report as a good speculative investment.  What drove these gains for O2Micro and is the trajectory upward set to continue?  What does McWilliams see as O2Micro's fair value?

-- Why might any potential downside be limited for UMC shares?  Is UMC now an attractive acquisition candidate?  Does a valuation analysis suggest UMC is worth over $4 a share?

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