Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>WSTS released a forecast for 26% growth in 2021 and 9% in 2022 </li>
<li>Prior WSTS forecasts have been overheated in up years and too modest in down years</li>
<li>If today's demand bubble continues, sub-10% 2022 growth is likely.  Otherwise, there could be a collapse.</li>
</ul>


WSTS released a forecast for 26% growth in 2021 and 9% in 2022 
Prior WSTS forecasts have been overheated in up years and too modest in down years
If today's demand bubble continues, sub-10% 2022 growth is likely.  Otherwise, there could be a collapse.


WSTS Semi Forecast Very Bullish for 2021-22, but Is It Realistic?

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Privately-Held Kioxia is ripe for an IPO, but there's been no announcement</li>
<li>Meanwhile, the company's end market, NAND flash chips, is setting new revenue records</li>
<li>Bain &amp; Company may miss an important window by waiting too long to go public</li>
</ul>


Privately-Held Kioxia is ripe for an IPO, but there's been no announcement
Meanwhile, the company's end market, NAND flash chips, is setting new revenue records
Bain &amp; Company may miss an important window by waiting too long to go public


<ul>
<li>The 2021 memory market is poised to reach/exceed $160 billion US this year</li>
<li>NAND flash has broken its record, and DRAM is approaching its 2018 highs</li>
<li>Small market share shifts favor NAND companies outside of the US, particularly Samsung</li>
</ul>


The 2021 memory market is poised to reach/exceed $160 billion US this year
NAND flash has broken its record, and DRAM is approaching its 2018 highs
Small market share shifts favor NAND companies outside of the US, particularly Samsung


Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

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Equity Capital Markets

Advanced Micro Devices / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>While the world has been battling with semiconductor shortage for the past year, semiconductor giant Intel has faced its fair share of challenges from relatively smaller players like AMD that have eaten into its market share in many key segments.</li><li>Intel has been a major player in this space and losing market share to AMD has been a definite setback for Intel.</li><li>Both these companies are financially solid but the question here is – which is expected to be the better performer?.</li></ul>

While the world has been battling with semiconductor shortage for the past year, semiconductor giant Intel has faced its fair share of challenges from relatively smaller players like AMD that have eaten into its market share in many key segments.Intel has been a major player in this space and losing market share to AMD has been a definite setback for Intel.Both these companies are financially solid but the question here is – which is expected to be the better performer?.

Intel vs. AMD - Which Semiconductors Player Is The Better Fundamental Pick? (11/2021)

<ul><li>Intel is being viewed with more and more pessimism by the market despite its results not being too bad.</li><li>The company has not been able to capitalize on the semiconductors shortage and CEO Gelsinger’s ambitious turnaround plans have yet to bear fruit.</li><li>The company delivered a decent result bit its foundries have fallen well behind rival Taiwan Semiconductor and Samsung in the process race to manufacture smaller and more advanced chips, not to mention Apple’s M1 offering.</li></ul>

Intel is being viewed with more and more pessimism by the market despite its results not being too bad.The company has not been able to capitalize on the semiconductors shortage and CEO Gelsinger’s ambitious turnaround plans have yet to bear fruit.The company delivered a decent result bit its foundries have fallen well behind rival Taiwan Semiconductor and Samsung in the process race to manufacture smaller and more advanced chips, not to mention Apple’s M1 offering.

United States

Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells computer components and related products.  The Company's major products include microprocessors, chipsets, embedded processors and microcontrollers, flash memory products, graphics products, network and communications products, systems management software, conferencing products, and digital imaging products.

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