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Thomas Coughlin

Coughlin Associates

Equity Bottom-Up

Breaking up WDC into a separate HDD and flash memory businesses could create two viable storage companies, that over time will provide value to very different, but potentially symbiotic, uses.  The HDD business will become enterprise and especially data center focused, while an NAND flash business will seek to gain market share as a way to moderate and better survive the NAND flash boom/bust cycles.

Breaking up WDC into a separate HDD and flash memory businesses could create two viable storage companies, that over time will provide value to very different, but potentially symbiotic, uses.  The HDD business will become enterprise and especially data center focused, while an NAND flash business will seek to gain market share as a way to moderate and better survive the NAND flash boom/bust cycles.

Potential WDC Breakup, Positive Implications

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

The Wall Street Journal today published a leak that Intel and SK hynix are in negotiations for SK hynix to acquire Intel's memory business.  This Smartkarma Insight analyzes such a sale to determine its feasibility.

The Wall Street Journal today published a leak that Intel and SK hynix are in negotiations for SK hynix to acquire Intel's memory business.  This Smartkarma Insight analyzes such a sale to determine its feasibility.

Intel's Memory Business Sale.  Does It Make Sense?

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics for August have just been released, and revenues increased for the second sequential month, a positive sign in a puzzling year.  All in all, it appears that the semiconductor sector is faring well despite the pandemic.  It's far too soon to call this growth a trend, though, but it currently appears that the industry is poised to grow at its historical 3.9% annual average rate.

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics for August have just been released, and revenues increased for the second sequential month, a positive sign in a puzzling year.  All in all, it appears that the semiconductor sector is faring well despite the pandemic.  It's far too soon to call this growth a trend, though, but it currently appears that the industry is poised to grow at its historical 3.9% annual average rate.

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

Independent Research Advisory Firm

Update of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a> earnings,  making sense of the different inventory situation between the investment outlook and strategy as we head into 4Q20 and into 2021.   While the expected recovery was pushed back to 2H21 from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a> hurt sentiment, we still believe it is an excellent chance to BUY and here's why.

Update of Micron Technology (MU US) earnings,  making sense of the different inventory situation between the investment outlook and strategy as we head into 4Q20 and into 2021.   While the expected recovery was pushed back to 2H21 from Micron Technology (MU US) hurt sentiment, we still believe it is an excellent chance to BUY and here's why.

Semi Memory Investing - Don't Be a Smart Aleck

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Event-Driven

The Nikkei reported today that Kioxia would be postponing its much-anticipated IPO due to US-China tensions. That is an interesting fig-leaf in our opinion, or a decidedly creative take on the idea that the IPO was priced extremely richly. We question whether postponing the IPO further will lead to greater returns down the road. We feel there is downside risk for Toshiba.

The Nikkei reported today that Kioxia would be postponing its much-anticipated IPO due to US-China tensions. That is an interesting fig-leaf in our opinion, or a decidedly creative take on the idea that the IPO was priced extremely richly. We question whether postponing the IPO further will lead to greater returns down the road. We feel there is downside risk for Toshiba.

Toshiba – Kioxia’s Postponed IPO Is NOT About US-China Tensions and That Means More Downside Risk

Japan

Kioxia Holdings Corporation manufactures semiconductor memory products. The Company develops, produces, and sells flash memory cards, solid state drives, secure digital memory cards, and other products. Kioxia Holdings markets its products worldwide.

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Kioxia Holdings (6600 JP)

Potential WDC Breakup, Positive Implications

WDC may be considering breaking up its HDD and NAND flash business. Find out how these separate businesses might fare on their own.

Thomas Coughlin

Intel's Memory Business Sale. Does It Make Sense?

The Wall Street journal today published a leak that Intel and SK hynix are in

Jim Handy

August Semiconductor Sales Increase

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics for August have just been released, and revenue

Jim Handy

Semi Memory Investing - Don't Be a Smart Aleck

Update of

Ken S. Kim

Toshiba – Kioxia’s Postponed IPO Is NOT About US-China Tensions and That Means More Downside Risk

The Nikkei reported today that Kioxia would be postponing its much-anticipated IPO due to US-China tensions. That is an interesting fig-leaf in our...

Mio Kato

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