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

Equity Bottom-Up

Slowly the details have emerged about the SK hynix acquisition of Intel's NAND flash business, which is the bulk of Intel's Nonvolatile Systems Group (NSG).  This Smartkarma Insight shares recent details and explains why some may have been ill-conceived.

Slowly the details have emerged about the SK hynix acquisition of Intel's NAND flash business, which is the bulk of Intel's Nonvolatile Systems Group (NSG).  This Smartkarma Insight shares recent details and explains why some may have been ill-conceived.

Details of SK Hynix Acquisition of Intel Flash Business

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The latest WSTS semiconductor forecast provides a glittering outlook, but the organization's history, and the long-term trend of the industry, cast important doubt on the WSTS outlook.  Most of the positive sentiment appears to stem from the strong current market for memory chips.

The latest WSTS semiconductor forecast provides a glittering outlook, but the organization's history, and the long-term trend of the industry, cast important doubt on the WSTS outlook.  Most of the positive sentiment appears to stem from the strong current market for memory chips.

The SIA announced WSTS monthly semiconductor sales statistics for October 2020.   Sales were 6% higher than October 2019 and 3.1% higher than the prior month.  While this looks like the beginning of a growth phase, it seems more likely that sales will drop back to trend in the near future.

The SIA announced WSTS monthly semiconductor sales statistics for October 2020.   Sales were 6% higher than October 2019 and 3.1% higher than the prior month.  While this looks like the beginning of a growth phase, it seems more likely that sales will drop back to trend in the near future.

October Semiconductor Revenues Continue Upward Trend

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

<div class="content-highlight">On December 3rd, the SK Group announced that SK Telecom's current <a href="http://koreabizwire.com/sk-telecom-ceo-to-double-as-sk-hynix-vice-chairman/176008" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CEO Park Jung-Ho</a> will be promoted to be the Vice Chairman of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS) </a>while also maintaining his current position as the CEO of SK Telecom. This is a bit unusual. The CEO of position of SK Telecom is difficult on its own. Why would the SK Group try to tact on another senior position of the Vice Chairman position of SK Hynix on the SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-Ho? In our view, this is a PRELUDE to SK Telecom becoming an INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO of the SK Group. </div>

On December 3rd, the SK Group announced that SK Telecom's current CEO Park Jung-Ho will be promoted to be the Vice Chairman of SK Hynix (000660 KS) while also maintaining his current position as the CEO of SK Telecom. This is a bit unusual. The CEO of position of SK Telecom is difficult on its own. Why would the SK Group try to tact on another senior position of the Vice Chairman position of SK Hynix on the SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-Ho? In our view, this is a PRELUDE to SK Telecom becoming an INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO of the SK Group. 

SK Telecom's CEO Park Jung-Ho Becomes Vice Chairman of SK Hynix: Prelude to an Intermediate Holdco?

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron</a> presented their technology roadmap together with a strategy update earlier this week. The event was a tour de force, highlighting technology leadership examples and consistently improving cost competitiveness. It also included deeper dives into recent and future technology decisions such as their NAND Replacement Gate and when it makes sense to deploy EUV lithography in the manufacturing of DRAM. Here's a look in detail at what they had to say.

Micron presented their technology roadmap together with a strategy update earlier this week. The event was a tour de force, highlighting technology leadership examples and consistently improving cost competitiveness. It also included deeper dives into recent and future technology decisions such as their NAND Replacement Gate and when it makes sense to deploy EUV lithography in the manufacturing of DRAM. Here's a look in detail at what they had to say.

Micron. Key Takeaways From This Week's Technology Roadmap & Strategy Update.

South Korea

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

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Details of SK Hynix Acquisition of Intel Flash Business

SK hynix has acquired Intel's flash business, but does it make sense? SK hynix' management's statements indicate a disquieting misunderstanding of...

Jim Handy

WSTS Forecast Update All Positive

WSTS announced a very bullish semiconductor forecast, but this Insight shows why the careful investor needs to understand how this forecast came to...

Jim Handy

October Semiconductor Revenues Continue Upward Trend

October semiconductor sales showed impressive growth. Will this acceleration continue? This post indicates that revenues are most likely to drop...

Jim Handy

SK Telecom's CEO Park Jung-Ho Becomes Vice Chairman of SK Hynix: Prelude to an Intermediate Holdco?

The fact that Park Jung-Ho will now be the CEO of SK Telecom and the Vice Chairman of SK Hynix at the same time would suggest a PRELUDE of SK...

Douglas Kim

Micron. Key Takeaways From This Week's Technology Roadmap & Strategy Update.

A detailed review of key technology and strategy decisions being made at Micron and which are at the heart of their product leadership and...

William Keating

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