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

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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

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Micron has just upgraded its outlook for the current quarter from non-GAAP revenues of $5.0-$5.4 billion to revenues of $5.7-$5.75 billion.  This increase has been due to unanticipated end-demand strength that should benefit all DRAM and NAND flash makers.

Micron has just upgraded its outlook for the current quarter from non-GAAP revenues of $5.0-$5.4 billion to revenues of $5.7-$5.75 billion.  This increase has been due to unanticipated end-demand strength that should benefit all DRAM and NAND flash makers.

Next year's memory chip market - the swing factor in semiconductors - is highly dependent on whether or not today's COVID-19 pandemic leads to a global financial collapse.  This Smartkarma Insight provides two outlooks for the market, one based on a collapse, and the other based on a healthy economy.

Next year's memory chip market - the swing factor in semiconductors - is highly dependent on whether or not today's COVID-19 pandemic leads to a global financial collapse.  This Smartkarma Insight provides two outlooks for the market, one based on a collapse, and the other based on a healthy economy.

2021 Memory Market Hinges on Pandemic Response

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Thomas Coughlin

Coughlin Associates

Seagate Technology Holdings PL / Equity Bottom-Up

After the pandemic ends, work will not be the same.  Although face to face interactions are important, many people will continue to do some work at home.  Likewise, many people will use telecommunication tools rather than travel for more remote interactions than in the past.  This will drive demand for data center processin, network and storage resources to support these trends and thus drive demand for high capacity HDDs, high performance SSDs and low-cost tape storage solutions.

After the pandemic ends, work will not be the same.  Although face to face interactions are important, many people will continue to do some work at home.  Likewise, many people will use telecommunication tools rather than travel for more remote interactions than in the past.  This will drive demand for data center processin, network and storage resources to support these trends and thus drive demand for high capacity HDDs, high performance SSDs and low-cost tape storage solutions.

2021 High Conviction, The Pandemic Will Drive HDD Nearline Capacity Shipment Growth

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Western Digital Corporation is a global provider of solutions for the collection, storage, management, protection and use of digital content, including audio and video. The Company's products include hard drives, solid-state drives, and home entertainment and networking products.

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