Qualcomm & Google – Starting low
Low volume, low value. Qualcomm and Google have announced that Android Wear OS will be supported on RISC-V processors opening the way for the first...
USA vs. China – The screw pt. III
Existing rules made more effective. The tightening of restrictions on chip exports to China aims to close a series of loopholes that allowed China to...
Baidu – ERNIE 1.0
The real ERNIE 1.0. Baidu rolled out the latest version of its ERNIE chatbot which is a great improvement over previous versions and in my...
USA vs. China – No loophole
Nanoimprint lithography unlikely to solve anyone’s problems. Canon has announced that it will begin selling an alternative technology for advanced semiconductors that I suspect is...
Short pause – Cost of business travel.
RFM has contracted a mild illness from the last three weeks of travel. RFM Intends to return on Monday, October 16th.
Samsung Q3 2023 – Bottom canary pt. II.
More results to support the notion of a bottom. Samsung’s preliminary results came in better than expected adding weight to the possibility that the inventory...
Artificial Intelligence – Regulatory debate pt. III.
Regulation will be better if targeted at people, not machines. Governments and regulators are moving to impose regulations on Artificial Intelligence but a lack of...
TSMC – Bottom canary.
TSMC Q3 23 revenue signals a potential bottom. TSMC reported its monthly sales for September implying that Q3 2023 revenues have declined by less than...
Google – Chronic affliction.
Google still hides its light under a bush. Google held its Made by Google 2023 event where it once again demonstrated some great innovation which...
About Me
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Autonomous driving – Bloody economics