IPO may end up being the best way forward. The latest revelations with regard to NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm from SoftBank again increases the probability that the acquisition fails, resulting...
Intel throws down the gauntlet. Intel has put up a comparison of its latest chip against the M1 that it says tells a very different story but the tests are...
This acquisition is becoming increasingly problematic. NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm is becoming increasingly problematic with in-depth investigations being launched by both the UK and the EU competition authorities and the...
Bad for Apple but good for almost everybody else. The colossal price being paid by Qualcomm in combination with the legal tussle between Apple and its former employees that founded...
RISC-V has a second lease of life. While there is no sign that NVIDIA will be unable to maintain Arm’s crucial independence, just the mere fact of the possibility has...
SMIC becomes another political football. The possibility that SMIC is added to the entity list has hammered its share price and it may become another casualty in the ongoing trade...
Arm looks to be off the table. The reorganisation of Arm that was announced last month (see here) has been cancelled in what I think is a sure sign that...
Qualcomm FQ3 2020 – Huawei joins the fold. Qualcomm reported good FQ3 2020 results as its original outlook has proved to be too pessimistic and 5G in China has picked...
Patent counting is not an indication of reality. The notion that the number of patents that one holds is a refection of one’s contribution to a technology is deeply flawed...
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.
Semiconductor shortage – Super size me.
This cycle is going to be bigger than normal. The balance between supply and demand in semiconductors has always been tricky to get right, but the pandemic has made the...