<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Stock Blog Hub &#187; Linear Technology Corporation</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/tag/linear-technology-corporation/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com</link>
	<description>Start Your Investing Research Here!</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:22:08 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>(ADI) Analog Devices 2012 Second Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/20/adi-analog-devices-2012-second-quarter-earnings-preview/100544</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/20/adi-analog-devices-2012-second-quarter-earnings-preview/100544#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=100544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second-quarter 2012 results on May 22. We witness only one downward movement in analyst estimates in the build-up to the release. Prior-Quarter Synopsis Analog’s first quarter 2012 pro forma earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents due to weaker-than-expected revenue and margins. Revenue in the quarter was $648.1 million, down 9.5% sequentially and 11.0% year over year, particularly due to the weakness in the consumer, communications and industrial end markets. However, the automotive segment performed well in the quarter on account of increased use of electronic content in automobiles, growing dollar content per vehicle for Analog and higher sales of vehicles. Gross margin of 63.2% was down both sequentially and year over year, impacted by lower ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/20/adi-analog-devices-2012-second-quarter-earnings-preview/100544/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MSFT) Semiconductor Stock Outlook &#8211; May 2012 &#8211; Zacks Analyst Interviews</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-may-2012-zacks-analyst-interviews/100512</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-may-2012-zacks-analyst-interviews/100512#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Semiconductor Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=100512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions, and so forth. The past decade has seen big changes in the industry, with most players streamlining operations and transferring more routine production to low-cost ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-may-2012-zacks-analyst-interviews/100512/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ADI) Analog Devices Optimistic Despite Earnings Miss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/adi-analog-devices-optimistic-despite-earnings-miss/92293</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/adi-analog-devices-optimistic-despite-earnings-miss/92293#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SP Acquisition Holdings Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=92293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal first quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. Revenue missed the consensus by 2.1%. All except the automotive end market weakened for the company, although consumer was the weakest of all. Shares slumped 2.56% in response. While the guidance was also below our expectations, the commentary was more or less as we had expected going by earnings reports from other analog players, such as Linear Technology Corp (LLTC), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) and Texas Instruments (TXN). Revenue Analog Devices generated revenue of $648.1 million, which was down 9.5% sequentially, 11.0% year over year and just within management’s revenue guidance of $645-680 million (down 5-10% sequentially, down 7-12% year over year). Analog Devices had previously cautioned about a weak first quarter, due ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/adi-analog-devices-optimistic-despite-earnings-miss/92293/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MSFT) Semiconductor Stock Outlook &#8211; February 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/02/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-february-2012-industry-outlook/91170</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/02/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-february-2012-industry-outlook/91170#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advantest Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ON Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Semiconductor Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=91170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions and so forth. The past decade has seen big changes in the industry, with most players streamlining operations and transferring more routine production to low-cost ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/02/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-february-2012-industry-outlook/91170/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CEA) Semiconductor Update &amp; Stock Review &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/29/cea-semiconductor-update-stock-review-industry-outlook/28978</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/29/cea-semiconductor-update-stock-review-industry-outlook/28978#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hitachi Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infosys Technologies Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INFY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=28978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions and so forth. The industry has come a long way since the last downturn, when most of the players streamlined operations and transferred more routine ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/29/cea-semiconductor-update-stock-review-industry-outlook/28978/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-3/88401</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-3/88401#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=88401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology (LLTC) is a leading OEM of analog and mixed signal semiconductors. September quarter results missed the Zacks Consensus, as weak demand, unfavorable mix and a higher tax rate impacted results. Extreme caution regarding customers also led to a weak guidance. Therefore, despite the strong business model, excellent products and ability to generate strong operating cash flows, we advise investors to avoid the shares, since we believe there is uncertainty in near-term demand. The high debt burden also increases risks. We think the loss of the iPad business will continue to tell on sentiments. We are therefore reiterating our Underperform recommendation on the shares, as indicated by our $26 target price (14.9X P/E). LINEAR TEC CORP (LLTC): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-3/88401/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-2/87856</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-2/87856#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology (LLTC) is a leading OEM of analog and mixed signal semiconductors. September quarter results missed the Zacks Consensus, as weak demand, unfavorable mix and a higher tax rate impacted results. Extreme caution regarding customers also led to a weak guidance. Therefore, despite the strong business model, excellent products and ability to generate strong operating cash flows, we advise investors to avoid the shares, since we believe there is uncertainty in near-term demand. The high debt burden also increases risks. We think the loss of the iPad business will continue to tell on sentiments. We are therefore reiterating our Underperform recommendation on the shares, as indicated by our $26 target price (14.9X P/E). LINEAR TEC CORP (LLTC): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day-2/87856/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ARW) Arrow Electronics Offers Alcatel-Lucent Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/arw-arrow-electronics-offers-alcatel-lucent-solutions/87739</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/arw-arrow-electronics-offers-alcatel-lucent-solutions/87739#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics Wholesale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-lucent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arrow Electronics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arrow Electronics (ARW) recently announced that its business segment Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS) now offers the full line of enterprise voice, data and security solutions from Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) in North America. Arrow provides enterprise computing solutions to value-added resellers (VARs) through its global ECS business segment. The computing segment includes products like servers, workstations, storage products, microcomputer boards and systems, design systems, desktop computer systems, software, monitors, printers, flat panel displays, system chassis and enclosures, controllers and communication control equipment. The addition of Alcatel-Lucent enterprise solutions to Arrow ECS’ networking portfolio is the result of Arrow’s acquisition of Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. In January 2011, Arrow completed the acquisition of Nu Horizons Electronics, a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and power solutions. The purchase price was $7.00 ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/arw-arrow-electronics-offers-alcatel-lucent-solutions/87739/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ADI) Analog Devices Misses Earnings Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/adi-analog-devices-misses-earnings-again/87419</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/adi-analog-devices-misses-earnings-again/87419#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SP Acquisition Holdings Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal fourth quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents, or 4.8%. Revenue missed the consensus by 8.2%. Particular weakness in the communications and industrial markets led to weaker-than-expected revenue. This, in turn, impacted margins. The guidance was also below our expectations, but the market appears to have priced in the weakness, given that other analog players, such as Linear Technology Corp (LLTC), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) and Texas Instruments (TXN) also guided below expectations. Therefore, shares did not lose much in after-market trade. Revenue Analog Devices generated revenue of $716.1 million, which was down 5.5% sequentially, 7.0% year over year and just within management’s revenue guidance of $715-755 million (down 0-6% sequentially, down 2-7% year over year). While the industrial segment weakened in line ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/23/adi-analog-devices-misses-earnings-again/87419/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(TXN) Texas Instruments Guidance Will Weigh on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/txn-texas-instruments-guidance-will-weigh-on-shares/85819</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/txn-texas-instruments-guidance-will-weigh-on-shares/85819#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sinovac Biotech Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=85819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported third quarter earnings that were up 15.8% sequentially and down 6.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 10 cents, or 17.5%. Although TI lowered earnings estimates, the addition of National limited negative estimate revisions. Therefore, overall estimates for the current quarter have remained unchanged while those for the following quarter and fiscal years 2011 and 2012 have gone up a bit. Results were better than the original guidance. However, while share prices jumped 4.04% during the day, in the hope of a strong quarter, they dropped 1.42% after-hours due to the weak guidance. Revenue TI reported revenue of $3.46 billion, which was up 0.2% sequentially, down 7.3% year over year and at the lower end of the originally guided range of$3.4 billion ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/txn-texas-instruments-guidance-will-weigh-on-shares/85819/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[8x8 Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acacia Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acme Packet Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska Air Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Data Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altera Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American River Bankshares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amphenol Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMRB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AO Smith Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APKT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Associated Banc-Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astoria Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athenahealth Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATHN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATMI Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Badger Meter Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banner Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BANR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Energy Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baxter International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BGG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BigBand Networks Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Restaurants Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bottomline Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brookline Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brown & Brown Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Builders FirstSource Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BWLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAKE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinal Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash America International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathay General Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CATY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Valley Community Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cepheid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Check Point Software Technologies Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHKP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cirrus Logic Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CKH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoBiz Financial Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COBZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cohen & Steers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COHU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cohu Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comerica Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Trust Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Complete Production Services Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compuware Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooper Industries Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Core Laboratories NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covanta Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CREE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crown Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVB Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVBF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVCY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cymer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CYMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CYN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cypress Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CYT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cytec Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danaher Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Datalink Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamondrock Hospitality Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dominos Pizza Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dover Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DPZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTLK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East West Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EastGroup Properties Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edwards Lifesciences Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFII]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EGHT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EGP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics for Imaging Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encana Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enzo Biochem Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exponent Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F.N.B. Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FFIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fidelity National Financial Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Cash Financial Services Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Financial Bankshares Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Horizon National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Niagara Financial Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flexsteel Industries Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flextronics International Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLIR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLIR Systems Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLXS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forest Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forward Air Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FRX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSI International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSII]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FULT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fulton Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FWRD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gannett Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardner Denver Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GATX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gentex Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genuine Parts Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GNTX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhill & Co Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste SA de CV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulfmark Offshore Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GWW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanesbrands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanmi Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harley-Davidson Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harman International Industries Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hasbro Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaiian Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heartland Express Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HITT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hittite Microwave Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNI Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Bancshares Inc (Conway AR)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honeywell International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HTLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUBB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hubbell Inc B Shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hudson City Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huntington Bancshares Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBKR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICON plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICU Medical Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICUI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEXX Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDXX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INDB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Bank Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infinera Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INFN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Informatica Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insteel Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interactive Brokers Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgical Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISRG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ITT Educational Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ixia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAKK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAKKS Pacific Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janus Capital Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JRN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juniper Networks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas City Southern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kensey Nash Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinder Morgan Management LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinetic Concepts Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knight Transportation Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knoll Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KNSY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KNX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lacrosse Footwear Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakeland Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lare Holdings Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LaSalle Hotel Properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lattice Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LBAI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Time Fitness Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lm Ericsson Telephone Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LSCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUFK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lufkin Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&T Bank Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MANH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manhattan Associates Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manpower Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marten Transport Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattson Technology Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mb Financial Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBFI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBWM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McMoRan Exploration Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercantile Bank Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MGIC Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MKS Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MKSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MNI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MNRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monro Muffler Brake Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTSN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MYE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myers Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NetScout Systems Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Oriental Education & Technology Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Community Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newfield Exploration Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noble Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noble Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVE Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVR Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OceanFirst Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OCFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OKSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omnicom Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ORB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Continental Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Packaging Corporation of America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Park National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parker Hannifin Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patni Computer Systems Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriot Coal Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PBCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PENN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penn National Gaming Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peoples United Financial Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PetMed Express Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philip Morris International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PII]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piper Jaffray Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pixelworks Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PJC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Platinum Underwriters Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNFP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polaris Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polycom Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pool Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popular Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precision Drilling Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preferred Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premiere Global Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prosperity Bancshares Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PXLW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rambus Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond James Financial Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCKY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renaissance Learning Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renasant Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riverbed Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RJF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RLI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RLI Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RLRN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RNST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Half International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rockwood Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RRR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RVBD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Bulkers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SanDisk Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SASR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBCF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCHN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seacor Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seagate Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEI Investments Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Comfort Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensient Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaw Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simmons First National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIVB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SJR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slm Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snap-on Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNDK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SONC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonic Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoco Products Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spartan Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Black & Decker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Furniture Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stepan Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stryker Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVB Financial Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SXT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SY Bancorp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SYBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SYK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SYNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synaptics Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taubman Centers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCF Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temple-Inland Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tempur Pedic International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESSCO Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Capital BancShares Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textron Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chubb Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McClatchy Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas & Betts Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tractor Supply Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travelzoo Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Biotech plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TZOO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBNK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ultratech Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Umpqua Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UniFirst Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Continental Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Financial Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Rentals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unitedhealth Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[URI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA Truck Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USAK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTEK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VCBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viad Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Commerce Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VVI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W.W. Grainger Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WABC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Federal Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste Connections Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watsco Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WCN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WD-40 Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WDFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WERN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Werner Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WESCO International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westamerica BanCorporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westell Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Alliance Bancorporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Digital Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westwood Holdings Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WNS (Holdings) Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WSO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WSTL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WYNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wynn Resorts Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinx Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLNX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XXIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YHOO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=85152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MSFT) Semiconductor Stock Outlook &#8211; September 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-september-2011-industry-outlook/83122</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-september-2011-industry-outlook/83122#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advantest Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ON Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Semiconductor Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=83122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions, and so forth. The past decade has seen big changes in the industry, with most players streamlining operations and transferring more routine production to low-cost ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/msft-semiconductor-stock-outlook-september-2011-industry-outlook/83122/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day/82338</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day/82338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=82338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC) is a leading OEM of analog and mixed signal semiconductors. The Japan crisis, continued lack of consumer confidence and credit-related crisis in the Americas and Europe led to a disappointing guidance. Therefore, we advise investors to avoid the shares, since we believe there is uncertainty in near-term demand. This, along with the company&#8217;s debt burden, will continue to weigh on sentiments. We therefore reiterate our Underperform rating on LLTC shares. The forward P/E of 13.2X based on our 2011 earnings estimate represents a 24.5% premium to the peer group, which opposes historical trends, indicating downside. The expected earnings growth rate of 9.0% is also significantly lower than the peer group growth rate of 14.3%. LINEAR TEC CORP (LLTC): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/lltc-linear-technology-bear-of-the-day/82338/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(TXN) Texas Instruments Beats Expectations &#8211; Investors Unmoved</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/31/txn-texas-instruments-beats-expectations-investors-unmoved/79866</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/31/txn-texas-instruments-beats-expectations-investors-unmoved/79866#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=79866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported second quarter earnings that were up 3.8% sequentially and down 9.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 5 cents, or 9.4%. Estimates have been moving downward since TI lowered its guidance, but actual results were within the original guidance range. Investor response was lukewarm, as the guidance disappointed. Revenue TI reported revenue of $3.46 billion, which was up 1.9% sequentially, down 1.1% year over year and at the lower end of the originally guided range of$3.41 billion and $3.69 billion (up 4.7% sequentially at the mid-point). On June 8, TI lowered guidance to between $3.36 billion and $3.50 billion (up 1.1% sequentially at the mid-point), in response to weaker demand from a single wireless customer, possibly Nokia Corp (NOK). As expected, revenue ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/31/txn-texas-instruments-beats-expectations-investors-unmoved/79866/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(ARW) Arrow Electronics&#8217; BeMicro Adds Motor Control</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/arw-arrow-electronics-bemicro-adds-motor-control/78632</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/arw-arrow-electronics-bemicro-adds-motor-control/78632#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics Wholesale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altera Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arrow Electronics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avnet Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arrow Electronics (ARW) has recently expanded its BeMicro SDK (Software Development Kit) platform to BeMicro SDK Motor Control kit, supporting the development of a motor-control design within a single Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device. BeMicro SDK uses the USB stick format and its benefits include compact size, low cost, reference designs, software templates, self-guided materials and expanded software design features. Based on the technology provided by the company’s partners including Altera Corporation (ALTR), Linear Technology Corporation (LLTC) and SLS, the new evaluation platform BeMicro SDK Motor Control kit reaches out to simple motor-control designs as well as innumerable embedded and industrial applications. This new kit comprises DC and stepper motors, reference designs and step-by-step instructions. Moreover, the company will provide hands-on workshops worldwide, which commences from August 2011. With the help ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/arw-arrow-electronics-bemicro-adds-motor-control/78632/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology Earnings Beats &#8211; Outlook Encouraging</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/lltc-linear-technology-earnings-beats-outlook-encouraging/72482</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/lltc-linear-technology-earnings-beats-outlook-encouraging/72482#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=72482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology (LLTC) reported third quarter earnings of 61 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus by 5 cents. Earnings declined 2.0% sequentially, while increasing 38.1% year over year. Linear cautioned investors about uncertainties related to Japan, which accounts for around 15% of Linear’s revenue. Although the last quarter was not severely impacted, management stated that customers were beginning to get concerned about supplies out of Japan, which could negatively impact Linear’s performance. Particularly so, since the company has revamped its portfolio over the last few years, increasing focus on the auto market, which is bearing the brunt of the disaster as far as the chip market is concerned. On the positive side, Linear has the ability to ship to demand very quickly, which could be a positive in this environment. Revenue ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/lltc-linear-technology-earnings-beats-outlook-encouraging/72482/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MSFT) Semiconductor Industry Outlook &#8211; April 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook-apr-2011-industry-outlook/72046</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook-apr-2011-industry-outlook/72046#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advantest Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ON Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Semiconductor Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=72046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions, and so forth. The past decade has seen big changes in the industry, with most players streamlining operations and transferring more routine production to low-cost ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook-apr-2011-industry-outlook/72046/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for April 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2011-market-news/71865</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2011-market-news/71865#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YHOO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=71865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Markets suffered their biggest fall of the month as Standard &#38; Poor downgraded long-term US sovereign debt rating to “negative” based on the country’s incremental budget deficit. European sovereign debt worries and China’s move to increase bank’s reserve ratio requirements added to the gloom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) slipped 1.14% to 12,201.59. During the day, the Standard &#38; Poor’s 500 Index had plunged below 1,300 for the first time since March 24 but rebounded to close at 1,305.14, shedding 1.10%. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.06% to close at 2,735.38. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) increased 10.7% and posted its highest daily percentage increase since February 22, 2011. Volumes remained low and were at 7.83 billion shares on the York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2011-market-news/71865/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(NSM) Texas Instruments Snaps Up National Semiconductor</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/nsm-texas-instruments-snaps-up-national-semiconductor/70688</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/nsm-texas-instruments-snaps-up-national-semiconductor/70688#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN or “TI”) has announced its intention to acquire National Semiconductor Corp (NSM) for $6.5 billion in cash. Counter-bids look unlikely, given the 78% premium TI is willing to pay that most prospective buyers would shy away from. The transaction is subject to the usual regulatory approvals (in this case across 10 countries). Therefore, it may not close for another six to nine months. We therefore do not expect much variation in estimates for the next few quarters, although estimates for 2012 are likely to go up. There is significant fragmentation in the market and competition is stiff, so regulatory approval is unlikely to be denied. TI intends to operate National as a separate unit under its analog segment, which would then comprise high performance analog (HPA), ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/nsm-texas-instruments-snaps-up-national-semiconductor/70688/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for April 5, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/aapl-stock-market-news-for-april-5-2011-market-news/70696</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/aapl-stock-market-news-for-april-5-2011-market-news/70696#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atmel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ON Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Dow moved up to its highest point since June 5, 2008 and the markets ended with negligible gains, continuing the trend of tight volumes. Oil prices sky-rocketed to post a 30-month high and tech stocks weighed heavy on the broader markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.2% to end at 12,400.03, recording its highest close since June 5, 2008. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 0.1% while the Nasdaq lost 0.1% to close at 1,332.87 and 2,789.19, respectively. The fear gauge, CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rose above 17 and composite volumes on the New York Stock Exchange remained tight at a mere 3.2 billion shares. On the NYSE, advancers outpaced decliners by a ratio of 8:7. The lack of major news events was not ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/aapl-stock-market-news-for-april-5-2011-market-news/70696/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for January 20, 2011  &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/axp-stock-market-news-for-jan-20-2011-market-news/65454</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/axp-stock-market-news-for-jan-20-2011-market-news/65454#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CREE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBIA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MGIC Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PMI Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radian Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBCN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rubicon Technology Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=65454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, markets sunk lower to close in the red after disappointing results from Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) and Cree Inc (NASDAQ:CREE). Results from these companies pressured financial and tech stocks to fall and the market slid from the record highs it touched on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.11% and closed at 11,825.29. The S&#38;P 500 was down 1.01% and closed at 1,281.92. The tech driven Nasdaq fell 1.46% and ended the day at 2,725.36. Wednesday recorded the highest one-day fall of the Nasdaq and S&#38;P 500 since November 2010. On the New York Stock Exchange, declining stocks at 2,319 were clearly the gainers, with the advancing ones at 673. About 8.35 billion shares were traded on NYSE, keeping the volumes below average. On the economic front, a ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/axp-stock-market-news-for-jan-20-2011-market-news/65454/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MSFT) Semiconductor Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/21/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook/63305</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/21/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook/63305#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=63305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions, and so forth. The past decade has seen big changes in the industry, with most players streamlining operations and transferring more routine production to low-cost ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/21/msft-semiconductor-industry-outlook/63305/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(INTC) Semiconductor Industry Outlook &#8211; August 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/intc-semiconductor-industry-outlook-august-2010-industry-outlook/48158</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/intc-semiconductor-industry-outlook-august-2010-industry-outlook/48158#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VZ]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=48158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Overview The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. For example, the PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions and so forth. The Backdrop The industry has come a long way since the last downturn, when most of the players streamlined ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/intc-semiconductor-industry-outlook-august-2010-industry-outlook/48158/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(NSM) National Semiconductor Earnings Report Ahead of Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/14/nsm-national-semiconductor-earnings-report-ahead-of-estimates/40079</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/14/nsm-national-semiconductor-earnings-report-ahead-of-estimates/40079#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=40079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corp.’s (NSM) earnings per share for the fourth quarter ended May 2010 came in 5 cents over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 28 cents. The earnings surprise was fueled by very broad-based revenue growth across end markets, geographies and most analog product lines, as well as a leaner cost structure. Revenues National generated revenues of $398.5 million in the fiscal fourth quarter, a sequential increase of 10.1%, a year-over-year increase of 41.9% and better than management’s guided range of $375-$390 million. The Americas region was up 13% sequentially, followed by Japan, which grew 11%, the Asia/Pacific, which grew 9% and Europe, which grew 8%. Direct sales to OEMs grew at a slightly lower pace than sales to distributors. Revenues by End Market Industrial, mobile phone, and communications and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/14/nsm-national-semiconductor-earnings-report-ahead-of-estimates/40079/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(TXN) Texas Instruments&#8217; First Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/txn-texas-instruments-first-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/38490</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/txn-texas-instruments-first-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/38490#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=38490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There were a large number of estimate revisions following Texas Instruments, Inc.’s (TXN) very strong first-quarter earnings announced on April 26, 2010. First-Quarter Highlights Texas Instrument’s (henceforth TI in this blog) first-quarter earnings jumped 461.2% from the year-ago quarter. However, given the momentum in the business over the last few quarters, most analysts had already revised their estimates. Consequently, the solid earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by only 3 cents. Robust revenue growth, a better mix of business, cost control and good execution drove the results. All segments contributed to the increase, with the order book swelling again and lead times remaining pushed out beyond the normal 12-week range. The solid quarter brought $710 million of cash into the coffers and prompted management to provide second quarter earnings guidance of ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/txn-texas-instruments-first-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/38490/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(NVLS) Novellus Systems&#8217; Earnings Report Tops Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/nvls-novellus-systems-earnings-report-tops-expectations/34646</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/nvls-novellus-systems-earnings-report-tops-expectations/34646#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Equipment & Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=34646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Novellus Systems’ (NVLS) first quarter earnings beat the Zacks consensus by $0.03. Revenue beat by 3.8%. Revenue Revenue of $276.2 million was up 13.1% sequentially, 179.3% year over year and over the high-end of the revised guidance range. This reflects continued demand from foundries and increased expenditure on the memory side, driven by strengthening prices for NAND and DRAM. Management also stated that the current strength could be attributed to the PC refresh cycle, growing demand for cell phones (particularly smartphones) and the launch of other MIDs, such as Apple, Inc’s (AAPL) iPad. Revenue by Geography Asia remained the largest contributor in the last quarter, with a 68% revenue share, growing 8.3% sequentially and 512.6% year over year. This was the second straight quarter that revenues from the region grew ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/nvls-novellus-systems-earnings-report-tops-expectations/34646/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology Reports Strong Third Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/15/lltc-linear-technology-reports-strong-third-quarter-earnings/33934</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/15/lltc-linear-technology-reports-strong-third-quarter-earnings/33934#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=33934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology’s (LLTC) third quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by 7 cents. Revenue beat by 11.6%. We also expect the entire peer group Incorporatedluding Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Intersil Corporation (ISIL) and Semtech (SMTC) to report above expectations. The stock jumped 5.26% to close at $31.21, in response to the positive news. Revenue Revenue of $311.3 million was up 21.4% sequentially and 54.9% year over year. Revenue also exceeded the high end of management’s expectations of a 7-10% sequential increase. The sequential increase came from across all end-markets and geographies, although strength was largely driven by computer manufacturers in the U.S. and Asia, and automotive manufacturers in Europe. Revenue by Geography The revenue distribution by geography changed slightly from the previous quarter, with the U.S. generating 28%, Europe 19%, ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/15/lltc-linear-technology-reports-strong-third-quarter-earnings/33934/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CEA) Semiconductor Stock Review &#8211; April 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/cea-semiconductor-stock-review-april-2010-industry-outlook/33844</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/cea-semiconductor-stock-review-april-2010-industry-outlook/33844#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=33844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. The PCs we work on, the cars we drive, the phones we communicate with, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games on, and the planes and weapons used to transport or protect us use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions and so forth. The industry has come a long way since the last downturn, when most of the players streamlined operations and transferred more routine ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/cea-semiconductor-stock-review-april-2010-industry-outlook/33844/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SMTC) Semtech Beats Fourth Quarter Expectations &#8211; Guides Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/smtc-semtech-beats-fourth-quarter-expectations-guides-up/30607</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/smtc-semtech-beats-fourth-quarter-expectations-guides-up/30607#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=30607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Semtech Corp.&#8216;s (SMTC) fourth-quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Shares were up in response. The company&#8217;s closest competitors, Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC) and Intersil Corp. (ISIL) also beat the Zacks Consensus, as end markets continued to strengthen. Revenue Revenue of $85.0 million was up 13.1% sequentially and up 35.6% year over year. The year-over-year increase came after four quarters of decline and basically validates the theory that the chip sector is on a growth path. The sequential strength was driven primarily by the communications market, although it was fairly broad-based across all geographies. In the last quarter, the company introduced 17 new products and won 680 new design wins. While Asia remained the largest region with a 57% revenue share, North America ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/smtc-semtech-beats-fourth-quarter-expectations-guides-up/30607/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(MXIM) Maxim Integrated Products Reports Robust Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/03/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-reports-robust-results/26904</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/03/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-reports-robust-results/26904#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advantest Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=26904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc.’s (MXIM) second quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents. Two of its close competitors, Linear Technology Corp (LLTC) and Intersil Corp, also beat the Zacks Consensus by a wide margin. We expect Semtech Corp (SMTC) to report likewise. Revenue Revenue of $473.5 million was up 5.4% sequentially and 15.3% year over year. This was the first year-over-year increase in seven quarters. Revenue was over the high-end of management’s guidance range of $450?$465 million (up 0.2?3.5% sequentially). The results reflected the characteristics of a regular quarter, with consumer down slightly, more than offset by increases in industrial, communications and computing markets. Revenue by End Market The computing market generated 25% of revenue, up 5.4% sequentially and 6.8% year over year. Revenue benefited from sequential ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/03/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-reports-robust-results/26904/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology Tops Expectations &#8211; Earnings Guidance Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/14/lltc-linear-technology-tops-expectations-earnings-guidance-strong/24962</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/14/lltc-linear-technology-tops-expectations-earnings-guidance-strong/24962#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=24962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology’s (LLTC) second quarter earnings beat the Zacks consensus by 11 cents. Revenue beat the consensus by 4.0%. We also expect the entire peer group Incorporatedluding Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Intersil Corporation (ISIL) and Semtech (SMTC) to report above expectations. The stock fell 1.9%, probably on account of the better-than-expected earnings falling below the year-ago quarter. Revenue Revenue of $256.4 million was up 8.6% sequentially and 2.9% year over year. Revenue also exceeded the high-end of management’s expectations of a 2-5% increase. The sequential strength was broad-based across all geographies, although the industrial, communications and computing end-markets were the strongest. The year-over-year increase in revenue followed four quarters of decline. Revenue by Geography Revenue distribution by geography was unchanged from the previous quarter, with the U.S. generating 29%, Europe ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/14/lltc-linear-technology-tops-expectations-earnings-guidance-strong/24962/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>($INTC) Semiconductor Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/intc-semiconductor-industry-industry-outlook/21744</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/intc-semiconductor-industry-industry-outlook/21744#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARM Holdings plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARMH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canon Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FORM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FormFactor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lam Research Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LRCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TQNT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TriQuint Semiconductor Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Microelectronics Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinx Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLNX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=21744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. For example, the PCs we use, the cars we drive, the phones with which we communicate, the electronic gadgets on which we watch movies, listen to music and play games, and the planes and weapons used to protect us all use semiconductor devices. As environmental issues have become more of a concern today, semiconductor devices are being made to reduce power consumption, reduce heat dissipation, capture solar energy, create more efficient lighting solutions, and so forth. The industry has come a long way since the last downturn, with most of the players streamlining operations and transferring more routine ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/intc-semiconductor-industry-industry-outlook/21744/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(NVLS) Novellus Systems Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/nvls-novellus-systems-raises-guidance/21142</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/nvls-novellus-systems-raises-guidance/21142#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Equipment & Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLA-Tencor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KLAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=21142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Novellus Systems (NVLS) raised its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings outlook, as a result of the ongoing recovery in the semiconductor market. The company now expects revenues of $225-245 million, compared to previous guidance of $215-245 million, which raises the mid-point from $230 to $235 million. Management had previously guided to bookings increase of 25-50%, which were not subsequently revised. Therefore, we assume that bookings are expected to remain within this range. GAAP gross margin expectations were also not revised and remain in the 44-47% range. EPS expectations were raised to 25-40 cents from previous guidance of 20-40 cents. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is pegged at 31 cents, close to the middle of the revised range. The company’s third-quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/nvls-novellus-systems-raises-guidance/21142/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SMTC) Semtech Corporation Beats Consensus &#8211; Acquires Sierra Monolithic</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/smtc-semtech-corporation-beats-consensus-acquires-sierra-monolithic/21105</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/smtc-semtech-corporation-beats-consensus-acquires-sierra-monolithic/21105#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=21105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Semtech Corp’s (SMTC) third quarter earnings beat consensus estimates by 6 cents. This follows better-than-expected results reported by the entire peer group Incorporatedluding Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Intersil Corporation (ISIL) and Linear Technology (LLTC). Revenue Revenue of $75.1 million was up 13.3% sequentially and down 5.7% year over year. The sequential strength was broad-based across all end-markets except industrial and was derived from sequential increases across all product lines except power discrete. The decline from the year-ago period was recession-related. Asia remained the largest region, with a 61% revenue share. North America was next, representing 23% of total revenue and Europe third, generating the remaining 16%. All three regions witnessed higher demand, with Asia growing 15.2% sequentially, North America growing 4.2% and Europe 20.9%. Both distribution and OEM sales grew ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/23/smtc-semtech-corporation-beats-consensus-acquires-sierra-monolithic/21105/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(INTC) Intel Corporation Raises Dividend Yield</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/17/intc-intel-corporation-raises-dividend-yield/20790</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/17/intc-intel-corporation-raises-dividend-yield/20790#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=20790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel Corp (INTC) raised the quarterly cash dividend by 12.5%, totaling 63 cents a share in 2010. The dividend yield comes to 3.1%. The company has been paying a cash dividend for the last 17 years and has raised the dividend 14 times since it started. Intel has over $8 billion of net cash on its balance sheet, or around $1.58 a share. The $1.25 billion payment to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will take another 23 cents a share off the cash balance. The remaining cash ($1.35 a share) is sufficient to fund its growth plans, even after paying the higher rate of dividend. We also expect Intel to continue generating strong cash flows, based on its leading market position and product development strategies. Intel’s announcement comes as an indication ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/17/intc-intel-corporation-raises-dividend-yield/20790/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>($MXIM) Maxim Integrated Products Sees Broad-based Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-sees-broad-based-strength/19664</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-sees-broad-based-strength/19664#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=19664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc.’s (MXIM) first quarter earnings beat consensus estimates by a penny. Revenue was over the high-end of management’s guidance range of $415-445 million, or a sequential increase of 5-13%. Revenue Revenue of $449.2 million was up 13.9% sequentially and down 10.4% year over year. The sequential strength in demand was reflective of the rebound in the semiconductor sector and follows stronger results reported by other chip companies, such as Linear Technology (LLTC), Intel Corp. (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Texas Instruments (TXN). Revenue by End Market The computing market generated 25% of revenue, up 13.9% sequentially and down 20% year over year. Revenue benefited from sequential strength in the server, financial terminals and notebook segments. The consumer market generated 33% of revenue, up 17.4% sequentially and ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/mxim-maxim-integrated-products-sees-broad-based-strength/19664/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(NVLS) Novellus Beats &#8211; Guidance Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/22/nvls-novellus-beats-guidance-strong/18520</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/22/nvls-novellus-beats-guidance-strong/18520#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Equipment & Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASML Holding NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novellus Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=18520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Novellus Systems’ (NVLS) third quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1 cent. Revenue beat the consensus by 2.6%. Earlier, ASML (ASML), one of the largest semi equipment companies reported very strong results. Chip companies overall (INTC), (AMD), (TXN) and (LLTC), among others) have reported stronger sequential growth, indicating that the sector is exiting the recession. Novellus’ third quarter performance is further evidence of this trend. Revenue Revenue of $176.9 million was up 48.4% sequentially and down 29.3% year over year. This reflects stronger demand from foundries and increased expenditure on the memory side, driven by strengthening prices for NAND and DRAM. The end markets driving the current strength are computing and smart phones. Asia was the largest contributor, generating 62% of total revenue. This represented 70.4% and 24.4% ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/22/nvls-novellus-beats-guidance-strong/18520/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(LLTC) Linear Technology Tops Forecasts &#8211; Guidance Conservative</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/lltc-linear-technology-tops-forecasts-guidance-conservative/17726</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/lltc-linear-technology-tops-forecasts-guidance-conservative/17726#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intersil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxim Integrated Products Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MXIM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semtech Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=17726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Linear Technology’s (LLTC) first quarter earnings beat the Zacks consensus by 2 cents. Revenue beat the consensus by 9.4%. We currently expect the entire peer group Incorporatedluding Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Intersil Corporation (ISIL) and Semtech (SMTC) to report above consensus expectations. Revenue Revenue of $236.1 million was up 13.5% sequentially and down 23.9% year over year. The sequential strength was broad-based, with all end markets except cell phones contributing. Automotive and industrial were particularly strong. The weakness compared to the year-ago period was recession-related. On a sequential basis, the U.S. generated 29% of revenue (up 9.7%), Europe 16% (up 13.5%), Asia excluding Japan 40% (up 10.7%) and Japan 15% (up 31%). Both distribution and OEMs sales grew in the U.S. and internationally. Distributor inventories decreased in the quarter. The ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/lltc-linear-technology-tops-forecasts-guidance-conservative/17726/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

