GLG News by Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US)

Motorola’s new camera phone won’t be enough to resuscitate their ailing handset business, but it does show that some innovation still lives within Motorola.  This is not the second coming of the RAZR, but is a good beginning if they can follow with other innovative products.

Can Corning Glass best utilize its capacity in Asia to equalize profit versus quantity? undefined What if the sizes of 42 inch up to 65 in of LCD TV were not sold for the said 50% increase in quantity? What if the increase in unit sold comes from smaller-sizes of LCD TV, from 29 inch to 32 inch, instead...

SSD's will replace HDD's in Notebooks and Blade servers within the next five years. Anybody who wants to participate in this market needs access to competitive NAND flash products and have stability of supply. 

Advantest has acquired the remnants of SZ from Credence, giving them power and analog testers and some incremental customers.  The technology won't be integrated into Advantest's SOC platforms - if that's why Advantest bought it, they're fooling themselves.  Credence continues the divestment...

The move from rotating disks to Solid State Disks (SSD) is happening faster than most predicted.  Rotating disk vendors such as Seagate will likely see margins erode as they lose the high-end disk business to SSD.

Large scale solar energy plants are not new, but can be useful if fossil fuels maintain high prices. They can help put a cap on high energy costs, but since they are large-scale projects they take years to install. The impact of these on photovoltaics should be minimal.

Oracle is getting close to delivering on their promises about Fusion.  If the final suite of products can match the early previews, they have achieved a “game-changer” in enterprise applications.

Riverbed jumped into the WAN optimization market with innovative technology and an effective business plan.  Their success has justified the market, but they face an uphill battle against the big network vendors.  Ongoing innovation gives them some hope, but their long-term viability is at...

The release schedule for Windows 7 effectively means most enterprises will go directly from XP to 7.  Windows 7 appears to be Vista done right, with problems addressed and some nice functionality added.  If delivered as promised it should maintain Windows’ position in the market.

1) The new Finisar create the world’s largest supplier of optical module and subsystem solutions for the communications industry. 2) The merger makes sense with little product overlap and potential for revenue synergies in shared system customer base. 3) What impact to the rest? the merger would...