Downgrade Alert: What's Going on With Cirrus Logic?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 10:15AM CDT
Yesterday, Feltl's Jeffrey Schreiner downgraded shares of Cirrus Logic , a mixed-signal/analog chip designer known for its high exposure to Apple 's products, on expectations of continued bottom line weakness. The arguments that underlie this...
Downgrade Alert for Cirrus Logic (CRUS)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 15, 7:09AM CDT
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Feltl today. The stock closed yesterday at $18.53 on volume of 2.1 million shares, above average daily volume of 1.3 million. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Cirrus Logic have traded between a low of $16.46 and a high of $25.91 and closed yesterday at $18.53, which is 13% above that low price. Over the past week, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone up 0.2% while the 50-day MA has advanced 0.6%.
After Yesterday's Decline of 4.44%, Cirrus Logic Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 14, 5:47PM CDT
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $18.43 to a high of $19.33. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.4%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $19.25 on volume of 2.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Cirrus Logic Names Eric C. Smith as Division Vice President and General Manager
Business Wire - Mon Apr 14, 3:30PM CDT
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) today announced that Eric C. Smith has joined the company as a division vice president and general manager, responsible for the company's energy product lines and other new initiatives. Smith is an accomplished semiconductor industry executive with more than 29 years of experience in product development, operations and business development whose previous employers include Javelin Semiconductor, Intersil Corporation, D2Audio, Vitesse Semiconductor and Cicada Semiconductor.
Global Trends in Digital Power Conversion AC-DC Power Supplies and DC-DC Modules 2014-2019
M2 - Fri Apr 11, 2:42AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5ks9cd/trends_in_digital) has announced the addition of the "Trends in Digital Power Conversion AC-DC Power Supplies and DC-DC Modules: Worldwide Forecasts, Market Drivers & Commercial Developments - Fifth Edition" report to their offering. The Digital Power Conversion market will experience substantial growth over the next several years as users demand more advanced features and functions in their products. This growth will be led by a surge in 2014 and settle down into a pattern of rapid growth for the next five years. Driven by growth across a number of sectors including communications, computers, solid-state lighting and a growing smart grid and energy management sector, the combined external ac-dc, embedded ac-dc and dc-dc converter modules markets will reach nearly $10 billion dollars in 2019. Over 35 tables and graphs are presented in this report covering the external ac-dc power supply market (divided into six sub-categories), the embedded ac-dc power supply market (divided into eight sub-categories) and the dc-dc converter module power supply market (divided into six sub-categories). The report only looks at the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market. The focus of this comprehensive analysis will be to provide decision makers with a detailed and insightful look at the current and future opportunities available in the digital power supply market. Topics covered include: Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Emerging Trends and Developments - Digital Power Overview - Factors Driving Digital Demand in Power Supplies - Evolving Power Architectures - Potential Areas of Digital Application - Smart Grid - Worldwide Digital Power Forecasts - Application Trends - DC-DC Digital Converter Module Power Supply Forecasts - External Digital AC DC Power Supply Forecasts - Embedded Digital AC-DC Power Supply Forecasts - Competitive Environment - Artesyn Embedded Technologies - Analog Devices - Cirrus Logic. - Cosel USA - CUI Inc. - Delta Electronics. - Emerson Network Power - Ericsson Power Modules - Exar Corp. - Freescale Semiconductor - GE Energy/Lineage Power - Green Plug - Infineon/Primarion - International Rectifier/ChiL Semiconductor - Intersil/Zilker - iWatt - Maxim Integrated Products - Micrel Inc. - Power-One. - Powervation Ltd. - Renesas Electronics - ROAL Electronics - Super Micro Computer Inc. - TDK-Lambda - Texas Instruments - ZMDI For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5k...in_digital
Apple's iPhone 6 Just Created a Gold Mine, Here's How to Profit
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 05, 11:00AM CDT
Shares of GT Advanced Technologies have been on fire. Over the last 12 months, the stock has skyrocketed from just over $3 per share to the most recent close of $18.67, representing a whopping 516% increase. To put that in perspective,...
Cirrus Logic to Announce Q4 Results April 24
Business Wire - Thu Apr 03, 3:01PM CDT
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) today announced that the company will post its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2014 financial results and business outlook on the investor relations area of its website on Thursday, April 24, at approximately 4 p.m. EDT.
Information Technology Equities Stock Update -- Research on Altera, ARM Holdings, Cirrus Logic, and Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 31, 11:36AM CDT
The US markets ended a positive sentiment on Friday, March 28, 2014, with the NASDAQ Composite closing at 4,155.76, up 0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the session at 16,323.06, up 0.36% and the S&P 500 edging 0.46% higher to finish the trading session at 1,857.62. The gains were broad based with eight out of ten sectors ending the session in positive. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index finished the day at 591.48, up 0.47%, and the same has advanced 1.03% in the previous three months. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR), ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH), Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC). Free technical research on ALTR, ARMH, CRUS and LSCC can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Shares of CRUS Down 8.8% Since Downtrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 31, 11:21AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) on October 30th, 2013 at $21.79. In approximately 5 months, Cirrus Logic has returned 8.77% as of today's recent price of $19.88.
2 Small Companies Competing for Control in Wearables
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 1:00PM CDT
One problem with wearables is that the small screen -- or lack of a screen -- requires a different input solution. The most elegant solution is a simple voice control. Google implements this in its Glass headset, and Samsung implements it less...
Downtrend Call Working As Cirrus Logic Stock Falls 12.2% (CRUS)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 24, 11:24AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) on October 30th, 2013 at $21.79. In approximately 5 months, Cirrus Logic has returned 12.16% as of today's recent price of $19.14.
Handset Semiconductor Trends
M2 - Fri Mar 21, 7:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7bsvfn/handset) has announced the addition of the "Handset Semiconductor Trends" report to their offering. The report analyzes and presents an overview of Handset Semiconductors market worldwide. "A semiconductor is a solid substance having an electrical conductivity between that of an insulator and most metals. Semiconductors are widely used as essential components for fabricating various types of solid-state electronics, including analog and digital integrated circuits, quantum dots, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and transistors." Supported with 2 market data table, the report provides a review of market trends, growth drivers, and strategic industry activities of major companies worldwide. In addition, major companies operating in the Handset Semiconductors arena worldwide are profiled, including: - Analogix Semiconductor Inc. - Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. - Infineon Technologies AG - MediaTek Inc. - Nordic Semiconductor ASA - ON Semiconductor Corporation - Spreadtrum Communications Inc. - TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. - Vishay Intertechnology Inc. Key Topics Covered: 1. HANDSET SEMICONDUCTORS - A MARKET OVERVIEW 2. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 3. MARKET PARTICIPANTS - ABOV Semiconductor - ACCO Semiconductor - Actions Semiconductor - Allegro MicroSystems - Altair Semiconductor - Altera Corporation - Analog Devices - Analogix Semiconductor - Apple - Avago Technologies - Broadcom Corporation (USA) - Cirrus Logic, Inc. (USA) - Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (USA) - Dialog Semiconductor PLC (Germany) - Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (USA) - Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (USA) - Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan) - Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (Japan) - GCT Semiconductor, Inc. (USA) - Harvatek Corporation (Taiwan) - HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd. (China) - Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) - International Rectifier Corporation (USA) - Jeju Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (JSC) (Korea) - LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Japan) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda) - MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan) - Melexis Microelectronic Systems (Belgium) - Micron Technology - MStar Semiconductor - Nordic Semiconductor - N-trig Ltd. (Israel) - NVIDIA Corporation - NXP Semiconductors NV - Optimum Semiconductor Technologies - Panasonic Corporation (Japan) - Parrot SA (France) - Peregrine Semiconductor - Plessey Semiconductors - Qualcomm, Inc. (USA) - RDA Microelectronics - Renesas Electronics Corporation (Japan) - RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD?) (USA) - ROHM Co., Ltd. (Japan) - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) - Sequans Communications (France) - Shanghai InfoTM Microelectronics - Shanghai Senodia Semiconductor - Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (USA) - Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (China) - STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) - Synopsys, Inc. (USA) - Texas Instruments, Inc. (USA) - Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (USA) - Toshiba Corporation (Japan) - TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (USA) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (USA) 4. APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7bsvfn/handset
Automotive Semiconductor Trends 2017: Sensors, Analog ICs, ASICs/ASSPs, and Microcomponents
M2 - Wed Mar 19, 10:38AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kgm4x6/automotive) has announced the addition of the "Automotive Semiconductor Trends" report to their offering. The report analyzes and presents an overview of Automotive Semiconductors market worldwide. Supported with 2 market data tables, the report provides global market estimates and projections for Automotive Semiconductors in US dollars for years 2012 through 2017 for end use segments including Sensors, Analog ICs, ASICs/ASSPs, and Microcomponents. The report also provides a review of market trends, growth drivers, and strategic industry activities of major companies worldwide. In addition, 55 companies operating in the Automotive Semiconductors arena worldwide including Allegro MicroSystems LLC, Cirrus Logic Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, Linear Technology Corp. and others are profiled. Key Topics Covered: 1. AUTOMOTIVE SEMICONDUCTORS - A MARKET OVERVIEW 2. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY - Allegro Launches New Dual Analog/PWM Output Programmable Linear IC - Neophotonics Purchases Optical Semiconductor Business of LAPIS Semiconductor - NXP Inks an Agreement with Delphi Automotive - STMicroelectronics Launches 650V Automotive MOSFETs in TO-247 - STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation Technology - Allegro Launches Family of Automotive 2.2 MHz Multiple Output Regulators - Infineon Technologies Inks an Agreement with Fuji Electric - STMicroelectronics and Audi in Collaboration - Allegro Launches Automotive Grade Programmable Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver ICs - Allegro Launches Automotive Low Side MOSFET Pre-Driver IC - Infineon Introduces Automotive Power MOSFETs - Infineon Technologies and Bosch Group Extends Partnership - Infineon Unveils 40V P-Channel OptiMOS P2 Chips 3. MARKET PARTICIPANTS 4. APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kgm4x6/automotive
Cirrus Logic Shares Down 13.1% Since SmarTrend's Sell Call (CRUS)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 12, 10:05AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) on October 30th, 2013 at $21.79. In approximately 4 months, Cirrus Logic has returned 13.08% as of today's recent price of $18.94.
Could Apple’s iPhone 6 Kill Corning’s Gorilla Glass?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 7:00PM CST
To answer the question I pose in the title: No, not exactly. However, that's not to overlook the fact that Apple 's possible use of one specific material in its upcoming iPhone 6 could spell disaster on specialty glass maker Corning 's ...
Sensory Wins Prestigious 2014 Global Mobile Award at GSMA Mobile World Congress
Marketwire - Mon Mar 03, 12:24PM CST
Sensory, Inc., the global leader in speech technology for consumer electronics, is very pleased to announce it has received the 2014 Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Sensory's TrulyHandsfree(TM) Voice Control 3.0 was selected from among 680 candidates for the mobile industry's most prestigious awards.
12.1% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Cirrus Logic Call (CRUS)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Feb 27, 11:22AM CST
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) on October 30th, 2013 at $21.79. In approximately 4 months, Cirrus Logic has returned 12.07% as of today's recent price of $19.16.
Some Reasons Why Cirrus Logic Isn’t a Convincing Investment
Harsh Chauhan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 21, 12:00PM CST
Chipmaker Cirrus Logic is desperately looking for different options to return to its high-growth ways. After riding on Apple 's coattails successfully, Cirrus lost momentum and looks pretty much like a dead-money investment right now. Stiff...
Cirrus Logic Elevates User Experience for Smartphones, Tablets with New Voice Processors That Deliver Clear Communications Anytime, Anywhere
Business Wire - Thu Feb 13, 8:00AM CST
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), a leader in high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, is extending its portfolio of market-leading portable audio ICs with a new line of voice processors for mobile applications. The ultra-low power Cirrus Logic CS48LV12/13 voice processors with integrated SoundClear(R) technology elevate the user experience and improve voice recognition accuracy in smartphones, tablets and wearables by improving voice quality, eliminating background noise and delivering clear communications in any environment.