Past Research Questions

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Date 18 June 2010
What is the likely impact of the recently announced SIA plan to double US IC exports?

Date 31 March 2010
What is the significance of TSMC’s LED lighting R&D centre and fab?

Date 03 November 2009
What is the impact of ATIC buying Chartered SC?

Date 06 October 2009
Given The Delay In The Maturity Of The 40nm Node, Do You Believe That The 28nm Roadmaps Of Both TSMC And IBM/ISDA Are Credible? More Importantly, Do The 28nm Process Roadmaps Correspond To Any Real Product Market Need Or Is It More Like TSMC And IBM/ISDA Playing A Game Of Poker, Constantly Outbidding Each Other?

Date 04 October 2009
What Is The Significance Of NXP Selling Their TV Business Division?

Date 22 September 2009
I have read that you do not believe in the fab-lite business model; why?

Date 07 September 2009
Following up on your answer to the previous question about the 2010 capacity spend, surely upgrading capacity mean more ICs per wafer due to die shrinks therefore there will be a significant growth in the IC production capacity?

Date 04 September 2009
A recent report from SEMI indicates fab spending is expected to grow 64 percent in 2010, is this going to head off any impending capacity shortage and trigger the next phase of industry overinvestment?

Date 10 August 2009
Gartner has reported that Q2 was the bottom of the Cap Ex cycle and that 2010 will see a return to growth for the Cap Ex industry. Do you agree?

Date 31 July 2009
What is the outlook for the Cap Ex market?

Date: 30 July 2009
What is the significance of ST’s deal with Global Foundries?

Date: 29 July 2009
What is the significance of TSMC upping their Cap Ex for 2009?

Date: 01 June 2009
What is Future Horizons’ view on the Mobile TV market especially with regard to Mobile TV in Mobile Phones? Is the next big driver for Mobile Phone sales?

Date: 14 May 2009
Question: What is Future Horizons analysis of the recent EU/Intel anti-trust ruling?