September 8, 2010  
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Despite the significant semiconductor stock move in early 2009, our sector analysis tells us there is more room to go from here in 2010. Specifically, we believe the cautious management tone that kept semiconductor stocks range-bound in recent months has also brought investor expectations to more reasonable levels. Our thesis is supported by various checks indicating end market demand is either healthy or recovering across virtually all key semiconductor end markets (i.e., computing, handsets, communications, automotive, industrial) without even an identifiable area of weakness thus far. We see product cycle opportunities in each end market for 2010, including categories such as smart phones, netbooks/tablets, automotive infotainment and wireless infrastructure to name a few. We believe a second leg of positive semiconductor stock returns can be driven by: 1) visibility into more normalized Y/Y industry growth patterns in 2010, 2) continued supply chain discipline and 3) mid-level valuations that are not ahead of growth expectations.

 
 CompanySorted By Company In Ascending OrderTicker
Atmel CorporationATML - Under Review
Avago Technologies LimitedAVGO - Under Review
Broadcom Corp.BRCM - Under Review
Cavium Networks, Inc.CAVM - Under Review
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.CY - Under Review
Intel Corp.INTC - Under Review
LSI CorporationLSI - Under Review
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.MRVL - Under Review
MIPS Technologies Inc.MIPS - Under Review
NetLogic Microsystems Inc.NETL - Under Review
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA - Under Review
Pericom SemiconductorPSEM - Under Review
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.SLAB - Under Review
Skyworks Solutions Inc.SWKS - Under Review
Standard Microsystems Corp.SMSC - Under Review
Texas Instruments Inc.TXN - Under Review
Volterra Semiconductor Corp.VLTR - Under Review

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