Hello, tinkywinkey-ga!
Some of the best sites to turn for company overviews, financials,
press coverage and analyst data are CNN Money, Yahoo Finance and
Morningstar. I have culled out some significant links below but take
your time studying all the sites in depth and read the press coverage
available. I think you will find more than enough information about
both Broadcom and Analog Devices.
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ANALOG DEVICES (Analog.com)
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http://www.analog.com/
Company Profile:
Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) defines innovation and excellence in
signal processing. ADI's analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal
processing (DSP) integrated circuits (IC) play a fundamental role in
converting, conditioning, and processing real-world phenomena such as
light, sound, temperature, motion, and pressure into electrical
signals to be used in a wide array of electronic equipment.
http://www.analog.com/en/corp/
Click on individual tabs for products and services to get an idea of the scope.
SNAPSHOT FROM CNN MONEY
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http://money.cnn.com/quote/snapshot/snapshot.html?symb=ADI&sid=583
FROM MORNINGSTAR
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MORNINGSTAR DATA INTERPRETER for Analog Devices
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Diagnostics.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=ADI&stocktab=interpret&pgid=qtqnnavinterpret
FINANCIALS
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Income10.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=ADI&stocktab=finance
FROM YAHOO FINANCE
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KEY STATISTICS
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ADI
INCOME STATEMENT
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=ADI&annual
BALANCE SHEET
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=ADI&annual
KEY EXECUTIVES
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=ADI
KEY COMPETITOR / TOP COMPANY IN SECTOR - COMPARISON
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Pvt1 = Philips Semiconductors (privately held)
STM = STMicroelectronics NV
TXN = Texas Instruments Inc.
Industry = Semiconductor - Broad Line
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=ADI
Also see the Chipmakers ranked by sales and News on Direct Competitors
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"Fortune's Most Admired Companies - 2006"
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/snapshots/106.html
Rankings - Industry: Semiconductors
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/industries/industry_50.html
Most Admired
Rank Company Overall score
1 Texas Instruments 7.85
2 Applied Materials 7.40
3 Intel 7.35
4 Advanced Micro Devices 7.30
5 Analog Devices 6.52
Contenders
Rank Company Overall score
6 Solectron 5.70
7 Micron Technology 5.44
8 Jabil Circuit 5.32
9 Sanmina-SCI 4.93
10 Vishay Intertechnology 4.74
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From "Chipmakers Look For Loyalty," by Chris Kraeuter, 08.31.06
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/08/30/semiconductors-computers-customers_cx_ck_0831chips.html
"Product innovation has long been seen as the key to winning in the
semiconductor industry. But a new survey, out Wednesday, says that
chipmakers should also be focused on something beyond cramming
circuits into silicon: customer loyalty. Only 29% of semiconductor
buyers consider themselves loyal customers, according to Walker
Information, a research and consultancy based in Indianapolis that
evaluated 53 chip companies based on 1,500 responses from a mix of
hardware and software engineers, executives and product managers.
That's a lower loyalty rate than other industries that Walker has
evaluated, including communications services (39%) and information
technology (47%). Further, the satisfaction rating by chip buyers,
65%, lags Walker's overall average of 72%."
"The eight chip companies ranking highest in customer loyalty were
Avago Technologies, formerly a part of Agilent Technologies that was
taken private last year; Analog Devices, Freescale Semiconductor,
Linear Technology, Microchip Technology, Sony, Texas Instruments, and
Xilinx."
LATEST NEWS ABOUT ANALOG DEVICES
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Keep up to date at Topix.net
http://www.topix.net/com/adi
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BROADCOM CORP. (Broadcom.com)
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http://www.broadcom.com/
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired
and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of
voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the
office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's
broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software
solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment,
digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile
devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting
everything®. Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless
semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion,
is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research
facilities in North America, Asia and Europe
http://www.broadcom.com/company/factsheet.php?source=top
SNAPSHOT FROM CNN MONEY
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http://money.cnn.com/quote/snapshot/snapshot.html?symb=BRCM
FROM MORNINGSTAR
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MORNNGSTAR DATA INTERPRETER FOR BROADCOM
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Diagnostics.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=BRCM&stocktab=interpret&pgid=qtqnnavinterpret
FINANCIALS
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Income10.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=BRCM&stocktab=finance
FROM YAHOO FINANCE
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KEY STATISTICS
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BRCM
INCOME STATEMENT
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=BRCM&annual
BALANCE SHEET
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=BRCM&annual
KEY EXECUTIVES
http://www.broadcom.com/company/keyexecutives.php
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=BRCM
KEY COMPETITORS / TOP COMPANIES IN SECTOR
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AGR = Agere Systems Inc.
INTC = Intel Corp.
TXN = Texas Instruments Inc.
Industry = Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=BRCM
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From "Broadcom Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation." PR Newswire. 08.25.06
http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2006/08/25/prnewswire200608250900PR_NEWS_B_WES_LA_LAF020.html
"Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) today is celebrating 15 years of
engineering excellence and product innovation that transformed it from
a small start up enterprise in 1991 to a global leader in wired and
wireless communications semiconductors. Today, Broadcom stands at the
forefront of the communications and convergence revolution, which is
changing people's lives as they communicate faster, better and more
efficiently from home, at work and on the road."
Read further...
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From "Top Semi Makers Solidify Industry Ranking."
http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6316788&partner=enews
For 2005, the top 20 semiconductor suppliers worldwide were, in order:
Intel, Samsung Electronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba,
STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies, Renesas Technology, NEC
Electronics, Philips Semiconductors, Freescale Semiconductor, Hynix,
Micron Technology, Sony, Matsushita Electric, Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD), Qualcomm, Sharp Electronics, Rohm, IBM Microelectronics and
Broadcom.
In other semiconductor ranking developments, only four companies among
the top 20 achieved double digit growth in 2005: Intel, Hynix, IBM
Microelectronics and Broadcom.
Among fabless companies, Broadcom Corp. joined Qualcomm Inc. in the
top 20 for the first time in 2005. Furthermore, Nvidia Corp. and ATI
Technologies Inc. both moved into the top 25 suppliers for the first
time.
iSuppli?s ranking of the world?s top-five fabless semiconductor
suppliers in 2005 in order is: Qualcomm, Broadcom, Nvidia, ATI
Technologies and Xilinx.
LATEST NEWS ABOUT BROADCOM
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Keep up to date at Topix.net
http://www.topix.net/search/?q=broadcom
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I trust the references above will provide you with enough information
for a good analysis of both companies. It is often helpful to print
out specific data so that you can place it in front of you as you do
side-to-side comparisons.
Sincerly,
umiat |
