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DDR3 and the Rambus Tipping Point

Phoenix, Arizona June 18, 2008 - An Amicus Brief was filed by three major OEMs this week in the ongoing legal activities between Rambus and the memory manufacturers. What would concern these OEM about events that occurred almost 10 years ago?

Semico has neither the legal expertise nor the desire to comment on these ongoing cases. However some aspects of the settlements could come to a conclusion by the end of this year. We can comment on the potential impact on the memory supply and demand equilibrium.

Feeding the Beast: Servers Consume High Density DRAM Modules

Phoenix, Arizona June 2, 2008 - This report focuses on DRAM modules in the server segment and some of the memory packaging density that is achieved. Servers drive the DRAM density and much of the packaging technology. This is one segment where DRAM is not keeping up with monolithic density demand. Packaging has become more important in the semiconductor industry as greater functionality is put into smaller spaces. This is true in the server segment where Blades are very compact but require huge amounts of memory.

MCU Memory: A Flashy Trend?

Phoenix, Arizona May 27, 2008 - Even the microcontroller (MCU) market is expanding the use of Flash memory. The ubiquitous MCU populates end-market products from automobiles to Smart Cards. The broad applications base and wide range of embedded memory and technology offerings contribute to its steady unit and revenue growth. Although there is severe pricing pressure on average selling prices, revenue grew 11 percent in 2007 and unit shipments increased by 19 percent.

DDR3 Interface Moves Closer

Phoenix, Arizona May 12, 2008 - Semico examines the strategic issues impacting the beleaguered DRAM market. DRAM vendors are announcing intentions to increase prices, except for the biggest vendor. DDR2 is still the highest volume product. New memory capacity is coming on line. Revenue is forecast to decline 20 percent in 2008. Units will grow by 9 percent and bit shipments will increase by more than 50 percent. But the really hot issue to end markets and the memory market is when will DDR3 move into volume production? Semico separates hype from reality in this report.

The Market for a New Class of Devices - Field Programmable Computing Arrays

Phoenix, Arizona April 21, 2008 - The programmable logic market has evolved in performance and capability as the industry strives to deliver innovative products geared towards existing and emerging applications. This evolution has given rise to a class of devices that Semico believes is different from traditional programmable logic solutions, warranting a new classification. These devices are coined as Field Programmable Computing Arrays (FPCAs), and offer the combination of programmability, reconfigurability, cost, performance and power that many system designers are seeking.

DRAM Capacity: Return of Boom and Bust?

Phoenix, Arizona March 27, 2008 - The combined Supply and Demand of DRAM and NAND drive the prices for both. Semico introduces Memory Reports that highlight the impact of the new relationship between DRAM and NAND supply and demand.

Many DRAM manufacturers were initially attracted to NAND technology because of the similarities of NAND and DRAM manufacturing processes. More than 50% of total Memory revenue is from companies participating in both DRAM and NAND markets. Of the $58B total 2007 memory revenue, $45B was contributed by DRAM and NAND.

Semiconductor Intellectual Property: Continuing on the Path to Growth

Phoenix, Arizona March 25, 2008 - The 3rd Party Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) market has continued to increase its importance to designers for System-on-a-Chip (SoC) through its ability to help reduce the design time and overall costs for these complex silicon solutions. The growth experienced in 2007 will continue during the next five years as the 2007 -2012 CAGR is forecasted to exceed 18% and the SIP market to surpass $5,500 million in 2012.

Beyond the Five Year Horizon: Deconstruction of the X86 or the Multi-Core in 2012

Phoenix, Arizona March 25, 2008

Dr. John E. Kelly III, IBM Senior VP, Named 2008 Semico Bellwether Award Recipient

Phoenix, Arizona March 17, 2008

Semico Research Corporation, a leading semiconductor market research and analysis firm, announced today that Dr. John E. Kelly III, IBM Vice President and Director of Research, is the 2008 recipient of the distinguished Semico Bellwether Award for his work in implementing the Common Platform processing technology and successfully shepherding the cooperation and integration of the Common Platform across three mega-corporations – IBM (NYSE:IBM), Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (NASDAQ:CHRT), and Samsung Electronics.

Collaboration, Specialization, and Differentiation are Common Threads in Day One of Semico Summit 2008

Semico Research Corporation, a leading semiconductor market research and consulting firm, opened its 11th annual Semico Summit today with presentations from major corporate players. The common theme running throughout the presentations − from such industry heavyweights as IBM, NEC, ARM, and ARC International − is that the future holds strong promise for collaboration, specialization, and differentiation to improve competitiveness, drive a shorter time to market, and deliver the customer experience expected by the younger consumers coming out of college today.

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