Semiconductor Value Chain

Inventories on Balance Sheets May be Leaner Than They Appear 
Inventory Tracker - Q2 2010 

The strong, sustained recovery in the semiconductor industry has delivered financial results in Q1 2010 that are arguably the best of all time. Revenues bucked seasonal trends to post sequential gains, and gross margins are at or near...

Key Issues
  • Where is the inventory?
  • What level of inventory is "normal?"
  • Do actual inventory and days of inventory differ among various nodes in the supply chain?
  • Are there identifiable trends with inventory and Days of Inventory?
  • What areas of the supply chain are better/worse off than others?
  • Should I lower prices to move inventory?
  • Should I reduce or boost utilization?
  • Are orders going to be fulfilled on time



Applicable To
  • Semiconductor Suppliers
    • Marketing
    • Planning
    • Engineering
  • EMS Firms, OEMs, and ODMs
    • Marketing
    • Procurement
    • Engineering
  • Electronics Distributors
    • Marketing
    • Operations
    • Sales
Forecast
  • Frequency
    • Quarterly 
    • Monthly Analysis
  • Measures
    • Days of Inventory
    • Semiconductor Suppliers
    • PC OEMs
    • Mobile Handset OEMs
    • Semiconductor Foundries
    • EMS Providers
    • Electronics Distributors
    • Storage OEMs
    • Analog
    • Memory
    • Storage

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