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Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Intel reported earnings last week. Intel was one of my favorite stocks last year, and I wrote about it here in “Is This the Intel Inflection”, where I successfully called the bottom in the stock.</li>
<li>It’s worked pretty well, even against the SOXX index since then.</li>
<li>I’ll summarize my thesis back then, update you now on what I think about Intel, and write about results and read-throughs.</li>
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Intel reported earnings last week. Intel was one of my favorite stocks last year, and I wrote about it here in “Is This the Intel Inflection”, where I successfully called the bottom in the stock.
It’s worked pretty well, even against the SOXX index since then.
I’ll summarize my thesis back then, update you now on what I think about Intel, and write about results and read-throughs.


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<ul><li>Lattice Semiconductor delivered strong financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2026, reporting revenue of $170.9 million—a 42% increase year-over-year—and earnings per share (EPS) growth of approximately 86% year-over-year to $0.41.</li><li>This revenue growth was supported by robust contributions across its two primary end markets: Compute and Communications, which accounted for 62% of revenue and saw record performance fueled notably by data center AI applications, and Industrial and Embedded, which grew over 20% sequentially.</li><li>Channel inventory reduction to close to two months indicates improved supply chain management, which supports the company’s outlook for continued momentum.</li></ul>

Lattice Semiconductor delivered strong financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2026, reporting revenue of $170.9 million—a 42% increase year-over-year—and earnings per share (EPS) growth of approximately 86% year-over-year to $0.41.This revenue growth was supported by robust contributions across its two primary end markets: Compute and Communications, which accounted for 62% of revenue and saw record performance fueled notably by data center AI applications, and Industrial and Embedded, which grew over 20% sequentially.Channel inventory reduction to close to two months indicates improved supply chain management, which supports the company’s outlook for continued momentum.

Lattice Semiconductor: Can the AMI Acquisition Unlock a Powerful $12 Billion Market Opportunity?

<ul><li>Lattice Semiconductor has entered one of its most important strategic moments in years after agreeing to acquire AMI in a $1.65 billion cash-and-stock transaction.</li><li>The deal, announced alongside Lattice’s strong Q1 2026 earnings, includes $1 billion in cash and roughly $650 million in Lattice shares, with closing expected in Q3 2026.</li><li>AMI is expected to generate more than $200 million of 2026 revenue and brings deep expertise in BIOS, BMC, secure boot, platform firmware, orchestration, and infrastructure manageability for cloud and AI data centers.</li></ul>

Lattice Semiconductor has entered one of its most important strategic moments in years after agreeing to acquire AMI in a $1.65 billion cash-and-stock transaction.The deal, announced alongside Lattice’s strong Q1 2026 earnings, includes $1 billion in cash and roughly $650 million in Lattice shares, with closing expected in Q3 2026.AMI is expected to generate more than $200 million of 2026 revenue and brings deep expertise in BIOS, BMC, secure boot, platform firmware, orchestration, and infrastructure manageability for cloud and AI data centers.

Lattice’s $1.65 Billion Acquisition Bet: Why The AMI Takeover Changes Everything!

<ul><li>Lattice Semiconductor's performance in the fourth quarter of 2025 and its outlook for the first quarter of 2026 reflects an interesting mix of strengths and opportunities, accompanied by some challenges.</li><li>On a positive note, the company recorded a notable revenue increase in the fourth quarter, ascending quarter-over-quarter by 9.3% and year-over-year by 24.2% to reach $145.8 million, marking its strongest sequential performance in seven years.</li><li>This growth was mainly driven by the strong uptake in communications and computing, especially within the data center sector, where the demand for Lattice's low-power FPGAs is surging.</li></ul>

Lattice Semiconductor's performance in the fourth quarter of 2025 and its outlook for the first quarter of 2026 reflects an interesting mix of strengths and opportunities, accompanied by some challenges.On a positive note, the company recorded a notable revenue increase in the fourth quarter, ascending quarter-over-quarter by 9.3% and year-over-year by 24.2% to reach $145.8 million, marking its strongest sequential performance in seven years.This growth was mainly driven by the strong uptake in communications and computing, especially within the data center sector, where the demand for Lattice's low-power FPGAs is surging.

Lattice Semiconductor: Leveraging FPGA Innovation to Capture Multi-Year Growth Across End Markets!

<ul><li>Lattice Semiconductor reported a strong third quarter in 2025, showcasing a notable upward trajectory in its strategic and operational execution.</li><li>The company's revenue reached $133.3 million, an increase of 7.6% quarter-over-quarter and 4.9% year-over-year, marking a five-quarter high.</li><li>This growth was partly driven by the communications and computing segment, which experienced a 21% increase year-over-year and an 8% rise sequentially.</li></ul>

Lattice Semiconductor reported a strong third quarter in 2025, showcasing a notable upward trajectory in its strategic and operational execution.The company's revenue reached $133.3 million, an increase of 7.6% quarter-over-quarter and 4.9% year-over-year, marking a five-quarter high.This growth was partly driven by the communications and computing segment, which experienced a 21% increase year-over-year and an 8% rise sequentially.

Lattice Semiconductor Becoming an AI Infrastructure Powerhouse- Can It Capture Soaring Hyperscaler Demand?

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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets high speed programmable logic devices.  The Company's products provide electronic systems customers with quickly designed, easily configured components.  Lattice markets its products to original equipment manufacturers of communication, computing, industrial, and military systems.

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