More Attractive Portfolios through Acquisitions, Increased Dividends and New Products Enhancing User Experience - Research Report on NVIDIA, Altera, Microchip, LSI and Silicon Labs

NEW YORK, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

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Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR), Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), LSI Corporation (NASDAQ: LSI) and Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

NVIDIA Corporation Research Report

On May 30, 2013, NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) introduced the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700M series of notebook GPUs, which enable gaming notebook PC designs that are smaller and more powerful. "Virtually all of the new gaming notebooks are built around GeForce GTX 700M GPUs," said Rene Haas, Vice President and General Manager of Computing Products at NVIDIA. "The GPU is the heart of any gaming PC, and all the top gaming OEMs unanimously chose the GeForce GTX 700M series this refresh cycle. GeForce GTX means gaming, more now than ever before." Based on the NVIDIA Kepler architecture, 700M series GPUs feature technologies that automatically maximize notebook performance and the gaming experience. Notebook manufacturers that have committed to using GeForce GTX 700M GPUs in their designs include Acer, Asus, Clevo, Gigabyte, MSI, Razer and Toshiba. The Full Research Report on NVIDIA Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at [http://www.wsreports.com/r/full_research_report/70ff_NVDA]

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Altera Corp. Research Report

On June 3, 2013, Altera Corp. (Altera) announced that it has made a 50% increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend. Altera's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, to be paid on September 3, 2013 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2013. The company's previous quarterly cash dividend had been $0.10 per share. Ron Pasek, Chief Financial Officer of Altera said, "Today's announcement reflects Altera's strong cash flow generating capacity and our commitment to return a portion of that cash to our shareholders. Our intent remains to increase the dividend over time as part of our efforts to provide an ongoing and predictable return of capital to our shareholders." The Full Research Report on Altera Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at [http://www.wsreports.com/r/full_research_report/e0b0_ALTR]

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Microchip Technology Inc. Research Report

On June 3, 2013, Microchip Technology Inc. (Microchip), through its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary, and Novocell Semiconductor, Inc. (Novocell) announced that Microchip and SST have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Novocell. The acquisition was approved by the Board of Directors of each company. "We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Novocell and are expecting great things as we integrate the technology into our ever-expanding portfolio of IP solutions," said Mark Reiten, Vice President of Technology Licensing for SST, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip. "This acquisition provides our customers with valuable and differentiated technology and helps us to enable their designs with an even more comprehensive set of solutions, expanding our position as a leading memory IP supplier." Under the acquisition agreement, Novocell will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SST. The Full Research Report on Microchip Technology Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at [http://www.wsreports.com/r/full_research_report/aebc_MCHP]

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LSI Corporation Research Report

On June 3, 2013, LSI Corporation (LSI) announced that LSI SandForce SF-2200 Client Flash Storage Processors (FSPs) now enable SSD manufacturers to build drives compliant with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal specification. "The growth of corporate mobile computing, coupled with the rise in data breaches and new compliance requirements, have driven companies of all sizes to strengthen their data security," said Thad Omura, Vice President of Marketing, Flash Components Division at LSI. "With the addition of Opal compliance and new features for optimizing power consumption, LSI SandForce FSPs make it easier than ever to deploy new corporate mobile computing platforms without compromises in security, battery life or overall user experience." The Full Research Report on LSI Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at [http://www.wsreports.com/r/full_research_report/4fb8_LSI]

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Silicon Laboratories Inc. Research Report

On June 7, 2013, Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Silicon Labs) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Energy Micro AS (Energy Micro), which offers the industry's most power-efficient portfolio of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and is developing multi-protocol wireless RF solutions based on the industry-leading ARM Cortex-M architecture. President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Labs, Tyson Tuttle said, "Silicon Labs and Energy Micro share a complementary vision of a greener, smarter, wirelessly connected world, and the foundation for this combined vision is ultra-low-power technology enabled by each company's innovative mixed-signal design." The Company stated that this strategic acquisition accelerates Silicon Labs' growth opportunities and positions the company as the foremost innovator in energy-friendly embedded solutions. The Full Research Report on Silicon Laboratories Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at [http://www.wsreports.com/r/full_research_report/3a61_SLAB]

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