NI Technology Updates Outlooks for Altera, Xilinx, Lattice Semiconductor, Integrated Device Technology, and EZchip Semiconductor

PRINCETON, N.J., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, has updated outlooks for Altera (Nasdaq: ALTR), Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX), Lattice Semiconductor (Nasdaq: LSCC), Integrated Device Technology (Nasdaq: IDTI), and EZchip Semiconductor (Nasdaq: EZCH).  

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McWilliams covers these topics and more in his recent reports:

-- How does McWilliams handicap the chances of Juniper returning to EZchip as a customer?  Would this generate notable upside for EZchip?  Is EZchip poised for strong growth even without additional business from Juniper?

-- Is Lattice poised to continue its upward trajectory?  What three critical risks and potential upsides do investors need to be aware of? Does McWilliams believe Lattice shares could double this year?

-- At what price would McWilliams consider adding shares of IDT?  When does he expect upside to materialize for IDT shareholders?  Might trends set to converge in the second half of this year align to benefit IDT?

-- Despite being a late entrant to the touch screen controller market, is Atmel becoming a leader in this emerging technology?  In early 2010, McWilliams advised Next Inning readers he expected the price of Atmel to move up roughly 100% to trade solidly in double-digits by year end.  Now that has Atmel easily eclipsed that target, does McWilliams see further upside in store for the stock?  Is there more to the Atmel story than just its strong position in the touch screen market?

-- When Wall Street analysts were busy trashing programmable logic leaders Altera and Xilinx early last year, McWilliams advised Next Inning readers in no uncertain terms the analysts were not only wrong in their conclusions, but that the logic behind the conclusion was wrong as well.  He also advised readers that Altera was poised then to be the bigger winner in 2010.  As we know now, both stocks were solid performers in 2010 and Altera far outdistanced its rival, Xilinx.  Does McWilliams continue to believe investors should consider one or both of these stocks as core strategic investments?  Which of the two is more attractive at current prices?  Does McWilliams think there are still drivers at work that will lead Altera and Xilinx to grow revenue faster than the broad semiconductor industry?  What are his estimated fair value prices for the two stocks?  What new competitive threat does McWilliams see emerging for programmable logic?

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