State of Tech: A Guide to the Q4 2013 Earnings Season that Boldly Predicts the Winners and Losers, Including Covering EZchip, KLA-Tencor, and Many More

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on technology stocks, has issued updated outlooks for Oclaro (Nasdaq: OCLR), Microchip (Nasdaq: MCHP), Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLIT), KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq: KLAC), and EZchip Semiconductor (Nasdaq: EZCH).

Financial writer Steve Halpern, who has covered the newsletter industry for nearly three decades, has called the Next Inning State of Tech report "the most ambitious project" he's ever seen in the investment world. Next Inning Editor Paul McWilliams just published his new installment on January 6th.  

State of Tech is designed to help tech investors establish and manage strategies as well as capitalize on profit opportunities during the upcoming earnings season.  This highly acclaimed report covers 71 technology stocks and dives deep into a number of exciting, emerging tech trends.  Some readers have said it's like getting next month's news today.  Trial subscribers will receive the 212-page report, which includes 35 detailed tables and graphs, for free, no strings attached. This report is a must read for investors and analysts focusing on technology right now.

Over the past decade, well over a thousand Wall Street analysts, money managers and institutional investors have joined thousands of savvy private investors in gaining key tech industry insights and intelligence from industry veteran and celebrated investor Paul McWilliams in his role as editor of Next Inning Technology Research.

McWilliams spent a decades-long career in the technology industry and has earned a reputation for his skill in communicating complex technology trends to individual investors and professional analysts alike. His reports have won over readers with their ability to unravel the complexities of the industry and, more importantly, identify which companies are likely to be the winners and losers as technology trends change.

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Topics discussed in McWilliams' recent reports include:

-- Oclaro: Following McWilliams' call to sell Oclaro last year when it was trading for $1.85 we saw the stock fall to a low of $1.31.  Following the sale of product lines to shore up its balance sheet and a new CEO taking over, is this a turnaround story worthy of consideration, more a wide-eyed gamble, or do we really have enough information at this juncture to tell?

-- Microchip: McWilliams says, "No company has leveraged the embedded processor market better than Microchip." What does this mean for investors? Could closer ties between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Renesas, and Texas Instruments' intense focus on embedded processor markets be disruptive to Microchip's business model?  What other changes have occurred recently in the embedded processor sector that could present new competitive challenges for Microchip? What is McWilliams outlook for Microchip?

-- Harmonic: Why does McWilliams believe the deployment of CCAP technology will be a significant development for Harmonic in 2014?  What advantages does McWilliams think Harmonic has over its competitors in this emerging market?   What other trends does McWilliams think will benefit Harmonic going forward?

-- KLA-Tencor: What differentiates KLA-Tencor from other major players in the sector like Applied Materials and Lam Research?  Are there signs indicating demand for KLA-Tencor products and services will improve as we move forward? 

-- EZchip: Does McWilliams' extensive research into EZchip's key markets and the competitive landscape support a strongly bullish view of EZchip for 2014? Is EZchip well positioned to reap benefits as bandwidth demand grows?  Why might EZchip's sales to Juniper increase this year even though Juniper designed EZchip out of its MX series roughly four years ago?  How does the "Barbie Doll" business model for routers benefit EZchip?  Do emerging technologies called NFV and SDN pose risks for EZchip, or might EZchip actually hasten their deployment?

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Next Inning is a subscription-based investment newsletter that provides regular coverage on more than 150 technology and semiconductor stocks.  Subscribers receive intra-day analysis, commentary and recommendations, as well as access to monthly semiconductor sales analysis, regular Special Reports, and the Next Inning model portfolio. Editor Paul McWilliams is a 30+ year semiconductor industry veteran.

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