The semiconductor recovery carries on exactly as planned.
That's the takeaway from the mid-quarter update by chip giant Texas Instruments
All of the company's segments are growing, with the expected exception of wireless chips, which is falling into the usual pattern of declines in the spring. Following recent industry trends, demand is higher than the current manufacturing capacity, but Texas Instruments has invested heavily in capacity upgrades lately and expects to work through these limits in the coming quarters. Despite the seasonal patterns mentioned above, management gave credit to the rising popularity of smartphones for much of the demand, as TI chips can play several roles in such handsets.
These updates from Texas Instruments fall in the doldrums of the earnings season, where no major chip makers live. Major competitors and peers like Intel
All in all, it's business as usual for Texas Instruments, and for the sector as a whole. The most eagerly anticipated mobile gadget launch in the coming months is the Apple
No surprises and no disasters in the current quarter, though. Move along to Motley Fool CAPS and show us how you feel about Texas Instruments with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down rating -- we're done here.