Semi Stocks Piling Cash May Be Takeover Targets

According to Barron's Tech Trader blog, Prudential said some semiconductor companies are piling up cash on their balance sheets and may find themselves the targets of takeover bids from private equity firms if they don't rationalize their balance sheets. Mentions Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI), Linear Technology (Nasdaq: LLTC), Altera (Nasdaq: ALTR) and Maxim Integrated Products (Nasdaq: MXIM) Link

CreditSights Looks At Semi LBO Targets

According to Barron's Tech Trader blog, CreditSights provided an analysis of potential LBO targets in the semiconductor sector. The firm names: Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI), Linear Technologies (Nasdaq: LLTC), Maxim Integrated Products (Nasdaq: MXIM), Altera (Nasdaq: ALTR), Xilinix (Nasdaq: XLNX), Infineon (NYSE: IFX) and ST Microelectronics (NYSE: STM).