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For the first three months of 2012, companies in the semiconductor - specialized industry, such as Xilinx Inc. and Altera Corp. have been heavily influenced by their performance in the telecom and wireless areas. Some companies have been benefitting from unexpected demand. However, others have seen sales decline due to a lack of it. Register now at [ https://stockcall.com/development/stockcall/page.php?name=register.html ] to have free access to our reports on the Semiconductor - Specialized industry.

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Competition in the industry remains fierce, and recently released quarterly reports have contained both positive and negative indications. In Xilinx's latest quarter the company reported net income of $134.1 million, which marked a sequential improvement but a year-over-year decline. Sales followed the same pattern, but were higher than expected on the back of stronger wireless communication sales. Xilinx Inc. research report is accessible for free by registering today at [ www.stockcall.com/XLNX090512.pdf ].

Conversely, Altera Corp. saw its results negatively impacted by a decline in demand from wireless and telecom customers, reporting a 28% drop in 1^st quarter revenue when compared to the same period last year. Revenues were also down sequentially. Altera Corp. research report is available for free by signing up now at [ www.stockcall.com/ALTR090512.pdf ].

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