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Vitesse Investment Thesis

Andrew Schmitt — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:43:46 +0000

I’ve been engaged in constant debate with readers and other investors about my position in Vitesse Semiconductor since disclosing it. Based on reader email, it was one of my more unpopular opinions. I thought it would be appropriate to share my investment thesis from early August with a wider audience.

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EZ-Chip and Raza Micro at Gilder Telecosm 2006

Andrew Schmitt — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:33:29 +0000

NPU companies consistently make the case the market is moving into their domain and that technology is their edge, right up to the point they go out of business.

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What’s Going On in Optical

Andrew Schmitt — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:43:29 +0000

OK, since I’ve been called out by Om Malik, I’m going to let rip with a stream-of-conciousness monologue on optical. No backspace key, no delete key, spelling corrections ex-post-facto. Here goes.

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Quake - Another Failed AMCC Acquisition

Andrew Schmitt — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:00:01 +0000

The slow motion disaster movie that is Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) is still in theaters even though investors stopped buying tickets long ago.

AMCC announced this morning an all cash deal to buy Quake Technologies for $69M net. AMCC has managed to spend nearly $1BB in cash on a number of acquisitions, none of which have provided a return better than simply sticking the dollars in the bank. We feel that Quake will be yet another failed acquisition.

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