Semiconductor Stocks Under Review -- Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, Intersil, and STMicroelectronics

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Nov 29, 2016, 07:00 ET

NEW YORK, November 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Stock-Callers.com today observes the most recent performances of these four equities in the Semiconductor Broad Line industry: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL), and STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM). These companies belong to the Technology sector which backed down from moderate gains earlier on Monday, November 28^th, 2016, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 advancing 0.1%. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free research reports in PDF format at:

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Advanced Micro Devices

Sunnyvale, California headquartered Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s shares rose 0.57% and finished Monday's trading session at $8.83. A total volume of 25.73 million shares was traded. The stock has advanced 24.19% in the past month, 16.34% in the previous three months, and 207.67% on an YTD basis. The Company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 26.14% and 73.92%, respectively. Moreover, shares of Advanced Micro Devices, which operates as a semiconductor company worldwide, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 69.48.

On November 15^th, 2016, Advanced Micro Devices announced that Radeon™ GPU technology will be available to Google Cloud Platform users worldwide. Starting in 2017, Google will use Advanced Micro Devices' fastest available single-precision dual GPU compute accelerators, Radeon-based AMD FirePro™ S9300 x2 Server GPUs, to help accelerate Google Compute Engine and Google Cloud Machine Learning services.

On November 22^nd, 2016, research firm MKM Partners reiterated its 'Buy' rating on the Company's stock with an increase of the target price from $8 a share to $10.50 a share. Sign up and read the free research report on AMD at:

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Intel

On Monday, shares in Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corp. recorded a trading volume of 13.51 million shares, and ended the session 0.20% higher at $35.51. The stock has gained 2.78% in the last one month, 0.64% over the previous three months, and 6.48% since the start of this year. The Company's shares are trading 7.75% above their 200-day moving average. Furthermore, shares of Intel, which designs, manufactures, and sells integrated digital technology platforms worldwide, have an RSI of 55.49.

On November 17^th, 2016, Intel announced a range of new products, technologies and investments from the edge to the data center to help expand and accelerate the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). Intel sees AI transforming the way businesses operate and how people engage with the world. Intel is assembling the broadest set of technology options to drive AI capabilities in everything from smart factories and drones to sports, fraud detection and autonomous cars. The complimentary research report on INTC can be downloaded at:

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Intersil

Shares in Milpitas, California headquartered Intersil Corp. closed the day at $22.23, climbing 0.18%. The stock recorded a trading volume of 667,783 shares. The Company's shares have gained 1.23% in the last one month, 19.85% in the previous three months, and 80.13% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 1.30% above its 50-day moving average and 39.19% above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Intersil, which designs and develops power management and precision analog integrated circuits for applications in the infrastructure, industrial, automotive, military, aerospace, computing, and consumer markets, have an RSI of 74.97.

On November 10^th, 2016, Intersil introduced two new USB-C™ buck-boost battery chargers that support bidirectional power delivery in ultrabooks, tablets, power banks and other mobile products. The single-chip ISL9238 and ISL9238A battery chargers replace competitive two-chip solutions to reduce customer bill of materials costs by up to 40%. Both ICs employ Intersil's patented R3™ modulation technology to extend battery life and deliver acoustic noise-free operation, superior light-load efficiency and ultra-fast transient response. Register for free on Stock-Callers.com and access the latest report on ISIL at:

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STMicroelectronics

At the closing bell yesterday, shares in Geneva, Switzerland headquartered STMicroelectronics N.V. ended 0.81% lower at $9.75, with a total trading volume of 1.75 million shares. The stock has advanced 12.33% in the last one month, 29.79% over the previous three months, and 51.72% on an YTD basis. The Company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 13.79% and 45.38%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of STMicroelectronics, who together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductor products, and subsystems and modules worldwide, have an RSI of 68.00.

On November 23^rd, 2016, STMicroelectronics introduced two state-of-the-art security modules that provide an industry-validated shield to protect computers and smart connected devices against cyber-attacks. The new STSAFE Trusted Platform Modules store system-authentication data such as cryptographic keys and software measurements in inaccessible and unalterable hardware, offering an industry-standardized way to protect PCs and servers, as well as other home and office equipment such as printers, copiers, home gateways, network routers, and switches. Get free access to your research report on STM at:

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