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Synaptics: Earnings-Driven Upside History
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Synaptics' CEO Discusses F3Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Synaptics's CEO Discusses F2Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 24
Synaptics' Management Presents at Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Synaptics' CEO Discusses F1Q13 Results Earnings Call Transcript
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Synaptics' CEO Hosts Analyst & Investor Meeting Conference (Transcript)
Sun, Aug 12, 2012
Synaptics' CEO Discusses F4Q2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Synaptics Inc F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Synaptics Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
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Synaptics F4Q09 Earnings Transcript
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 • 1 Comment
Synaptics Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 03/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 23, 2009
Synaptics, Incorporated F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Synaptics Incorporated F1Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Synaptics Incorporated F4Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Sep 16, 2008
Synaptics Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 9, 2008
Synaptics F2Q07 (Qtr End 12/31/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 25, 2007
Synaptics F1Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/06) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 19, 2006
Synaptics Q4 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (SYNA)
Fri, Jul 28, 2006
Synaptics Incorporated Q3 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (SYNA)
Fri, Apr 21, 2006
Synaptics F2Q06 (Qtr Ending Dec 31, 2005) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (SYNA)
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Synaptics to Showcase Industry Leading SmartPhone, Tablet and PC Solutions at 2013 Computex Taipei

PR Newswire (May 30, 2013)
Synaptics ClearPad® S7500 Brings Large, High-Performance Touchscreens to Mainstream Notebook PCs and Premium Tablets

PR Newswire (May 22, 2013)
Synaptics to Attend Upcoming Investor Conferences

PR Newswire (May 7, 2013)
Synaptics Reports Record Revenue in Third Quarter Fiscal 2013

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Synaptics In-Cell Touch Solution Continues to Gain Traction as Shipments Begin into Premium Smartphones

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
Synaptics to Report Third Quarter Results on April 25

PR Newswire (Apr 8, 2013)
Synaptics Delivers Next-Generation, High-Performance ClearPad™ 3400 Touchscreen Solution for Flagship Smartphones

PR Newswire (Feb 25, 2013)
Synaptics Launches Single Layer On-Cell Multitouch Solution for Touch Integration into Displays

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Synaptics to Present at Stifel Nicolaus Annual Technology Conference

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After-Hours Buzz: MSFT, T, SBUX & More

at CNBC.com (Jan 24, 2013)
Synaptics Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

PR Newswire (Jan 24, 2013)
Synaptics ClearPad Drives Windows 8 Touch Interface of the Award-Winning Razer Edge Pro Gaming System

PR Newswire (Jan 22, 2013)
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at MarketWatch.com (Jan 15, 2013)
Synaptics Named As CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree for ForcePad, the Next-Generation TouchPad

PR Newswire (Jan 9, 2013)
Synaptics to Report Second Quarter Results on January 24

PR Newswire (Jan 8, 2013)
Synaptics to Showcase Industry-Leading Mobile Device Lineup at 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

PR Newswire (Jan 8, 2013)
Synaptics to Showcase Industry-Leading Mobile Device Lineup at 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

PR Newswire (Jan 7, 2013)
Synaptics To Showcase Cutting-Edge TouchPad and ThinTouch Solutions at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

PR Newswire (Jan 7, 2013)
Synaptics to Present at Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference

PR Newswire (Nov 9, 2012)
Synaptics Drives Windows 8 Adoption with TouchPad™, Touchscreen and Custom Gesture Interface Solutions

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Company Description

We are a leading worldwide developer and supplier of custom-designed human interface solutions that enable people to interact more easily and intuitively with a wide variety of mobile computing, communications, entertainment, and other electronic devices. We currently target the personal... More

Sector: Technology

Industry: Computer Peripherals

Country: United States

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Thursday, June 13, 1:47 PM An InvenSense (INVN +2.4%) motion sensor, a Synaptics (SYNA +0.8%) touch controller, Elpida (MU +2.1%) mobile DRAM, and 16GB of SanDisk (SNDK +0.1%) NAND flash were found during a Google Glass teardown. A Texas Instruments (TXN) app processor was also found, but given TI's planned exit from the mobile processor space, Google will likely go elsewhere for future models. Over the near-term, Glass volumes should amount to a small fraction of those seen for high-volume smartphones, but that could change if prices come down and privacy concerns are addressed. 2 Comments [Tech]
Wednesday, June 12, 11:47 AM Maxim joins JPMorgan and Susquehanna in reporting of Galaxy S4 weakness: analyst Ashok Kumar says Samsung (SSNLF.PK) is cutting shipments due to weak sales and rising channel inventory, and that checks indicate consumers are opting for the cheaper Galaxy S III. He thinks touch controller supplier Synaptics (SYNA -2.7%) could be affected; others possibly at risk include ATML, RFMD, BRCM, PANL, TQNT, ANAD, and SWKS. As far as suppliers go, much still depends on how much demand is simply shifting to mid-range phones, or to rival high-end devices such as HTC's One, Sony's Xperia Z, LG's Optimus G, and Lenovo's K900. 4 Comments [Tech]
Friday, June 7, 10:04 AM Samsung (SSNLF.PK) suppliers are lower following reports the company has cut Galaxy S4 orders due to soft European/Korean demand, and is trying to lower sales expectations. In addition to Qualcomm, Audience (ADNC -6.5%), Skyworks (SWKS -2.2%), TriQuint (TQNT -1.4%), Universal Display (PANL -1%), and Synaptics (SYNA -5.1%) are off. Assuming the reports are accurate, one unanswered question is how much of the shortfall is due to weak industry demand (Cowen just claimed European smartphone sales are improving), and how much is due to a mix shift to cheaper phones and/or an intensely competitive Android phone market. If it's mostly the latter, some suppliers could still fare well. 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, June 6, 4:27 PM Samsung (SSNLF.PK) has been meeting with investors to temper Galaxy S4 expectations, and the consensus for Q2 and Q3 S4 sales has fallen to 20M/quarter from a prior 25M and 30M, writes Susquehanna. The firm adds Samsung is now placing a greater emphasis on mid-range sales (Chinese OEMs have been competing aggressively here), and sees lower S4 estimates as a negative for Broadcom (BRCM) and Maxim (MXIM). PANL, RFMD, SYNA, and ANAD could also be affected. On the flip side, Canaccord believes S4 sales have passed iPhone sales at Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA, and RBC offered an upbeat forecast last week. 8 Comments [Tech]
Thursday, May 30, 7:02 PM Galaxy S4 sales will top 20M in Q2 and 80M by year's end, estimates RBC, citing checks indicating strong U.S. demand. If Samsung (SSNLF.PK) pulls that off, it would be on its way to hitting its target of 100M lifetime sales. RBC also expects industry smartphone sales to rise 27% this year to 870M, and 20% in 2014 to 1B+. Meanwhile, a Russian site reports Samsung's June 20 London event will reveal the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a 4.3" phone sporting a 16MP camera with a 10x optical zoom, and the Galaxy S4 Active, a water/dust-proof S4 variant sporting a Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon 600 CPU. Samsung's just-launched S4 Mini uses a Snapdragon 400. Other S4 suppliers: PANL, SYNA, ATML, RFMD, BRCM, ANAD, SWKS, TQNT. 8 Comments [Tech]
Thursday, May 30, 4:02 PM Chip stocks close with solid gains (SOXX +1.5%) after Avago beats April quarter estimates and makes encouraging comments about mobile, industrial, and enterprise networking demand. In addition to Avago's rivals and Cirrus Logic (previous), big winners include Fairchild (FCS +3.8%), SanDisk (SNDK +2.7%), Spreadtrum (SPRD +7.2%), and InvenSense (INVN +4.9%), as well as touchscreen controller suppliers Synaptics (SYNA +4.3%), Atmel (ATML +6.3%), and Cypress (CY +2.8%). Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, May 17, 11:27 AM Galaxy S4 sales will top 10M next week (less than a month after launching), says Samsung (SSNLF.PK) co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun. The Galaxy S III took 50 days to crack 10M. Samsung thinks S4 sales could eventually reach 100M, or twice the 50M the S III has seen over its lifetime. Suppliers with decent exposure: RFMD, ANAD, PANL, QCOM, BRCM, SYNA. 3 Comments [Tech]
Saturday, April 27, 11:03 AM Qualcomm (QCOM) managed to get 6 chips in the U.S. version of Samsung's (SSNLF.PK) Galaxy S4, per iFixit's teardown: the high-end APQ8064 app processor, a 4G baseband chip, an audio codec chip, an RF transceiver (beating out SIMO), and 2 power management ICs; the U.K. version uses a Snapdragon 600 baseband/app processor. Also found: a MXIM microcontroller, an SIMG video transmitter, a SWKS 2G power amplifier module, a BRCM NFC chip (likely to go with a combo chip), ATML and SYNA touch controllers, and Toshiba (TOSBF.PK) NAND flash (previous). (Chinese S4 teardown) (Galaxy S III teardown) (also) 4 Comments [Tech]
Friday, April 26, 3:52 PM Atmel (ATML +5.1%) rallies strongly after touch controller rival Synaptics (SYNA +9%) delivers blowout FQ2 (March quarter) results thanks to a 57% Y/Y increase in mobile-related sales, and offers very strong FQ3 guidance. During its earnings call, Synaptics noted its controllers have been designed into the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC One, Sony's Xperia Z, and the BlackBerry Z10 - Atmel is also an S4 supplier. UniPixel (UNXL +2.9%) might also be up in sympathy - Synaptics named UniPixel as one of the metal mesh touch sensor firms it's working with. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Friday, April 26, 9:11 AM Premarket gainers: LOGM +19%. AVNR +16%. SYNA +17%. QLIK +12%. CRIS +9%. DHI +7%. THRX +7%. MUX +7%. JCP +7%. CSTR +6%.
Losers: PKI -14%. SIMO -11%. BIDU -9%. KEG -8%. SDT -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 5:55 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: SYNA +18%. LOGM +15%. QLIK +13%. AMKR +10%. INFA +9%.
After-hours top losers: PKI -14%. ECHO -8%. CDNS -7%. CLGX -7%. MCRS -7%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 4:51 PM Tech guidance roundup: 1) Synaptics (SYNA - earnings) expects FQ3 revenue of $190M-$205M, way above a $158.2M consensus. Strong mobile sales +57% Y/Y in FQ2) responsible. 2) Qlik (QLIK - earnings) expects Q2 revenue of $104M-$108M and EPS of -$0.02 to $0.00 vs. a consensus of $104.8M and $0.02. But it also expects 2013 revenue of $471M-$481M and EPs of $0.41-$0.44, mostly above a consensus of $471.9M and $0.40. 3) Altera (ALTR - earnings) expects Q2 revenue to be flat to up 4% Q/Q, below a consensus for 9% growth. SYNA +19.4% AH. QLIK +11.1%. ALTR -1.9%.(Synaptics PR) (Qlik PR) (Altera PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 4:27 PM Synaptics (SYNA): FQ2 EPS of $0.79 beats by $0.22. Revenue of $163.3M (+24% Y/Y) beats by $17.51M. Shares +17.4% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AEM, ALTR, AMCC, AMKR, AMZN, BIDU, BJRI, BLDR, BMRN, CALX, CAMP, CB, CBG, CENX, CERN, CINF, CLWR, CRUS, CSTR, CTCT, DECK, DLB, ELY, EMN, EXPE, FII, FR, FSL, GERN, IGT, IM, INAP, INFA, KBR, KEG, KLAC, LEG, MCRS, MXIM, N, NR, NTGR, OLN, PFG, PKI, PMCS, QLIK, RMD, RRC, RSG, SBUX, SIMO, SPN, SWKS, SYNA, TCO, THRX, TLAB, UHS, VPRT, VRSN, WRE, WYNN Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AEM, ALTR, AMCC, AMKR, AMZN, BIDU, BJRI, BLDR, BMRN, CALX, CAMP, CB, CBG, CENX, CERN, CINF, CLWR, CRUS, CSTR, CTCT, DECK, DLB, ELY, EMN, EXPE, FII, FR, FSL, GERN, IGT, IM, INAP, INFA, KBR, KEG, KLAC, LEG, MCRS, MXIM, N, NR, NTGR, OLN, PFG, PKI, PMCS, QLIK, RMD, RRC, RSG, SBUX, SIMO, SPN, SWKS, SYNA, TCO, THRX, TLAB, UHS, VPRT, VRSN, WRE, WYNN Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 1:31 PM Samsung's (SSNLF.PK) Galaxy S IV is a superb phone, if one can cope with a cheap plastic feel and too many gimmicks. That seems to be the consensus from the first full reviews. The Verge praises the S IV's display, camera, and performance, but still considers the HTC One a better bet. "The Galaxy S4 is fast and impressive, but it's also noisy and complex." TechCrunch and Gizmodo deliver similar takes. But others (I, II) make the case that more is ultimately better (this mindset has worked for Samsung thus far). The reviews arrive as Sprint and T-Mobile state their S IV launches will be delayed due to inventory issues. Key suppliers: QCOM, BRCM, SYNA, PANL, ATML, RFMD, TQNT. (previous) 23 Comments [Tech]

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Mattress Firm ($MFRM), Home Loan ($HLSS), Synaptics ($SYNA), Perrigo ($PRGO), & Ryman Hospitality ($RHP) rose Wednesday on unusual volume.
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New Downgrades (4/4/13): $OII, $PCAR, $PDCE, $PPO, $PRAA, $PRU, $RKT, $SAM, $SBNY, $SIVB, $SODA, $SQM, $SYNA, $TEN, $TG, $THC, $THS, $TK
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$SYNA - 100% Barchart technical buy signal - 8 new highs and up 24.26% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 73.02%
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Morning Coffee, Day-Trading Watchlist for 12.19 by @wallstreetnole | $SYNA $URI $MLNX http://bit.ly/UDzOGY
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quality breakouts $JAZZ $SYNA penny breakouts $MSTX $USU $JKS $YGE
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quality breakouts $JAZZ $SYNA penny breakouts continue $USU $YGE $JKS $MSTX. $DANG $NFLX up 50%+. #BigWaveTrading
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somebody forgot to tell SNDK & SYNA that tech is selling off
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$SYNA-one of my stock up today.bullish signal from yesterday analysis.http://tinyurl.com/4rbbg6h
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Can Apple Co-Exist With Other Tech In a Portfolio? http://stk.ly/r2FinA $AAPL $ADBE $SYNA
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