IQE is the leading global outsource supplier of customized epitaxial wafers to the semiconductor industry.

Their technology is of most advanced like AFM means Atomic Force Microscopy and moves a minuscule cantilever over an objects surface, a sharp tip passes over dips or rises punched in the surface and reads out digital information. This technology is not going to slow down it is going to speed up and has to replace most existing forms of memory storage by virtue of capacity and size.

The future of nano-technology, these tiny/minute robots would need very small processors and most sure strained silicon could provide these.

The low share price is due to uncertainty as to when the cash will run out, but I don't think this will happen as cash is of 12 to 15M and NAV of 30p, and losses are going to drop on the next 3 month and we could have profits on the Q4 2004.

Latest news from the Chairman were" The Group remains confident that it is in a strong position within the outsourcing market, although the protection of its cash position is paramount.
With a broad product portfolio allowing the customer base to use IQE as a 'one stop shop', a large available production capacity and a strong balance sheet, the Board believes the Group will benefit strongly as the overall semiconductor industry recovers and will continue to strengthen its position as the leading outsource supplier of advanced wafer products to the sector. "

Nearly all the recent results have been encouraging. Q4 accounts are being completed (30th Dec 2002). IQE know where they stand, if things had got worse their would have been a trading statement by now, and with Amberwave (IQE's partner) increasing its Asian presence, this is a bullish trend and a good point to pick up the shares @ 4.25p

Intraday

5 month MA and Indicators

Log charts tend to take out the 'noise'.

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29 December 2017

As at 29 December 2017, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 756,050,549 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"). All of these Ordinary Shares carry voting rights of one vote per Ordinary Share. The Company holds no Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 756,050,549. The above figures may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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required field - my chart (which is not mine, it's Moneyam's and is correct) DOES show the last few months variations. It shows them as percentage movements, which is much more significant than movements measured in pence. That's why most serious investors and traders always toggle between linear and logarithmic charts on any stock. Skinny's chart is also a log chart.

The latest dip from 178.5p to 137p is (so far) 23.25%, which is a tiny bit less than the 23.8% dip in September. Did you call that a burst bubble? (It then rose about 50% within weeks).

The share price may yet drift lower - but the word is drift, not burst. I've seen enough burst bubbles to recognise the difference. ;-)

bet RF has never held ..... i think IQE is likely to bring joy in 2018 and have no intention of selling any

Oh yes I have years ago....ran out of patience and the blinkin' sp then started to rise....can't win......at the moment difficult to predict which way sp will go...might go all the way back to 100p....might rebound....just don't know ......but looking at the chart...the sp could temporarily dive......ohhhhhh....it's a bad...bad....share.... Cynic....

hohoho! .... do i detect a puckering mouth of sour grapes?

Should have held on to them....have to say.....

A rising day on a very strong finish
The peers at Nasdag have started the day strongly and well up

MACOM Technology - 34.32USD +1.78 +5.47%
Skyworks Solutions - 97.34USD +2.39 +2.52%
Qorvo Inc ----------- 68.30USD +1.70 +2.55%
Oclaro Inc ----------- 6.94USD +0.20 +2.97%

at 135 I will be in again (if it gets there...)

Sub 135p now robin.....think it may drift even lower.
Declared short interest now a fraction over 10%.

Hi Harrycat,
Am probably greedy (and wrong)as always but will be in again after 2 consec. days of pos. closings.

Terrible share really.....(:(((...anybody heard of a head and shoulders graph ?....

required field-bit of a change of heart between 2/1 and 8/1? ,mind you better than ,if you feel that way, than burying head in sand

120p on the cards?

There is still that gap @90p in July.........

Seriously, are you expecting it to get that low?

To close that gap @ 85p(ish) would be a serious drop,hoping it shows well oversold before it get"s anywhere near. :0)

I thought the late Sept low of 120p plus the support from the 200 MA might give the sp a recovery point.

Just a reminder what Dr Drew Nelson, Chief Executive of IQE, said 3 weeks ago:

"I'm very pleased to confirm that IQE is on track to achieve record
financial results in 2017. The adoption of VCSELs in the mass market
has been a key revenue driver in the year. IQE has built a strong and
sustainable lead in this complex materials technology. We see VCSEL
being a long term growth driver for the Group across a diverse range of
applications including sensing, LIDAR, optical communications,
industrial heating, machine vision and heat assisted magnetic recording.

"VCSEL is just one of many advanced materials technologies that IQE has
developed which will drive continuing growth in the near and mid term.
IQE has created strong differentiation in the industry through its broad
portfolio of materials technologies and it ability to scale and supply
reliably in the mass market. Combined with our recent fund raising to
pump prime our expansion, IQE's outlook is for strong, diverse and
sustainable growth"

Harry - you are probably right - my comment was slightly tongue in cheek as I have a 'thing' about gaps being filled.