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

re - I'm ok

me too so far, in at 22.95 last month and 22.24p almost 2 weeks ago

still improving up to 25.75 / 26p on good size volume 2M

Added to short watchlist

not with a view to short i hope, you horrible little toad :-)

re - Added to short watchlist

You will have to wait till I give the sign
nasty people around, still stalking for what I see

"I have told mummy and she is watching you"

stop being naughty panto!
shortie is actually very good indeed at picking when to short, not that he always gets it right of course

The equity of wishful thinking....

So the paper trader Panto also stalkes this thread...

Try reading his posts in the voice of Gollum to add another dimension..

cynic

re - shortie is actually very good indeed at picking when to short, not that he always gets it right of course


Are you talking the p!ss from someone?
it looks like

When to short?
I know the answer

as the order book got weaker at one point there has been two large buy trades 200K at 25.78 and 651K at 25.96p premium to 25.75p offer price about 12 minutes ago
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mummy, mummy, there is a - stalker - around

short it out - Shortie

note : the stalker has been on the latest threads I have posted, with negative posting.
Starting with BLNX, GKP,COMS, ... IQE
as is about

should see 30p results! billions of wafers for billions of iphones!

IQE plc : IQE's partner Solar Junction Corporation wholly acquired by strategic investor to accelerate large scale global commercialisation of CPV Technology

Cardiff, UK. 24 March 2014: IQE plc (AIM: IQE; "IQE", "the Group") announces that its minor equity stake in the share capital of Solar Junction Corporation (SJC), has been acquired by a new strategic investor, as part of an acquisition of SJC. The new investor has a strong interest in accelerating the large scale global adoption and commercialisation of SJC's CPV technology.

The identity of the new investor, and specific terms of the acquisition, are not yet public and covered under non disclosure agreements. IQE can confirm, however, that its exclusive long term wafer supply agreement using SJC's unique dilute nitride technology, agreed when IQE invested in SJC in 2012, will be unaffected by this transaction. The return to SJC equity shareholders, including IQE, will be deferred and contingent upon specific aspects of SJC's future business development. Further details will be provided in due course.

In February 2012, IQE invested $5m in a 9.8% equity stake in order to obtain exclusive rights to supply SJC with high efficiency advanced Concentrated PhotoVoltaic (CPV) wafers using SJC's unique dilute nitride materials technology through a long term supply agreement. The primary investors in SJC at that time were several US-based venture capitalists. The technology has subsequently been successfully transferred to IQE's large volume production tools, and world record efficiencies of 44.1% have been achieved from this production platform for standard triple junction cells. IQE has since been supplying wafers to SJC on a commercial basis under the terms of the Wafer Supply Agreement.

As anticipated at the time, SJC has required subsequent equity fundraisings, which were supported by its venture capital investors, but in which IQE did not participate. However, the longer term objective of SJC, having obtained volume manufacturing credibility through the technology transfer and manufacturing agreements with IQE, has always been to secure a major strategic investor to better facilitate and accelerate the commercialisation and global adoption of its technology. IQE has fully supported this initiative. SJC's success in attracting this strategic investor marks another major milestone in accelerating the company's growth and commercialisation plan of its unique CPV technology.

This sounds very good

A profit on the investment and increase in manufacture using iqe wafers can't be bad can it

The news doesn't seem to have gone down very well, does it !
When are the results out / Is it tomorrow?

Results are 26th March, that's Wednesday.

Yet again we experience a SP drop following what appears to be relatively good news and ahead of results. Someone is making a pile of dosh from these regular ups and downs

The chart suddenly doesn't look too good.

On edit - it was looking like a doji, until after the auction.

I think on this occaasion we have the Russian situation affecting the market quite a bit.

Anticipation for results tomorrow is underwhelming!