Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS): Semiconductor Stocks Have Great Growth Potential

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) lost 12%, and has been in penny-stock territory all year. The stock hasn’t been kind to many investors, averaging an annual loss of about 5% over the past 30 years. Bears see it threatened by a weak PC market and don’t like its heavy free-cash-flow losses in recent years. Still, bulls are hopeful about its recent cost-cutting, and about its growing focus on gaming technology. Management expects profitability soon, and a turnaround may be under way.

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The article Semiconductor Stocks Have Great Growth Potential originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Selena Maranjian.

Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian, whom you can follow on Twitter, owns shares of Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and owns shares of Apple and Cirrus Logic.

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