Semiconductor Investing Scene

What does semis investing look like on the private side? I imagine it's pretty capital intensive so the traditional VC model doesn't work too well, but also too much R&D for buyouts to work...

Anyone in this industry want to share?

 
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Semiconductor industry really isn't great for investing. The industry is notoriously cyclical due to the short lifecycle of semiconductor-related products and the relatively frequent boom and bust cycles for the underlying demand for chip-based products. It's also extremely hard to time as different sectors peak and bottom out at different times, and the industry has a very long lead time.

 

Talking out of my ass here, but I imagine much like with fintech VC, if you are a true SME & know which niche tools could have room for growth or could potentially get bought out by NVIDIA, AMD, VC could maybe work.. 

Could be totally wrong but I feel like semi's are so complicated that if you find a startup that is doing one tiny product or part super well, you could turn it into a lucrative investment even if it will never IPO

 

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