The $3 Billion Camera Chip Manufacturer - Ambarella

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 23, 2015

A key supplier to Avigilon, Bosch, Dropcam, Hikvision and many other notable video surveillance manufacturers is in the news - first for its sky rocketing stock price and now becaue of the fierce debate on its valuation.

In this note, we examine Ambarella.

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Comments (8)

Undisclosed #1

06/23/15 06:20pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/23/15 07:40pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 06/23/15 07:49pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/23/15 07:52pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 06/23/15 09:39pm

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