RE: SNDK
It isn't clear to me why you say that "Inventory continues to climb". Below is taken from their report. It shows inventory to be flat, at SNDK at least. Maybe inventory is climbing at NOK and other cell phone producers, I don't follow them closely. At $88m, SNDK's inventory looks OK, given sales of about twice that. And their cash and short term investments look pretty solid to me. They are here for the long run.
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $269,811 $266,635
Short-term investments 214,709 189,856
Investment in foundries 119,723 110,069
Accounts receivable, net 80,971 81,086
Inventories 88,058 88,595
Tax refund receivable - 1,563
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 8,558 16,926
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Total current assets 781,830 754,730