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Is This 5G Stock About to Crush the Market Once Again?

Is This 5G Stock About to Crush the Market Once Again?

Processing platform creator Xilinx's (NASDAQ: XLNX) 5G momentum faded in 2020 as its programmable chips gave way to application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) made specifically for deployment in next-generation base stations. The possibility of Xilinx seeing a downturn in its 5G business was always there. This transition from FPGAs to ASICs has been a headwind for Xilinx's 5G business.