Ken Wieland

Surging sales into smartphones and tablets put Wolfson back on the profit trail

INCOME STOCK OF THE YEAR: Although Vodafone competes in tough markets, its shares offer healthy income prospects

As a speculative play, shares in Nanoco, which claims a leading position in lighting technology and has heavyweight customers in place, have much to commend them.

Imagination, whose GPU designs are used in Apple's iPhone, has long been keen to extend its presence in the CPU space

RESULTS: Sales may have dipped at Cohort, but the defence equipment and software group still managed to increase operating profits

Will this football IPO buck a trend and offer a return to investors?

RESULTS: Sales may be flat, but a continued shift towards higher-margin revenue is boosting profits at Zytronic

RESULTS: Imagination is benefiting from the boom in smartphone sales, although a demanding share price rating factors that in

Booming smartphone and tablet sales are creating investment opportunities in the UK semiconductor market

RESULTS: Reduced customer spending in Europe and China helped profits at printer specialist Domino to fall - leaving little scope for share price upside