Electronic Components Newswire
SMIC Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results
SHANGHAI, China, July 28 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) ("SMIC" or the "Company"), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, today announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Xeround, Inc./
In the news release, Pelephone Selects Xeround to Improve Subscriber Experience, issued earlier today by Xeround, Inc. over PR Newswire, there were several spelling errors throughout the release that were incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Pelephone Selects...
Web Cast of Irvine Sensors Company Presentation at 2008 Annual Stockholders Meeting to Start at Approximately 1:30 pm Pacific Time, July 30
COSTA MESA, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Irvine Sensors Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN) issued a reminder today that the web cast of the Company's management presentation at its Annual Stockholders Meeting on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 is expected to begin at approximately 1:30 pm...
TechInsights Announces Top 128 Designs Microchip PIC32 Design Challenge
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — TechInsights announced today the top 128 designs at the start of Phase II in the Microchip PIC32 Design Challenge (www.myPIC32.com), a year-long contest and community sponsored by Microchip Technology Inc. and Digi-Key Corporation as the...
TI announces growing software and development tool ecosystem for its three new OMAP35x devices that provide laptop-like performance and HD multimedia content
HOUSTON, July 28 PRNewswire — Incorporating compelling user interfaces can require distinct video, imaging, speech and multimedia components that must be perfectly integrated together before any application can operate successfully. To ease arduous software integration and development...
Synopsys is Selected by National Semiconductor as Their Key EDA Partner
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that National Semiconductor Corp has selected Synopsys as their key EDA partner for use in product...
Marvell Foundation Donates $1.1 Million for Disaster Relief
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Marvell Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), today announced it has raised over $1.1 million for disaster relief in China and Burma. The company's employees worldwide have donated approximately...
Gumstix announces new overo(TM) product line based on Texas Instruments' OMAP35x applications processors
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire — Gumstix, Inc. today announced their selection of Texas Instruments' (TI) OMAP35x applications processors for overo(TM), the next generation of Gumstix products which will be available in Q4 2008. The combined experience, design skills and...
MFLEX Invites the Public to Join Its Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast on August 5, 2008
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFLX), a leading global provider of high-quality, technologically advanced flexible printed circuit and value-added component assembly solutions to the electronics industry, announced today that...
Mattson Technology, Inc. Appoints Nigel Wenden Sr. Vice President & General Manager Global Business Operations
FREMONT, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Nigel E. Wenden to Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Global Business...
Pericom Semiconductor to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results on July 31, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: PSEM), a worldwide supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, will announce its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 results after market close on Thursday, July...
TI does not endorse 'mini-tender offer'
DALLAS, July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) said today it has been notified of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of TI's common stock, representing approximately 0.23 percent of...
U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court's Decision that Motorola Phones Do Not Infringe University of Texas System Patent
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — In an opinion issued on July 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and its customers on infringement claims asserted in a...
Pixelplus Announces Receipt of Staff Determination Letter from Nasdaq
SEOUL, South Korea, July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PXPL), a fabless semiconductor company in Korea that designs, develops, and markets CMOS image sensors for various consumer electronics applications, today announced that the Company received a Staff...
ACUTRONIC USA Announces the AC217 Two-Axis Motion Table for the MEMS Industry
PITTSBURGH, July 25 PRNewswire — ACUTRONIC USA announced the release of the AC217 two-axis motion table, a new product aimed at providing manufacturers of inertial MEMS devices and inertial MEMS-based products a cost effective solution for product testing. Optimized for the testing of...
Energy Focus, Inc. Invites You to Participate in Its Second Quarter, 2008 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
SOLON, Ohio, July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Energy Focus, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFOI) management will host a conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT) to review the Second quarter, 2008 financial results and other corporate events, followed by a Q & A...
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. First Quarter Earnings Conference Call Notification
MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (Nasdaq: AIXD) will hold a conference call and simultaneous Web cast on Thursday, August 7th, to announce its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008. The call will...
MagnaChip Expands Power Product Portfolio to Low Noise LDO Family
SEOUL, South Korea, July 25 PRNewswire — MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, today, announced the expansion of its power solutions portfolio with the release of low noise LDO (low...
Moog's Third Quarter EPS Increased 22%
EAST AURORA, N.Y., July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today third quarter earnings of $31.1 million, or $.72 per share, an increase of 22% over $.59 per share a year ago. On a year-to-date basis, Moog's earnings per share were $2.02, up 17% from...
Luminary Micro and Arrow UEC Japan KK Announce Distribution Agreement
AUSTIN, Texas, and TOKYO, July 24 PRNewswire — Arrow UEC Japan KK, and Luminary Micro, creators of the world's largest portfolio of ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs), announced today they have entered into a distribution agreement. Effective immediately, customers...
CPI International to Announce Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CPI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPII), the parent company of Communications & Power Industries, Inc., a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical...
GSI Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Call
BEDFORD, Mass., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — GSI Group Inc., (Nasdaq: GSIG) will be releasing its second quarter earnings on Thursday, July 31st before the market opens. The Company will also be holding a conference call at 8:30 am eastern time on the same day. Participants are...
ISSI Announces Third Fiscal Quarter 2008 Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISSI) today reported its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue in the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 was $58.5 million, a 0.8% increase from the...
Flextronics Announces Record First Quarter Results
SINGAPORE, July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Flextronics (Nasdaq: FLEX) today announced results for its first quarter ended June 27, 2008 as follows: (US$ in millions, except EPS) Three Month Periods Ended June 27, June 29, 2008 2007 Net sales $8,350 $5,157 GAAP operating income $205...
Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2008
CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hittite Microwave Corporation (Nasdaq: HITT) today reported revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 of $45.0 million, representing an increase of 19.6% compared with $37.6 million for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase...
Plexus Announces Q3 Revenue of $456 Million and EPS of $0.41
NEENAH, Wis., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Plexus Corp. (Nasdaq: PLXS) today announced: — Q3 Fiscal 2008 Results: Revenue for the fiscal 3rd quarter ended June 28, 2008 was $456 million with diluted GAAP EPS of $0.41, including $0.03 per share of stock-based compensation...
ASAT Holdings Limited Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call
HONG KONG and MILPITAS, Calif., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ASAT Holdings Limited (OTC Bulletin Board: ASTTY), a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services, today announced it will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results for its fourth...
Sensata Technologies B.V. Announces Debt Refinancing
ALMELO, The Netherlands, July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sensata Technologies B.V. (the "Company") announced today that it has issued an aggregate principal amount of 141 million euro of senior subordinated notes (the "Notes") with a coupon of 11.25% and a maturity date of January 15...
Hologic Completes Cash Tender Offer for Third Wave Technologies, Inc.
BEDFORD, Mass., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) today announced the successful completion of the tender offer by its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Thunder Tech Corp., for all outstanding shares of Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWTI) at a price of...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- AU Optronics Corp./
In the news release, "AU Optronics Corp. Reports 2Q2008 Results", issued by AU Optronics Corp. (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) over Xinhua PR Newswire earlier today, we are advised by the Company that second bullet point should read "Net income: NT$20.39 billion (US$ 672 million)*" rather than "Net...
Trina Solar Closes Concurrent Offerings of $138 Million of Convertible Senior Notes and 4,073,194 Borrowed American Depositary Shares
CHANGZHOU, China, July 24 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL)("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today...
BD Announces Results for Third Fiscal Quarter
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) today reported record quarterly revenues of $1.868 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, representing an increase of 14.5 percent over the prior year period. This...
Avistar and MVC Mobile Video Communications Team to Deliver Desktop Videoconferencing Solutions in Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany and SAN MATEO, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: AVSR), a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, has signed an agreement with MVC Mobile Video Communications GmbH of Frankfurt to sell Avistar's C3...
STMicroelectronics Improves System Clock Distribution with Low-Power ICs Supporting Per-Channel Enable Controls
Two-, three-, and four-channel clock buffers save power, size, cost, and complexity GENEVA, July 24 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in analog and mixed-signal ICs, has announced the first six devices in a series of clock-distribution ICs, which are...
Regal Beloit Corporation to Hold Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
BELOIT, Wis., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) announced today that it plans to release its 2008 second quarter financial results at 7:00 AM CT on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. At 1:30 PM CT on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 the Company will hold a telephone...
Electro-Sensors, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend
MINNETONKA, Minn., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Electro-Sensors, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELSE) announced today that the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share to shareholders of record on August 8, 2008. The dividend is payable on August 22, 2008. Electro-Sensors, Inc. is...
Actions Semiconductor to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on August 4, 2008
ZHUHAI, China, July 23 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for...
Sanmina-SCI Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sanmina-SCI Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008. Basis of Presentation The...
Ikanos Communications Reports Results for Second Quarter 2008
FREMONT, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Ikanos Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband for the digital home, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008. "I am pleased with our second quarter financial...
Mattson Technology, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2008
FREMONT, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008 (hereafter referred to as "current...
MEMC Reports Second Quarter Results
ST. PETERS, Mo., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Highlights: — Net sales of $531.4 million — Gross margin of $282.8 million (53.2% of net sales) — Operating...
Novellus Announces Availability of the Webcast of Its Presentation at RBC Capital Market's 2008 Technology, Communications & Media Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that the company will present on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at RBC Capital Market's 2008 Technology, Communications & Media Conference. The presentation will begin at 12:00...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc./
In the news release, Lincoln Electric Reports Record 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results, issued earlier today by Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) over PR Newswire, in the second table of the Consolidated Statements of Income, the heading of the table should read "Six Months Ended...
Newport Corporation to Report 2008 Second Quarter Results on July 30
IRVINE, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) has announced that next Wednesday, July 30, 2008, the company will release results for its second quarter ended June 28, 2008. The company also said President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J...
ChipMOS RECEIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO DECREASE THE REGISTERED CAPITAL OF ChipMOS SHANGHAI
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 23 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) announced today that its controlled subsidiary, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD. ("ChipMOS Shanghai"), has received the final approval from the...
Cobra Electronics Reports Profitable Second Quarter
Improved Margins and Reduced Expenses Drive Profitability Sales Decline Primarily Attributable to Mobile Navigation Strategy CHICAGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/- Cobra Electronics Corporation (Nasdaq: COBR), a leading global designer and marketer of mobile communications and navigation products...
CEVA, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. ((Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)), a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for mobile handset, consumer electronics and storage applications, today announced its financial results...
STMicroelectronics Reports 2008 Second Quarter and First Half Revenues and Earnings
GENEVA, July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the 2008 second quarter and six months ended June 28, 2008. ST, in conjunction with Intel and Francisco Partners, completed their previously announced agreement to create Numonyx, an...
California Micro Devices Reports June Quarter Financial Results
MILPITAS, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended June 30, 2008. Revenue increased to $14.1 million from $13.1 million a year ago while EPS on a GAAP basis was...
Aehr Test Systems Reports 32% Increase in Net Sales for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2008
FREMONT, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), a leading supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended May 31, 2008. Net sales were $10.9 million in the...
Nanochip Named AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner for Its 'Game-Changing' Ultra-High-Capacity Removable Data Storage Chips
FREMONT, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire — Nanochip, Inc., a developer of advanced microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) silicon data storage chips, today announced that it has received the AlwaysOn Global 250 award for its innovative, ultra-high-capacity removable storage technology...
Installation of Leading-Edge Data Analytics, Visualization Set for World's Fastest Open Science Supercomputer
ARGONNE, Ill., July 22 PRNewswire — The IBM Blue Gene/P Intrepid at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, will soon have the data analytics and visualization capability to complement its...
ArcMail Announces First Email Archiving Appliance With Built-in Blu-Ray Backup and Email Export Capability
SHREVEPORT, La., July 22 PRNewswire — ArcMail Technology, a leading provider of email archiving and management technology, and recent winner of the Network Products Guide 2008 Product Innovation Award, again raised the bar by announcing the inclusion of Blu-Ray disks on its ArcMail...
SiRF Sets Date for Second Annual Location 2.0 Summit
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-powered location platforms, today announced that SiRFecosystem's second annual Location 2.0 Summit will be held in San Francisco on September 10, 2008. Bringing...
Developers can bring portability to more products with TI's breakthrough advancements in power-efficient DSPs and applications processors
HOUSTON, July 22 PRNewswire — As developers look at their next designs for medical, audio, industrial and emerging applications, there is greater demand for portability with superior features, such as a consumer-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). The balance between power and...
Fushi Copperweld to Host Wire and Cable Conferences in Dalian
DALIAN, China, July 22 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSIN), the leading global manufacturer of bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, automotive and other electrical applications, today announced that it will host two Wire and...
Say Goodbye to Math Homework Anxiety: Texas Instruments, Tutor.com offer free online tutoring with purchase of a TI graphing calculator
DALLAS and NEW YORK, July 22 PRNewswire — Homework blues got you down before the school year even starts? Parents and students who buy a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator can breathe easier with free online math tutoring from Tutor.com. Students who purchase a TI graphing...
SRS Labs Named Winner of CENA's 2008 Prestigious Leading Technology and Market Brand Award
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SRS Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRSL), the leading provider of surround sound, audio and voice technologies, announced today that they received the China Electronics News Agency (CENA) 2008 Leading Technology and Market Brand award in the...
Anixter International Inc. Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.71 Per Diluted Share, Including 7 Cents Per Diluted Share Noncash Charge Related to Former CEO's Retirement, on Sales of $1.62 Billion
GLENVIEW, Ill., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE), a leading global distributor of communication products, electrical and electronic wire & cable and a leading distributor of fasteners and other small parts ("C" Class inventory components) to...
TI reports financial results for 2Q08
DALLAS, July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced second-quarter revenue of $3.35 billion, net income of $588 million and earnings per share of $0.44. "Our core areas of Analog and Embedded Processing delivered solid revenue growth," said Rich...
Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Apple(R) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter ended June 28, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share. These results compare to...
DayStar Schedules Q2 2008 Financial Results Conference Call for Aug. 6
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin film semiconductor technology, today announced that it has scheduled its second quarter 2008 financial results release and conference...
Hifn Inks Distribution Deal with Promark for Swarm(TM) Unified Storage Bundle
LOS GATOS, Calif., July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Promark Technology, one of the country's top value added distributors for government...
Goldmund Introduces New Processor Capable of Extending to an Infinite Number of Channels
LOS ANGELES, July 21 PRNewswire — Goldmund, makers of the world's most extravagant and technologically advanced systems for audio-video purists, announced today the creation of a new processor, the Goldmund U-32, which is capable of extending to an infinite number of discrete...
The ULTRAN Group Partners with PRIMA Problem Solving Inc. to Advance Non-Contact Ultrasound Technology Business
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. and PITTSBURGH, July 21 PRNewswire — The ULTRAN Group, a State College, PA, pioneer in the development of transducers, systems and services for advanced materials testing and characterization, has teamed with PRIMA Problem Solving, Inc., a multi-faceted business...
FreeWave Releases Developer Kits for MM2 TTL Radios
BOULDER, Colo., July 21 PRNewswire — FreeWave Technologies, the largest independent provider of high performance spread spectrum and licensed radio products and services in the industry, today announced the release of developer kits for its MM2 TTL and the MM2-IP radios. The kits are...
TI launches Power over Ethernet controller to optimize sub-13-W designs
DALLAS, July 21 PRNewswire — Expanding on the company's line of Power over Ethernet (PoE) controllers, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today a 13-W PoE powered device controller with onboard DC/DC converter specifically designed to meet the needs of IEEE...
Vimicro to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on July 29, 2008
BEIJING, July 21 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops multimedia semiconductor products and solutions, today announced that it will report financial results for the second...
KEMET Announces New Director of Investor Relations
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) announced today that Mr. Dean W. Dimke, currently Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications for KEMET, will assume the additional responsibilities of Investor Relations effective immediately. His...
Diguang International to Participate in the Fifth China Solid State Lighting Exhibition
SHENZHEN, China, July 21 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Diguang International Development Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: DGNG) (''Diguang''), an emerging, China-based leader in CCFL and LED backlights and LED general lighting technology, today announced that its subsidiary Diguang Electronics...
Malcolm Philips, CEO of CDEX Inc., Discusses Recent Expansion of ValiMed(TM) and ID2 Meth Scanner(TM) Markets in an Exclusive Interview on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show
NEW YORK and TUCSON, Ariz., July 21 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CDEX Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CEXI), a technology development company, currently manufacturing and globally distributing advanced chemical detection products, based on its patented Enhanced Photoemission Spectroscopy...
Denali Announces New LPDDR2 Memory Controller and PHY Solution
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 21 PRNewswire — Denali, Inc., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced that its Databahn(TM) memory controller and PHY IP supports the pre-released LPDDR2 specification, as currently...
PSi Technologies Issues Announcement Pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(B)
MANILA, Philippines, July 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — PSi Technologies Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: PSIT), a leading independent provider of assembly and test services for the power semiconductor market, today announced that its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007...
Moog Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Webcast on July 25, 2008
EAST AURORA, N.Y., July 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) will release its third quarter fiscal 2008 earnings for the period ended June 28, 2008 on Friday July 25, 2008. In conjunction with this release, Moog will host a conference call beginning at 10:00...
Y-Carbon, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Edward L. Erickson as CEO and Board Member
PHILADELPHIA, July 18 PRNewswire — Y-Carbon, Inc., a nanotechnology startup developing an innovative method of making and tailoring novel, nanostructured carbon materials with applications in energy storage, medical products, life science research, filtration and purification...
Trina Solar Prices $120 Million of Convertible Senior Notes and Up to 4,073,194 American Depositary Shares
CHANGZHOU, China, July 18 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced it...
MagnaChip Semiconductor Reports Second Quarter Results
SEOUL, South Korea, July 18 PRNewswire — MagnaChip Semiconductor today announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008. Revenue for the three months ended June 29, 2008 was $194.7 million, compared to $194.1 million in the second quarter of 2007. Sang Park, Chairman and CEO...
ChipMOS ANNOUNCES US$74.5 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN AGREEMENT
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 18 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS") (Nasdaq: IMOS) announced today that it entered into a US$74.5 million term loan facility with a bank syndicate consisting of nine banks in Taiwan. This loan facility is fully...
Stryker CEO Stephen MacMillan to join TI board of directors
DALLAS, July 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that Stephen MacMillan, president and chief executive officer of Stryker Corporation, has been elected to TI's board of directors, effective in September. "Steve is a welcome addition to our...
Liberty Alliance Announces 1 for 3.5 Reverse Stock Split and Name Change
SHENZHEN, China, July 18 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Liberty Alliance, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LBTI) announced today that the Company's board of directors and stockholders approved a 1-for-3.5 reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock and a name change to SinoHub, Inc. As...
KEMET Announces Dates for the 2008 Annual Shareholders' Meeting and June 2008 Quarter Earnings Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) will hold its Annual Shareholders' Meeting on July 30, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET, at the Westin Poinsett Hotel, 120 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina. On July 30, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. ET, the Company...
Texas Instruments board declares quarterly dividend
DALLAS, July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Board of Directors of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock, payable August 18, 2008, to stockholders of record on July 31, 2008. Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN...
Keep Your Family Safe While Driving at Night or in Bad Weather
HILLSBORO, N.H., July 17 PRNewswire — Keeping our families safe on the road is one of the most important things a parent can do. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic accidents are the single most common cause of death for children ages four to 18...
Nova Measuring Instruments Schedules 2008 Second Quarter Results Conference Call for August 5, 2008 at 11:00 am ET
REHOVOT, Israel, July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI), provider of leading-edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced that it will release its...
Henry Bros. Electronics Continues to Climb SDM's List of Top 100 Systems Integrators
FAIR LAWN, N.J., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc., (Amex: HBE) a turnkey provider of technology-based integrated electronic security solutions, today announced that it has been ranked 14th by Security Distribution Magazine (SDM) in its annual ranking of the...
Field Force Manager from Verizon Wireless Now Available on the BlackBerry Curve 8330
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 17 PRNewswire — In the face of soaring gas prices and other expenses, Verizon Wireless' business customers can reduce operational costs and increase efficiencies with Field Force Manager. A comprehensive mobile resource management solution, Field Force Manager...
Three New NVIDIA Tools Help Developers Quickly Debug and Speed Up Video Games
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Today's top video games use complex programming and rendering techniques that can take months to create and tune in order to get the image quality and silky-smooth frame rates that gamers demand. Thousands of developers worldwide...
SunPower Reports Record Second-Quarter 2008 Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR) today announced financial results for the second quarter 2008, which ended June 29, 2008. This press release contains both GAAP and non-GAAP financial information. Non-GAAP figures are reconciled to...
Wisair to Demonstrate Small Form Factor Wireless USB Solutions at Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2008
CAMPBELL, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire — Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB (WUSB) solutions, today announced that it will be demonstrating Wireless USB products and applications at Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2008, July 22 - 24 at...
Bang & Olufsen Featured in Warner Brothers' 'Dark Knight'
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 17 PRNewswire — Bang & Olufsen, the worldwide provider of exclusive, high quality audio and video products, is proud to support Warner Brothers' latest motion picture — The Dark Knight — slated for a July 18, 2008 release date...
Bookham Supplies Full-Band Tunable Pluggable Transceiver to Ciena
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM) today announced that it has begun supply of its TL8000 full-band tunable pluggable transceiver to Ciena(R) Corporation, the network specialist. Ciena plans to use this 10Gb/s module across its high-end...
Pin for Pin, Micrel Gives Ethernet Customers Higher Throughput Than Ever Before
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the KSZ8851, a single-port embedded controller chip with 8/16/32-bit and SPI host interfaces. The high...
Canadian Solar Announces Pricing of its Follow-On Public Offering of Common Shares
JIANGSU, China, July 17 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ) (''Canadian Solar'' or the ''Company'') today announced further details regarding its follow-on public offering of common shares (the ''Offering''). Details of the Offering A total of 3,500,000 common...
Synaptics to Report Fourth Quarter Results on July 31
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synaptics(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter...
Second Quarter 2008 Webcast Conference Call
SHANGHAI, China, July 17 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Please join SMIC's (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 981): — Dr. Richard Chang, Chief Executive Officer and President — Morning Wu, Acting Chief Financial Officer — Theresa Teng, Head of Finance and Investor Relations as they announce the...
Noble International Announces Suspension of Dividend
TROY, Mich., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Noble International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: NOBL) ("Noble" or the "Company") today announced that the Board of Directors, at its quarterly meeting on July 16, 2008, decided to immediately suspend the payment of dividends on the Company's common shares...
Spansion Announcement Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4803
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Spansion Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSN), the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced that it received a letter on July 10, 2008 from the Staff of the NASDAQ Stock Market, which stated that due to the...
Xilinx Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results; Sales Increase 3% Sequentially
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced record net revenues of $488.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, up 3% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 9% compared to the same quarter a year ago. First quarter net...
ISSI Fiscal Q3 2008 Quarterly Earnings Conference Call
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISSI) today announced that it has scheduled its regularly held quarterly conference call for Thursday July 24, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time to discuss the Company's financial results for the...
Belden Completes Acquisition of Trapeze Networks
ST. LOUIS, July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Belden (NYSE: BDC) has completed the acquisition of Trapeze Networks, a technology leader in wireless LAN equipment and network management software, for a cash price of approximately $133 million. "Belden's strategy is to provide our customers...
Advanced Innovations Ltd. Announces Strategic Partnership With Trilliant Incorporated to Support Global Smart Grid Implementations
LIMERICK, Ireland and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire — Advanced Innovations (AI), an electronics product design and manufacturing solutions house that offers complete product life cycle management and supply chain services, and Trilliant Incorporated, the leader in...
Realtime Technologies Launches SHIMMER - a Wearable Health Sensor for Both Connected and Wireless Environments
DUBLIN, Ireland and NEW YORK, July 16 PRNewswire — Ireland-based Realtime Technologies, a leading provider of electronic manufacturing and design services, today launched SHIMMER(TM), a hardware research platform designed for wearable health sensing in both connected and wireless...
Design costs for portable display electronics drop with TI's lowest cost digital media processor
HOUSTON, July 16 PRNewswire — Developers no longer need to worry about incurring increasing costs typically associated with adding more advanced, feature-rich user interfaces on electronic devices. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced its lowest-cost digital...
Trina Solar Announces Concurrent Offerings of $120 Million of Senior Convertible Notes and Borrowed American Depositary Shares
CHANGZHOU, China, July 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced it...
TI's highly integrated 2.4-GHz RF front end extends range in low-power wireless systems by up to 15 times
DALLAS, July 16 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the industry's highest integrated 2.4-GHz radio frequency (RF) front end for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications. The CC2591 increases the range (link budget) in wireless systems by...
Trina Solar Announces Selected Estimated Second Quarter Results
CHANGZHOU, China, July 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced its...
Kansas City's Historic Swope Memorial Golf Course Installs ProLink GPS
CHANDLER, Ariz., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ProLink Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLKH) and the world's leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite ("GPS") golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course...
ChipMOS REPORTS JUNE 2008 REVENUES
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company'') (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenues for the month of June 2008. Revenues for the month of June 2008 were NT$1,597.2 million or US$52.6...
ChipMOS SCHEDULES SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (''ChipMOS'' or the "Company'') (Nasdaq: IMOS) today announced that it will hold a conference call with investors and analysts at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 to discuss its second...
Atmel Introduces a Family of AVR Microcontrollers for Automotive LIN Networking Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new family of AVR(R) 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN Automotive networking applications. The ATtiny167 is the first device and is optimized to LIN slave applications. It...
CEVA, Inc. Will Receive $2.5 Million From U-Blox AG
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. [(Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for mobile handsets, consumer electronics and storage applications, today announced that it will receive...
STMicroelectronics Introduces 250A Power MOSFET Combining Package and Process Advances for Higher Motor-Drive Efficiency
GENEVA, July 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Taking aim at reduced operating costs and lowering the environmental footprint in applications such as electric vehicles, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in power applications, has introduced a 250A surface-mount power MOSFET with...
Hifn Extends Security Processor Leadership Into Communication and Consumer Markets With New SentryXL Family of Security Processors
LOS GATOS, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced the SentryXL(TM) family of security processors, an addition to its Applied Services Processors (ASPs), delivering high-performance data...
STS Celebrates Order for 100th Pegasus DRIE Module
NEWPORT, Wales, July 15 PRNewswire — Surface Technology Systems plc (STS), a leader in plasma process technologies required in the manufacturing and packaging of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and advanced electronic devices, today announced that they have sold a "Pegasus...
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Raritan Expands Data Center Power Management Portfolio
SOMERSET, N.J., July 15 PRNewswire — Raritan today introduced a new brand of metered Power Distribution Units (PDUs) for managing power in data center racks. The new Raritan PM(TM) Series of Ethernet metered rack PDUs monitor the power load on the PDU in real time, and provide advanced...
Nikon's New WES-3000 Wafer Edge Inspection Tool Offers High-Throughput, In-Line Inspection With High-Resolution
MELVILLE, N.Y., July 15 PRNewswire — Nikon Instruments Inc. announced its new WES-3000 Wafer Edge Inspection Tool, designed to identify defects often experienced with immersion lithography as well as other IC manufacturing processes. The WES-3000 incorporates high-throughput...
TI battery charger achieves faster, cooler charging in mobile phones, portable electronics
DALLAS, July 15 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today a 3-MHz, switch-mode battery charge management integrated circuit (IC) for portable electronics that can be charged from an adaptor or a USB port. The tiny 2 mm x 2 mm switching charger, the...
WIN A FREE COLLEGE TOUR OF THE SCHOOL OF YOUR DREAMS, AND OTHER VALUABLE PRIZES FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND THE PRINCETON REVIEW
DALLAS and NEW YORK, July 15 PRNewswire — Think you know what it takes to get into the college of your dreams? From July 15 through September 30, students will have a chance to win an all-expenses-paid tour of the accredited U.S. college of their choice, thanks to the Dream College Tour...
China Ritar Power Corp. Experiences Major Growth in Alternative Energy Business
SHENZHEN, China, July 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Ritar Power Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CRTP) ("the Company" or "China Ritar"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of lead acid batteries, announced that sales of its lead-acid batteries to be used in solar and wind energy...
Harbin Electric Completes Acquisition of Hengda Electric Motor, a Leading Industrial Rotary Motor Business
HARBIN, China, July 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Harbin Electric, Inc., ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: HRBN), a market leader in customized linear motors, motor/controller automation systems, automobile specialty micro-motors, and other special motors, today...
Actel Achieves Rigorous ISO/TS16949 Automotive Quality Management System Certification
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Giving automotive manufacturers the confidence they need to embed field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in system-critical automotive applications, Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced it has received ISO/TS...
Ikanos Communications Announces Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
FREMONT, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Ikanos Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband solutions for the digital home, today announced that its second quarter 2008 financial results conference call and webcast is scheduled for Wednesday...
Sanmina-SCI Reaffirms Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sanmina-SCI Corporation ("the Company") (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company today announced third quarter fiscal 2008 revenue from continuing operations was approximately $1.9 billion...
Micrel Takes Low Power to New Heights With New Ultra-Low Voltage CML Product Family Featuring Unique Fail Safe I/O Protection and Internal Termination
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications, and Ethernet IC solutions, today added an Ultra-Low Voltage CML product family to its growing portfolio of high performance interface products. The...
Fortune Small Business (FSB) Ranks Pericom Semiconductor 30th on List of 100 Fastest Growing Small Public Companies in America
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: PSEM), a worldwide preferred supplier of PCI Express(R) connectivity, signal integrity and timing technology, today announced that is has landed on Fortune Small Business' List of the 100 Fastest...
Belden to Broadcast Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Conference Call
ST. LOUIS, July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Belden (NYSE: BDC) plans to release its results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, on Thursday, July 24, 2008. Management will discuss the results of the quarter during a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, which Belden will...
Update: Correction to July 10, 2008 MICREL SCHEDULES SECOND QUARTER 2008 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL RELEASE. Correction to live webcast link.
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in high performance analog and high-speed mixed signal solutions, will announce financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 after the market closes on Thursday, July 24...
Bookham Appoints Jerry Turin Chief Financial Officer
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Bookham, Inc., (Nasdaq: BKHM), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced the appointment of Jerry Turin as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2008. Mr. Turin replaces Steve Abely, who...
Antares and Aehr Test Systems Partner to Address High-Power Test During Burn-in Market
PHOENIX and FREMONT, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Antares and Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), two leading suppliers of semiconductor test equipment, announced today that they have agreed to work together to address the establishment of a strategic partnership to jointly...
Novellus Systems Extends Ashable Hard Mask Process Technology to the Vector Extreme Platform
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS) today announced the availability of an ashable hard mask (AHM) process configuration for the company's high-productivity VECTOR Extreme(TM) PECVD platform. The new VECTOR Extreme AHM system allows...
Novellus Sets New Productivity Standard for HDP CVD With Introduction of SPEED Max
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS) today announced the introduction of SPEED(R) Max(TM), the latest enhancement to its production-proven high-density plasma (HDP) CVD platform. Designed to address the needs of customers manufacturing...
Belden Announces Call for Redemption of All Outstanding 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2023
ST. LOUIS, July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Belden (NYSE: BDC) announced today that it has called for redemption and will redeem on July 31, 2008 (the "Redemption Date"), all of its $110 million aggregate outstanding principal amount 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2023 (the...
Aehr Test Systems Receives First Order for New Advanced Burn-in and Test System (ABTS) From Integrated Service Technology in Taiwan
FREMONT, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), a leading supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it has received the first order for the Company's new Advanced Burn-in and Test System (ABTS) from Integrated Service...
Novellus Systems Reports Second Quarter Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its second quarter ended June 28, 2008. Net sales for the second quarter were $257.7 million, down $57.0 million or 18.1 percent from first...
Exar Adds High Performance (15Mbps), Low Voltage & Power (1.62V) Octal UART Device Family
FREMONT, Calif., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) released two highly integrated, superior performing low voltage/power eight-channel UARTs — the XR16M598 (16-Byte FIFO) and XR16M698 (32-Byte FIFO). The XR16M598/M698 series, integrated with an...
EV Group Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against the 3M Company
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, July 14 PRNewswire — EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer-bonding and lithography equipment for the advanced semiconductor and packaging, MEMS, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and emerging nanotechnology markets, today announced that it has filed a patent...
Texas Instruments to webcast 2Q08 earnings conference call
DALLAS, July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) will webcast its second-quarter 2008 earnings conference call on Monday, July 21, at 4:30 p.m. Central time. Kevin March, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Ron Slaymaker, vice...
BOWE BELL + HOWELL and CMC Strengthen North American Market Presence
WHEELING, Ill., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — BOWE BELL + HOWELL, a leading provider of document processing and postal solutions, and CMC of Citta di Castello, Italy, a producer of mail inserting systems, today announced a collaborative agreement that will strengthen the presence of...
Anaren Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results
SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Anaren, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANEN) announced today that net sales for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2008 are expected to exceed the previously disclosed range of $30.0 to $33.0 million, but income for the quarter is expected to be below the...
TI unveils lowest power zero-drift instrumentation amplifier for portable, precision applications
DALLAS, July 14 PRNewswire — Providing an unmatched combination of precision, low power and low supply voltage, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the industry's lowest power zero-drift instrumentation amplifier. The device features the lowest quiescent...
Heptagon Micro-Optics Pte Ltd. Adopts EV Group's IQ Aligner for Patterning Microlenses for Next-Generation CMOS Image Sensors
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, July 14 PRNewswire — EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that Heptagon Micro-Optics Pte Ltd. in Singapore — a wholly-owned subsidiary of...
KEMET Announces New EVP and CFO
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) announced today that Mr. William Lowe, Jr., will be joining KEMET on Monday, July 14, 2008, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lowe will be replacing David Gable, who announced...
Japan-based Soudai Invests US$100 Million in the Changzhou Hi-Tech District to Build Solar PV Enterprise
CHANGZHOU, China, July 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire — The Changzhou National Hi-Tech District announced on July 13 that Japan-based Soudai is set to invest in the District with the aim of creating a new solar PV enterprise. The total investment made by Soudai in the Changzhou National...
Q2'08 Macronix Earnings Release
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSEC: 2337.TT), an independent designer, producer and provider of non-volatile memory and system logic solution, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss the second-quarter financial results on...
Challenges Facing U.S. RFID Companies in Global Marketplace to be Highlighted on Capitol Hill on Thursday
WASHINGTON, July 11 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The following media advisory is being released by IEEE-USA: WHAT: A congressional briefing, "Making Dollars and Sense: U.S. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Companies, the Global Market and the U.S. Government" WHERE: Hart Senate Office...
Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Elects Board of Directors at Annual Stockholder Meeting; Danfoss A/S Acquires Controlling Interest
CHICAGO, July 11 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The stockholders of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. (NYSE: SHS) elected ten members to its Board of Directors at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, which commenced on June 12 and concluded yesterday after an adjournment. The stockholders also approved...
NeoMagic(R) Corporation Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notice Related to Audit Committee and Independent Director Composition
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 11 PRNewswire-FirstCall — NeoMagic Corporation (Nasdaq: NMGC), a pioneer in developing and delivering low power solutions for multimedia-rich mobile phones and handheld devices, announced today, as anticipated, that the Company received a Nasdaq Staff...
Mattson Technology Announces Upcoming Investor Events
FREMONT, Calif., July 11 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced that the Company is scheduled to participate in the following investor conferences: SEMInvest...
KVH Receives New $2 Million Fiber Optic Gyro Order from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that it has received a new $2 million order for its precision DSP-3100 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for use in the Protector family of remote weapon...
reQall Launches the iPhone's First Memory Aid
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Trident Microsystems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Conference Call
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television markets will hold a conference call for interested parties of the financial community at...
Salesforce.com's Award-winning Salesforce CRM Applications and Force.com Platform Now Available For iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced its industry-leading Salesforce CRM applications and Force.com platform are available as...
Ukraine's ZTR Sales Reach Record US$760 Million for 1H 2008
ZAPORIZHIA, Ukraine, July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ZaporozhTransformator OJSC (ZTR), (Berlin: ZRTFq.BE; Frankfurt: ZRTFq.F; PFTS: ZATR), the largest manufacturer of electrical transformer equipment in the CIS, announced today that, as of July 1, its order book reached a record US$760...
MagnaChip to Present at the UBS Global Technology Forum
SEOUL, South Korea, July 10 PRNewswire — MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading Asia-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, today, announced that the Company will present at the UBS Global Technology...
Bonso Electronics Reports Sale of Office Suite in Hong Kong
TORTOLA, British Virgin Island, July 10 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Bonso Electronics International, Inc (Nasdaq: BNSO) a designer and manufacturer of sensor based and communications products, today announced the sale of its office suite in Hong Kong. The company reported that the...
Cooper Notification Announces Partnership with P & P Telecommunications
SARASOTA, Fla., July 10 PRNewswire — Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries, Ltd., (NYSE: CBE) announced today that P & P Telecommunications, Bowling Green, Kentucky, has signed on to be a channel partner. P & P Telecommunications will offer their customers the...
MEMC and Conergy Announce Amended Solar Wafer Supply Contract
ST. PETERS, Mo. and HAMBURG, Germany, July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) and Conergy (CGY.DE) today announced the amendment of their 10-year wafer supply contract. The sales volume of the contract has been adjusted to approximately $4 billion...
MIPSolutions, Inc. Engages Freedom Investors Corp as Its Investment Banker
SPOKANE, Wash., July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MIPSolutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MSOL), a Nevada corporation with offices in Spokane, WA, today announced that it has executed an Investment Banking Agreement with Freedom Investors Corporation, a FINRA member firm, headquartered...
Xilinx at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 PRNewswire — Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its industry-leading programmable logic solutions for enabling space applications, will be showcased at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), July 14-18, 2008 in...
Foundry Networks to Host Webcast on Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 10 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Foundry Networks(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, will host a Webcast to announce second quarter 2008 earnings results. When: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:00 PM...
Digital Power Corp. Appoints New Director to the Board
FREMONT, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Digital Power Corporation (Amex: DPW) (herein "Digital Power") today announced the appointment of a new Director to the Board. Digital Power has appointed Mr. Israel Levi as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Levi is a seasoned...
Sauer-Danfoss Inc. to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2008 Results
CHICAGO, July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sauer-Danfoss Inc. (NYSE: SHS) announced that it will be holding a conference call on July 31, 2008, at 10:00 AM Eastern time. The purpose of the call will be to discuss second quarter 2008 results. The Company will release second quarter results...
AnalogicTech Signs Global Distribution Agreement With Future Electronics
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech(TM)) (Nasdaq: AATI), a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronics devices, announced today it has expanded its global sales presence. A new worldwide...
Highly Integrated RGB LED Driver from STMicroelectronics Powers Eight Pixels from Single Chip, for Design and Cost Advantages
GENEVA, July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — By providing 24 constant-current outputs capable of driving RGB LEDs at up to 80mA, the STP24DP05 from a world leader in analog, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), performs the work of three conventional 8-output drivers within a compact TQFP48, 7 x...
SkyeTek Highlights New Applications for Embedded RFID to Create a Fully Networked Technology
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 9 PRNewswire — SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, continues to showcase how manufacturers can integrate embedded RFID technology seamlessly into their existing products to add a layer of intelligence and create a fully...
Power supply designers can tap into Texas Instruments' 30 years of power supply design innovation at 2008 North America power seminars
DALLAS, July 9 PRNewswire — Building on more than three decades of educating power supply designers with innovative design concepts, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced the North America schedule for its 2008 Power Supply Design Seminar series. TI's leading...
Buzz Aldrin to Debut 3D Film 'Fly Me to the Moon' at NVISION 08
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — NVIDIA today announced that NVISION(R) 08 attendees are in for a special experience: an exclusive screening of "Fly Me to the Moon," a brand-new digital 3D animated feature that will open in August in the U.S. In addition, NVIDIA is...
New Momentum Expands R&D, Sets the Pace for Advanced SaaS Technology
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire — New Momentum, leader in the trend toward SaaS-based Enterprise Risk Management software, expanded its R&D group in three areas: Data Collection; Risk Analysis and User alerts/dashboards. Stu Clifton, CEO, New Momentum, commented, "Our...
EMCORE Strengthens its Leadership Position With $29 Million New Purchase Orders for Concentrator Solar Cell Receivers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR) a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it entered into two definitive...
Pliant Technology Names Marty DiPietro Vice President of Operations
MILPITAS, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire — Pliant Technology, developer of a new class of high-performance solid state storage devices for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Marty DiPietro as vice president of operations. Bringing more than twenty-five years of experience in...
Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller Wins the Electron d'Or Award
ROUSSET, France, July 9 PRNewswire — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that its AT91CAP9S customizable microcontroller, that uses the ARM926EJ-S(TM) processor, has been awarded the prestigious Electron d'Or award by Electronique Magazine, in the category Processors and...
Kawasaki Microelectronics Adds Multiple MIPS Technologies Processor Cores to Its ASIC IP Portfolio
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today announced that...
Bytemobile Launches New Release of Mobile Internet Services, Bringing All Web Content to All Mobile Devices
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 9 PRNewswire — Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced a new release of its Web Fidelity(TM) Service and Media Fidelity(TM) Service for general availability. These services optimize the delivery...
DayStar Provides Mid-Year Update
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin-film semiconductor technology, today will provide a mid-year update on its progress in three major areas: mini-module development, the...
Mattson Technology, Inc. Revises Second Quarter Guidance
FREMONT, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today revised its previously announced second quarter 2008 guidance (quarter ended June 29, 2008). The...
California Micro Devices to Present June Quarter Financial Results
MILPITAS, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to present the financial results for its first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended on June 30, 2008...
Toshiba Introduces High Power, High Flux 90 Lumen White LED
IRVINE, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, today announced TL12W02-D, a new high power, high brightness white LED for commercial, residential and industrial lighting applications that can provide a typical flux of 90 lumens (lm) when...
EV Group Supplies 300-mm Equipment to STMicroelectronics for the Manufacture of Image Sensors Using TSV Technology
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, July 8 PRNewswire — EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer-bonding and lithography equipment for the advanced semiconductor and packaging, MEMS, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and emerging nanotechnology markets, today announced it has received a major...
Saft Receives New Lithium Battery Order From the Australian Army
SYDNEY, Australia, July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Saft has received an AUD $3.5 million (approx. EUR2.1 million) order from the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation for BA-F300 lithium-sulfur dioxide batteries, with deliveries scheduled to begin later this year. The BA-F300 battery...
Hermes European Embedded Die Consortia Selects FlipChip International's EDC (TM) (Embeddable Die Customization (TM)) Technology
PHOENIX, July 8 PRNewswire — Hermes, the European consortia for the development and industrialization of embedded die technology has announced FlipChip International, LLC as an associate partner. Following the successful launch of FlipChip International's EDC (TM) (Embeddable Die...
ON Semiconductor Picks McClenahan Bruer Communications as its PR Agency-of-Record
PORTLAND, Ore., July 8 PRNewswire — Demonstrating the ongoing value of the integrated-marketing agency model, McClenahan Bruer Communications (McBru), North America's leading full-service agency for deep-technology companies, announced today that Phoenix-based global advertising...
Cemtrex Signs a Memorandum of Understanding for Projects in Saudi Arabia
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Cemtrex Inc. (OTC: CTEI) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with RAE Company for Environmental Service division of Development Works Co., located in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for cooperatively...
Euphonic Technologies Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success With DesignWare IP for PCI Express
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Euphonic Technologies has achieved first-pass silicon success for its high-performance EGC601 Embedded...
Atmel Appoints Stephen Cumming as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the appointment of Stephen Cumming as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Cumming was the Vice President of Business Finance for Fairchild...
CCID Consulting Analyzes China's Consumer IC Market Development Trends
BEIJING, July 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire — CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), recently released its article on China's consumer IC market...
Celerity and Fujikin Form Strategic Alliance
MILPITAS, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire — Celerity, Inc., a technology leader in precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions for the global semiconductor and electronics industries, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Fujikin, Inc., a Japan based...
CEVA Extends Worldwide Leadership in DSP Licensing
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that it has been ranked by Gartner, Inc. as the worldwide leader in licensable DSP...
CEVA, Inc. Added to Russell 2000 Index
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. ((Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)), a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for mobile handsets, consumer electronics and storage applications, today announced it was added to the...
TechInsights to Offer Comprehensive Analytics of Apple's 3G iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — TechInsights, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision, will analyze the Apple 3G iPhone, to be released on July 11. TechInsights' divisions, TechOnline, Portelligent, EE...
ViewSonic Elevates the Computing Experience With New Standard for Color Quality
WALNUT, Calif., July 8 PRNewswire — Professionals and consumers today demand the highest quality color images on the desktop, in a conference room and in their living room. Based on its 20 years of color expertise, ViewSonic(R) Corp. has introduced its Professional Color...
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX; TAIEX: 2311, "ASE" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for June and 2nd quarter of 2008. Consolidated net revenues (unaudited) Jun May Jun...
AU Optronics Corp. June 2008 Consolidated Revenue Totaled NT$36.7 Billion
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its June 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$36,724 million and NT$36,388 million respectively. It...
UMC Reports Sales for June 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of June 2008. Revenues for June 2008 Period 2008 2007 Y/Y Change Y/Y (%) M/M (%) June 8,104,590 8,745,231 -640,641...
SST Announces Termination of SEC Investigation Regarding Historical Stock Option Grant Practices and Compliance With NASDAQ Listing Requirements
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.) (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory technology, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally notified SST that the SEC investigation related to SST's historical...
Sanmina-SCI Completes Transition of Personal Computing Business to Foxteq Holdings Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sanmina-SCI Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, announced today that it has completed and closed the transition of its personal computing BTO/CTO operations and...
LSI Corporation to Host Webcast on Second Quarter 2008 Results
MILPITAS, Calif., July 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced it will host a webcast on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, ended June 29, 2008. The company invites investors and others to listen to the...
MindMapper 2008 USB Edition Released
LEWISVILLE, Texas, July 7 PRNewswire — SimTech Systems, a leading developer of MindMapper series of creativity and personal productivity software, released MindMapper 2008 USB Edition. MindMapper 2008 is a series of powerful, visualization software used by Fortune 500 companies and over...
TI boosts portable audio performance with industry's first stereo Class-D amplifier featuring dynamic range compression and speaker protection
DALLAS, July 7 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a highly advanced, filter-free, stereo Class-D amplifier that provides a 1.7-W per channel output drive capability across an 8-Ohm load and improves overall volume versus traditional Class-D...
China BAK Announces Date for 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
SHENZHEN, China, July 7 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China BAK Battery, Inc. ("China BAK", or "BAK") (Nasdaq: CBAK), one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the world, as measured by production output, announced today that the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of...
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