Semiconductors Newswire
MathStar, Inc. Announces Shareholder Update Meeting
HILLSBORO, Ore., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MathStar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MATH) announced today that it has scheduled a shareholder update meeting for June 26th, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. Central time at the Marriott Southwest Hotel, 5801 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, MN to report on the status of...
Anaren Releases Application Note/Layout Package for Nordic Semiconductor Ultra-Low Power, 2.4GHz Transceiver Aimed at Wireless Sports-Device Segment
SYRACUSE, N.Y., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Anaren, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANEN) announced today that it has released an application note and layout package for Nordic Semiconductor's nRF24L01(TM) and nRF24L01+(TM) Proprietary Ultra Low Power Radio transceiver devices, which among other...
NVIDIA Places Multiple System Order for Advantest's T2000 System-on-Chip Test System
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), the world's leading supplier of semiconductor test equipment, announces that NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, has placed a...
CEZZER(R) Multimedia Technologies leverages Texas Instruments' DaVinci technology to provide HD Video-on-Demand services
PARIS, June 18 PRNewswire — CEZZER(R) Multimedia Technologies is pleased to announce its high-definition (HD) video-on-demand (VoD) terminal, the CEZZER videoclub, which can provide VoD to Internet subscribers who have an unlimited Internet connection. To help achieve this...
NICE Systems selects Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) technology for its next-generation IP video analytics surveillance system
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 18 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), today announced that NICE Systems has selected TI's TMS320DM6467 digital media processor based on DaVinci(TM) technology for its next-generation NiceVision Net edge devices as part of its complete...
Akrion Books Multiple Batch-Immersion Systems
ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 18 PRNewswire — Akrion, Inc. ("Akrion"), a supplier of batch-immersion semiconductor surface preparation equipment, today announced the receipt of several orders for automated wet process equipment. The orders, all received this month, totaled over $6 million and...
Anaren Announces That Its Application Note/Layout Packages for Texas Instrument's CC2420 and CC2430 Has Been Extended to the CC2500 Model
SYRACUSE, N.Y., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Anaren, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANEN) announced today that it has completed the application note/layout package for Texas Instrument's (TI) CC2500 series of ultra-low-power, small footprint, low-system cost transceivers. (The company previously...
Synopsys' TCAD Sentaurus Enables Development of Kodak's New Image Sensor Products
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Kodak, a world leader in image sensor technology, has adopted Synopsys' TCAD Sentaurus(TM) simulation...
Synopsys Discovery AMS Enables Analog Bits to Achieve 45nm SERDES Verification
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Analog Bits, Inc. has deployed Synopsys' Discovery(TM) AMS, HSPICE(R) and HSIM(TM) simulators and...
Synopsys' DesignWare Verification IP Enhanced to Support New SATA 6Gbps Specification
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that its leading DesignWare(R) SATA Verification IP now supports SATA 6Gbps transfer rates as defined in the...
Gradiente and NeoMagic(R) Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement to Bring to Market a Mobile TV Enabled Smart Phone
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Gradiente Eletronica S.A., a leading Brazilian consumer electronics manufacturer, and NeoMagic Corporation (Nasdaq: NMGC), a pioneer in developing mobile multimedia solutions, today announced that they have signed a...
Vectron International Launches Spread-Spectrum Oscillator for EMI Reduction Applications at 2008 IEEE MTT-S IMS
HUDSON, N.H., June 18 PRNewswire — Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, today announced the new spread-spectrum VSS4 oscillator designed to help customers meet stringent FCC restrictions on...
Vimicro Announces the Filing of Form 20-F With the SEC
BEIJING, June 18 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 has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the...
Waytronx Appoints Business Veteran Colt Melby as Chairman of its Board of Directors
TUALATIN, Ore., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Waytronx, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WYNX), the leading provider of openly licensable advanced systems cooling solutions, today announced the appointment of Colt Melby to its board of directors. Mr. Melby will serve as Waytronx's chairman...
Hifn Vice President John Matze to Address West Michigan Network Technology Users Group on iSCSI Technology
LOS GATOS, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced that John Matze, Vice President of Business Development, will address the West Michigan Network Technology Users Group at the...
RFMD(R) Unveils 400W GaN High Power Amplifier Technology Demonstrator for Pulsed S-band Radar Applications
ATLANTA, June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today unveiled a 400W high power amplifier (HPA) that demonstrates the exceptional performance characteristics of...
MetaSwitch and Texas Instruments collaborate on enhanced voice quality monitoring
LAS VEGAS and DALLAS, June 18 PRNewswire — Addressing one of the key subscriber issues affecting VoIP adoption today, MetaSwitch has selected standards-based voice quality analysis technology from Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) (TI) for its media gateway products. This analysis...
ARM7-Based MCU With FPGA Interface to Multi-Layer AHB
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the AT91CAP7E, the industry's first ARM7(TM)-based MCU with a direct FPGA interface. The AT91CAP7E is a standard microcontroller with an FPGA interface that makes the FPGA look and work like it is...
World's Fastest and First Petaflop Supercomputer Uses EMCORE Connects Cables
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced that its optical fiber...
Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD Names Meir Mimon Vice President of Sales and Marketing
MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel, June 17 PRNewswire — Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD, the leading provider of semiconductor metrology solutions, has tapped Meir Mimon as Worldwide VP of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Mimon will lead Jordan Valley's aggressive growth strategy, with a focus on...
ASAT Holdings Limited to Continue Trading on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board Under the Symbol ASTTY.OB
HONG KONG and MILPITAS, Calif., June 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ASAT Holdings Limited (OTC Bulletin Board: ASTTY.OB) (the "Company" or "ASAT"), a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services, today announced that its American Depositary Shares ("ADS...
KEMET Adds Large Case Sizes to Its HiCV C0G MLCC Line
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) announced today that it has expanded its HiCV C0G MLCC surface-mount product portfolio to offer industry-leading capacitance values in large case 1812 and 2220 sizes. Capacitance offerings have been extended...
SuperBlade(TM) Wins Best-of-Class Green IT Award
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its latest SuperBlade(TM) solutions won the Best Green Data Center Solution award at BladeSystems Insight...
8x8, Inc. Adds Call Queuing Functionality to Packet8 Virtual Office Small Business Phone Service
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), provider of Packet8 (www.packet8.net) business, mobile and residential broadband communications services, today announced the addition of "call queuing" functionality to the Packet8 Virtual Office small...
Atheros Enhances New Netflix Player by Roku With Wi-Fi Connectivity
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced semiconductor system solutions for wireless and wired communications, today announced that its Wi-Fi technology delivers the convenience of wireless...
NeoMagic(R) Corporation Reports Fiscal Q1 2009 Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — NeoMagic Corporation (Nasdaq: NMGC) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, ended April 27, 2008. Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was $592 thousand, compared to total revenue of...
Synopsys Announces Immediate Support for Altera Stratix IV FPGAs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that the FPGA synthesis solutions from its Synplicity(R) Business Group, Synplify Pro(R) and Synplify...
Tower Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), an independent specialty foundry, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Highlights - Recorded positive cash flow from operations for the...
Actions Semiconductor Announced As The Exclusive MPR Chip Provider
ZHUHAI, China, May 19 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) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer...
Advanced Energy to Webcast Presentation at the JPMorgan Annual Technology Conference
FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming JPMorgan 36th Annual Technology Conference. Lawrence D. Firestone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will...
Marvell Pledges Aid to Victims of Sichuan Earthquake and Cyclone Nargis
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced it will match employee donations with a company contribution of up to $1 million for victims of the disastrous Sichuan earthquake and the cyclone in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The Company...
Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology and Toshiba Corporation to Present Technical Papers at SID 2008
LOS ANGELES, May 19 PRNewswire — Visit TAEC in Booth #135 — Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. (TMD)** and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, TMD's sales and marketing representative in the Americas, today announced that TMD and Toshiba Corporation...
Cascade Microtech Announces Strategic Initiative to Maximize Lab and Fab Investments via Fully Integrated Measurement Systems
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — In response to the ever-increasing cost associated with developing new process nodes, today Cascade Microtech announced a new initiative to develop integrated measurement systems for on-wafer semiconductor device characterization and...
Cascade Microtech Offers Industry's First Fully Integrated Flicker Noise Measurement System
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — With the cost of developing each new semiconductor manufacturing process node escalating dramatically and time to market pressures increasing, there is no longer room for error in measuring critical parameters such as flicker noise...
KUKA Roboter GmbH and KUKA Robotics Corporation Showcase Technology at SID Exhibition
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 19 PRNewswire — KUKA Roboter GmbH and KUKA Robotics Corporation will be exhibiting at the Society for Information Display Exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall in Booth #101-8 from May 20 to 22. KUKA Roboter GmbH and KUKA Robotics...
Fayetteville 'Real World Math' Student Video Contest Winners Announced
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., May 19 PRNewswire — The judges' votes are in, and the winning videos from the first-ever Real World Math video contest, presented by Texas Instruments (TI) and TeacherTube, are "Football and Geometry" from Ms. Dona Brady's class in the high school category and...
Cellnet+Hunt Successfully Certifies ZigBee Smart Energy Metering Interface
ATLANTA, May 19 PRNewswire — Cellnet+Hunt, a Promoter member of the ZigBee(R) Alliance, recently demonstrated interoperability of its FOCUS AX ZigBee smart metering interface and is among the first companies to earn ZigBee Certified Product status for products based on the ZigBee...
Bookham to Present at Cowen and Company 20/20 Technology-Media-Telecom Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Bookham, Inc., (Nasdaq: BKHM), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced that Alain Couder, Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Abely, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company...
Presstek Signs Partnership with Highly Respected German Dealer, Heinrich Baumann
HUDSON, N.H., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, has announced the appointment of Heinrich Baumann Grafisches Centrum GmbH & Co. KG as its new German dealer. Based in...
Tektronix Creates World's First Test Cookbook for New UWB WiMedia 1.2 Specification
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 19 PRNewswire — Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced it had created the world's first Methods of Implementation (MOI) for the new Ultra-Wideband (UWB) WiMedia PHY Test Specification Version...
TI efficiently powers 2.5-inch portable displays with new organic LED driver
DALLAS, May 19 PRNewswire — Driving advancements to power new display technologies, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today an organic light emitting diode (OLED) power driver designed to enhance image quality for small form factor displays up to 2.5 inches. The...
Synopsys Selected as Primary EDA Supplier By Matsushita
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., the electronics company behind the globally recognized...
Hifn Adds Top Texas Reseller Dallas Digital Services
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced that Dallas Digital Services (DDS), a recognized Value-Added Storage Reseller and service provider of enterprise-level, mission-critical...
Atheros Enables Industry-Leading Wi-Fi in Next-Generation Cable Modem Gateways Based on TI Puma 5 Product Family
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — THE CABLE SHOW 2008 — Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced semiconductor system solutions for wireless and wired communications, announced that its high-performance XSPAN(R) 802.11n single and...
Pixelplus to Announce FY2007 Q4 and FY2008 Q1 Results on June 16, 2008
SEOUL, South Korea, May 19 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, will announce its results for the fourth quarter of 2007...
Texas Instruments extends Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0(R) chipsets with next-generation set-top-box and video gateway front end solution
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — The 2008 Cable Show — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced a new DOCSIS 3.0(R) (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) product that supports cable set-top-boxes (STB) with both MPEG-TS (transport stream) and...
ChipMOS REPORTS APRIL 2008 REVENUES
HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 19 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenues for the month of April 2008. Revenues for the month of April 2008 was NT$1,656.6 million or US$54.4...
Waytronx Acquires Privately Held Electronics Components Provider CUI, Inc. for $37.5 Million
TUALATIN, Ore., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Waytronx, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WYNX), the leading provider of openly licensable advanced systems cooling solutions, today announced it has acquired CUI, Inc., a Tualatin, Ore.-based provider of electronic components including power...
SunPower Announces Third Solar-Cell Fab
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced plans to build its next solar cell fabrication plant in Malaysia. When fully...
Silicon Image Appoints New Vice President of Engineering
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG), a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced that Rashid Osmani, 55, has joined the company as vice president of worldwide...
Atmel's High-temperature Driver ICs in BCD-on-SOI Technology Open the Door to 150 Degrees Celsius Applications
SHANGHAI, China, May 19 PRNewswire — China International Automotive Electronics Show, Shanghai — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of the new high-temperature hex half-bridge driver ICs ATA6837 and ATA6839. The ATA6837 and ATA6839 are...
Novellus Launches New Suite of Dry Strip and Clean Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems today announced two new industry-leading dry strip and clean systems, each targeting different photoresist removal requirements at fabs and foundries worldwide. The G400(TM) and GxT(TM) are built upon Novellus...
National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's First Emulated Current-Mode-Controlled Buck-Boost DC-DC Regulator Controller with Ultra-wide Operating Voltage Range
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) today introduced the industry's first emulated current-mode-controlled buck-boost DC-DC regulator controller with a best-in- class operating voltage range of 3V to 75V for automotive...
National Semiconductor Helps Customers Solve System-Energy Challenges
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Reinforcing its leadership in power management and energy-efficient products, National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) today launched an initiative to help customers create more energy-efficient systems that use less power, generate...
Molecular Imprints Completes $12.9 Million Financing
AUSTIN, Texas, May 19 PRNewswire — Molecular Imprints, Inc., the market and technology leader for volume-production nanopatterning systems and solutions, today announced the successful completion of $12.9 million in financing. Investors in this round include Draper Fisher Jurvetson...
ASOCS Unveils World's First Wireless MultiComm Processor
ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, May 19 PRNewswire — ASOCS, the leading developer of wireless Multi-Communication processors and system solutions for handheld devices announced today the launch of the MP100, the world's first wireless MultiComms processor capable of running up to three wireless...
KEMET Named One of HP's Top Suppliers
GREENVILLE, S.C., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today announced that the company has been named one of HP's top suppliers. The suppliers on the list released by HP in April represent more than 95 percent of the company's procurement expenditures for...
Actions Semiconductor Announces Change to Presentation Time at the Wedbush Morgan 6th Annual MAC: Management Access Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies
ZHUHAI, China, May 16 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) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer...
Actions Semiconductor Announces Change to Presentation Time at the Wedbush Morgan 6th Annual MAC: Management Access Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies
ZHUHAI, China, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable...
Flextronics Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer
SINGAPORE, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Flextronics (Nasdaq: FLEX) today announced that Thomas J. Smach is resigning as chief financial officer to pursue other interests outside the Company effective June 30, 2008. Paul Read, who most recently served as executive vice president of...
Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Synplicity, Inc.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Synplicity(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNP), a leading supplier of innovative...
ExaDigm Announces Ramp-Up in Production of Point-Of-Sale Terminals Based on a NeoMagic(R) Processor
SANTA ANA and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ExaDigm, Inc., the leading innovator of wired and wireless point-of-sale (POS) terminal solutions, today announced that, as a result of the recent Class A certifications of its products, it is ramping up production of...
Pro-Dex, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results
IRVINE, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — PRO-DEX, INC. (Nasdaq: PDEX) today announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter and nine-month period for fiscal 2008, the periods ending March 31, 2008. Consolidated net sales for the third quarter increased 29% to $7.6...
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
SHANGHAI, China, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD; the ''Company''), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, today announced its first quarter 2008 financial results. Under accounting principles generally accepted in...
Novellus Announces Availability and Timing of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast for Second Quarter 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its mid-quarter update for the second quarter 2008 in a conference call to be held Thursday, May 29, 2008, beginning at 1:30 p.m. PDT. The call will be available...
Cyberlux to Attend Secure Border Initiative Supplier Briefing Hosted by Boeing's Intelligence & Security Systems Division
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Cyberlux Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has received an invitation from the Boeing Intelligence & Security Systems Division to...
Voltaix Receives Recognition Award for Safety From The New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee
NORTH BRANCH, N.J., May 15 PRNewswire — Voltaix(R), LLC, a leading manufacturer of specialty materials for the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries, announced today that they have received the New Jersey Governor's Occupational Safety & Health Award for achievement in the...
Ultra-Miniature Transil(TM) Family from STMicroelectronics Delivers 400W Suppression Capability
GENEVA, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in protection devices, has introduced the SMM4F family of unidirectional Transil(TM) voltage surge-suppression diodes, which improves performance in three key areas by delivering high protection...
Irvine Sensors Releases First Half Fiscal 2008 Results
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Irvine Sensors Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN) today reported operating results for its second quarter and first half of fiscal 2008, the 13 and 26 weeks ended March 30, 2008. Total revenues were up in both the 13-week and 26-week periods...
Next Inning Technology Updates Outlooks for SanDisk, Anadigics, RF Micro Devices, and SiRF Technology
PRINCETON, N.J., May 15 PRNewswire — Next Inning Technology Research . In January, just before tech stocks bottomed, McWilliams advised readers as to why Wall Street was wrong about technology and encouraged them to accumulate shares of specific stocks; some have since nearly...
MagnaChip Enters Distribution Agreements with Asian Distributors
SEOUL, South Korea, May 15 PRNewswire — MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, today, announced it has entered into distribution agreements for its power management products with three...
American Metal & Technology, Inc. to Present at The All-Cap All-China Conference
HEBEI, China, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — American Metal & Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMGY) ("American Metal," the "Company"), a leading manufacturer in the People's Republic of China engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of high-precision metal casting and...
NeoMagic(R) Corporation Announces Fiscal Q1 2009 Conference Call
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — NeoMagic Corporation (Nasdaq: NMGC), today announced that it will hold its conference call to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2009 results on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (5:30 a.m. Pacific Time). This call is...
Synopsys Adds 30 New Titles to DesignWare System-Level Library
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of 30 new titles in the DesignWare(R) System-Level Library. The new members of the...
CVD Equipment Corporation Announces Record First Quarter Revenues
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq: CVV) today announced record first quarter revenues and its fourteenth consecutive profitable quarter. Revenue for the first quarter ending March 31, 2008 was approximately $4,043,000, compared to...
Cimetrix Announces First Quarter Financial Results
SALT LAKE CITY, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Cimetrix, Incorporated (OTC Bulletin Board: CMXX), a leading provider of factory automation software and solutions for the global semiconductor and electronics industries, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March...
Herbert Winsted Leads Semifore Worldwide Sales and Support
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire — Semifore . For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com. SOURCE Semifore Inc.
Pixelplus Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5)
SEOUL, South Korea, May 15 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 bid price...
ChipMOS RECEIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO DECREASE THE REGISTERED CAPITAL OF ChipMOS SHANGHAI
HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 15 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 a written notice of...
Dr. Henry Samueli and David A. Dull Take Leaves of Absence as Executive Officers of Broadcom
IRVINE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced today that Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Henry Samueli, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel, David A. Dull, have each taken leaves of absence as executive...
MIPS Technologies to Present at Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, networking, personal entertainment, communications and business applications, today...
Monolithic Power Systems Executives to Speak at Three Investor Conferences in Late May
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall —Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced that company executives will present at three investor conferences at the end of...
LogicVision to Present at The Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LogicVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGVN), a leading provider of test and yield learning solutions, will present at The Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco, California. Mr. James T. Healy, LogicVision's president and...
ChipMOS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2008 RESULTS
HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (''ChipMOS'' or the ''Company'') (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. All U.S. dollar figures in this release are...
Actions Semiconductor Announces Annual General Meeting Results
ZHUHAI, China, May 14 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) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer...
TI CEO Rich Templeton to deliver keynote at JPMorgan investor conference
DALLAS, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton will deliver keynote remarks at the JPMorgan 36th Annual Technology Conference in Boston on Tuesday, May 20, at 8 a.m. Eastern time. Templeton will field...
Actions Semiconductor Announces Annual General Meeting Results
ZHUHAI, China, May 14 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) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer...
EV Group to Expand Presence in Korea With Opening of Subsidiary to Bolster Growing R&D and High-Volume Manufacturing Efforts
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, May 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 will open a new...
STMicroelectronics' Shareholders Approve All Resolutions at Annual General Meeting
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that all of the proposed resolutions were approved at the Company's Annual General Meeting, which was held in Amsterdam today. The main resolutions were: — Approval of the...
Liberty Technical Advisory Board Expands Under the Auspices of IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that the Liberty(TM) Technical Advisory Board (TAB) is expanding under the auspices of the IEEE Industry...
Synopsys and TSMC Collaborate on Advanced HSPICE Modeling Technology for 40-nm Processes
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing today announced the release of the TSMC Modeling Interface (TMI) methodology, which has been developed from Synopsys...
OmniVision to Host Teleconference on Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), the world's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 earnings after the market close on Thursday, May 29, 2008. Shaw Hong, OmniVision's CEO and...
Atheros to Present at JPMorgan Technology Conference May 20
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless and wired network communications solutions, today announced that Craig Barratt, president and CEO, and Jack Lazar, chief financial officer and vice...
RFMD(R) Releases 2.4 GHz to 5.8 GHz Frequency Transverter
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today introduced the ML5825 frequency transverter. The ML5825 is designed to upconvert transmitted 2.4 GHz...
Nusym Debuts With Focus on Intelligent Verification
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire — Nusym Technology, Inc. formally introduced itself today as a verification solutions provider targeting one of the most critical problems in electronic design: developing confidence in the design in a fraction of the time and resources of current...
Marvell to Provide a Vision for the Future of TV and Video at Upcoming Conferences
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced today that Dr. Nikhil Balram, vice president and general manager of Marvell's Digital Entertainment Business Unit, will be educating attendees at IDTV 2008, May 14 in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the Society...
Vitesse Selects Enterprise Yield-Management Solution From Mfg Vision Ltd.
LIMERICK, Ireland, May 13 PRNewswire — Mfg Vision Ltd., a provider of innovative yield-management and data-analysis solutions to the global semiconductor industry, today announced that its enterprise yield-management (EYM) system, FloorVision, was selected by Vitesse Semiconductor...
Trident Microsystems, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television markets, today announced that Sylvia D. Summers, Chief Executive Officer and President, and...
STMicroelectronics Advances IGBT Switching Performance for Higher Efficiency and Reduced Size in Energy-Saving Ballasts and Converters
GENEVA, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in power semiconductors, has introduced IGBTs that use innovative and efficient lifetime-control techniques to reduce energy loss during turn off. New devices, including the STGxL6NC60D 600V...
Merrimac Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Merrimac Industries, Inc. (Amex: MRM), a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules (MMFM(R)), today announced results for the first quarter 2008. Previously...
Raytheon-Led Team Demonstrates Innovative Technique Growing Semiconductor Compounds on Silicon
TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 13, 2008 PRNewswire — A Raytheon Company-led team (NYSE: RTN) has accomplished a key step demonstrating that affordable, high-performance circuits for military applications can be produced by growing semiconductor compounds directly on silicon. Demonstrating this...
California Micro Devices Presents Display Electronics Solutions at SID's Display Week 2008
LOS ANGELES, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will be showcasing its MDDI and MIPI client solutions for high speed serial interface display interfaces in mobile handsets at SID's Display Week 2008 in Los Angeles from May 20 through 22. The Company...
Next Inning Technology Updates Outlooks for Hewlett-Packard, Amtech Systems, Applied Materials, and Alvarion
PRINCETON, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire — Next Inning Technology Research . This has been a very profitable earnings season for Next Inning readers. Editor Paul McWilliams suggested that his readers consider buying Flextronics, Microchip and NetLogic ahead of their earnings reports...
HiSilicon Selects Synopsys as IP Vendor Of Choice for SoC Designs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that HiSilicon Technologies, an IC design company for communication networks and digital media, has chosen...
Texas Instruments acquires Commergy Technologies for energy-saving power supply innovation
DALLAS, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it has acquired Ireland-based Commergy Technologies, Ltd., a power supply reference design provider that specializes in energy efficient and compact architectures. The...
Synopsys HSIM-XA Adopted by STMicroelectronics for Its Advanced Smart Power Technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the successful outcome of an extensive collaboration with Synopsys HSIM-XA and STMicroelectronics, a global...
TI's newest VoIP gateway solutions offer manufacturers increased performance, scalability and support for video capabilities over enterprise networks
DALLAS, May 13 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the newest members of its Voice over IP (VoIP) gateway silicon and software solutions that will enable equipment manufacturers to achieve higher channel densities with improved voice quality...
Metalink Schedules First Quarter 2008 Conference Call
YAKUM, Israel, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Metalink Ltd. (NASDAQ: MTLK) today announced that its first quarter 2008 results conference will be broadcast "live" in listen-only mode via its website on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 9:00 AM (EDT). Metalink's first quarter 2008 results will...
KEMET Reports Preliminary Results of Fiscal Year 2008 and 4th Quarter
GREENVILLE, S.C., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today reported preliminary results for fiscal year 2008 and the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, were $241.2 million, which is a 53.5% increase over the...
Qualcomm and AsiaTelco Enter into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit and Modem Card License Agreement
SAN DIEGO, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and AsiaTelco Technologies Holding Company Limited (AsiaTelco), a leading supplier of CDMA terminal products, today...
Mindspeed(R) Selects CEVA-X1641 DSP and CEVA-XS1200A Subsystem for High Performance Next Generation Network Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. [(Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor...
American Metal & Technology, Inc. Reports First Quarter Financial Results
HEBEI, China, May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — American Metal & Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMGY) ("American Metal," the "Company"), a leading manufacturer in the People's Republic of China engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of high-precision metal casting and...
Texas Instruments powered Cable Modems achieve DOCSIS(R) 3.0 certification from CableLabs(R)
DALLAS, May 9 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments (TI) congratulates its customers and the cable industry as a whole for achieving certification in CableLabs' Certification Wave 58. TI's innovative PUMA 5 technology provides OEMs with cost-effective solutions to deliver next-generation...
AnalogicTech to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell on May 16, 2008
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. ("AnalogicTech" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AATI), a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, today announced that members of its management team will ring...
Presstek Announces First Quarter 2008 Net Profit
HUDSON, N.H., May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) today reported a net income from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2008 of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, versus a net loss from continuing operations of ($0.9) million, or ($.03) per share, in the...
ASE Inc. and ASE Test Announce Anticipated Effective Date of Proposed 'Going Private' Acquisition of ASE Test by ASE Inc.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 9 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, ''ASE Inc.'') and its majority-owned subsidiary ASE Test Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF, TAIEX: 9101, "ASE Test'') today announced May 30, 2008 as the anticipated effective date...
White Electronic Designs Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
PHOENIX, May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — White Electronic Designs Corporation (Nasdaq: WEDC) reported financial results for the second quarter, and the first six-months of fiscal year 2008, ended March 29, 2008. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $20.9 million compared to...
Actions Semiconductor to Present at the Wedbush Morgan 6th Annual MAC: Management Access Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies
ZHUHAI, China, May 8 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) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable...
Actions Semiconductor to Present at the Wedbush Morgan 6th Annual MAC: Management Access Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies
ZHUHAI, China, May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable...
MathStar Announces Financial Results for Q1 2008
HILLSBORO, Ore., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — MathStar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MATH), a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high- performance programmable logic, today announced results for its first quarter of 2008, ended March 31, 2008. Revenue in the first quarter was $226,000...
TI Vice President Ron Slaymaker to speak at Baird investor conference
DALLAS, May 8 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Vice President Ron Slaymaker will speak at Baird's 2008 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, May 14, at 2:30 p.m. Central time. Slaymaker will discuss TI's business outlook and its strategy to address...
KEMET Receives Northrop Grumman's Gold Supplier Award
GREENVILLE, S.C., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) is proud to announce that it has been awarded Northrop Grumman's Gold Supplier Award. This coveted award recognizes KEMET for demonstrated excellence in product quality, on-time delivery, competitive...
Irvine Sensors Subsidiary Gets $6.7 Million in New Orders
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Irvine Sensors Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN) today announced that Optex Systems, Inc,. its wholly-owned subsidiary, has recently received approximately $6.7 million of new orders from existing customers. The orders are for additional...
Irvine Sensors Sets 2nd Quarter Conference Call
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Irvine Sensors Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN) today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss results of its second quarter and first half of fiscal 2008, the 13 and 26 weeks ended March 30, 2008, on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at...
Winland Electronics, Inc. Announces Approval of All Proposals at Annual Shareholders' Meeting and the Election of Thomas J. Goodmanson as Chairman
MANKATO, Minn., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Winland Electronics, Inc. (Amex: WEX), a leading designer and manufacturer of custom electronic control products and systems, announced today the voting results for proposals considered at its annual shareholders' meeting held on May 6, 2008...
Sunovia and EPIR Announce Unprecedented Breakthrough in the Manufacturing of Single Crystalline Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) on Silicon
SARASOTA, Fla., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) and EPIR Technologies, Inc. (EPIR) are pleased to announce an unprecedented breakthrough in the manufacturing of Single Crystalline Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) grown by molecular...
Next Inning Technology Updates Outlooks for Apple, Towerstream, Harmonic, and Intel
PRINCETON, N.J., May 8 PRNewswire — Next Inning Technology Research . Even though that still looks aggressive today, I think I'll stick with it, but with one clarification..." McWilliams also looks at these topics: — Does McWilliams think it's time to hedge long positions in...
NextIO Standardizes on VMM Methodology and Synopsys VCS for Next-Generation I/O Virtualization Chip
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that NextIO, a leader in I/O virtualization, has standardized on the VMM methodology, as defined in the...
National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's First Quad Multipoint-LVDS Transceiver
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) today introduced the industry's first quad multipoint-low-voltage differential signaling (M-LVDS) transceiver designed for backplane clock distribution in Advanced Telecom and Computing...
Mattson Technology Sets New Standard With Alpine(TM) New Photoresist Strip Product for BEOL and FEOL Applications at Sub 65 Nanometer Nodes
FREMONT, Calif., May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor process equipment used to manufacture Integrated Circuits (or ICs), today announced the release of the Alpine(TM) system, the Company's newest innovation...
STMicroelectronics Cuts Power and Response Time with New Touch Screen Controller IC
GENEVA, May 8 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The new STMPE811 from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in analog semiconductors, is a four-wire resistive touch screen controller featuring autonomous functionality to minimize demands on the host processor. For embedded designers, this...
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX; TAIEX: 2311) (''ASE'' or the ''Company''), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for April 2008. Consolidated Net Revenues (unaudited) Apr Mar Apr Sequential YoY (NT...
UMC Reports Sales for April 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 8 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303) (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of April 2008. Revenues for April 2008 Period 2008 2007 Y/Y Change Y/Y (%) M/M (%) April 8,521,260 8,131,493 389,767...
EMCORE Corporation Announces Preliminary Unaudited Results for its Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2008
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced preliminary unaudited financial...
Gary Meyers Joins Board of Directors of Exar Corporation
FREMONT, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), today announced the appointment of Gary Meyers to its board of directors. Mr. Meyers is currently president, chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Synplicity Incorporated. He also...
California Micro Devices to Present at the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
MILPITAS, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced that Kevin Berry, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, California. Mr. Berry is...
Sameer Gandhi to Join Accel Partners
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire — Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, today announced the addition of Sameer Gandhi as a partner in their Palo Alto office. Sameer, who was formerly a partner at Sequoia Capital, brings ten years of venture capital...
Spreadtrum Announces SC6600V: First Single-Chip Demodulator/Decoder for CMMB-Based Mobile TV
SHANGHAI, China, May 7 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, plans to announce its new mobile TV single chip solution, the SC6600V, the first demodulator/decoder chip for CMMB-based...
DuPont and Dainippon Screen to Develop Printed OLED Technology for Growing Flat Panel Displays Market
WILMINGTON, Del. and KYOTO, Japan, May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., today announced their intention to form a strategic alliance to develop integrated manufacturing equipment for printed organic light emitting diode (OLED...
Sony Rolls Out FeliCa Technology Channel Program for System Integrators and Application Developers
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire — Sony Electronics today announced the establishment of an integrator and developer channel program for its FeliCa contactless integrated circuit (IC) chip technology. The FeliCa System Integrator Application Developer (SIAD) program offers system...
Presstek Announces Information Regarding First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
HUDSON, N.H., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Presstek Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced it will release its first quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Friday, May 9, 2008. The...
Next Inning Technology Updates Outlooks for STMicroelectronics, ARM Holdings, Microchip Technology, and Zoran
PRINCETON, N.J., May 7 PRNewswire — Next Inning Technology Research . This has been a very profitable earnings season for Next Inning readers. Editor Paul McWilliams suggested that his readers consider buying Flextronics, Microchip and NetLogic ahead of their earnings reports. Investors...
TI opens door to lighting design innovation with remote-controlled LED board
DALLAS, May 7 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) continues to drive advancements in the lighting industry with the introduction of a wireless remote control RGB light emitting diode (LED) design kit. The TPS62260LED plus TI's award-winning eZ430-RF2500...
OSRAM Honored as One of Visteon Corporation's Top Suppliers
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 7 PRNewswire — OSRAM has been honored with Visteon Important Partner Awards for outstanding overall performance in providing automotive lighting and electronics products to Visteon Corporation, one of the world's leading automotive suppliers. OSRAM's...
DayStar Technologies, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI) a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin film semiconductor technology, today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan. Dr. Stephan DeLuca...
Maxwell Technologies CEO David Schramm to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford Investor Conference in New York
SAN DIEGO, May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — David Schramm, president and chief executive officer of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford Clean Tech/Next Generation Energy Conference at 11:15 a.m. (eastern) on May 13, at the Le Parker Meridien...
LSI Named Strategic Supplier of the Year by Brocade
MILPITAS, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) announced today that it has been named the 2007 Strategic Supplier of the Year by Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD), a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their...
CHiL Semiconductor Raises $16.7 Million to Expand Sales and Operations Worldwide
TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 7 PRNewswire — CHiL Semiconductor, a developer of innovative mixed-signal power management ICs for a wide variety of computing devices, today announced the successful completion of its second major round of venture capital financing, securing $16.7 million. Silicon...
STMicroelectronics and Mobileye Deliver Second-Generation System-on-Chip for Vision-Based Driver Assistance Systems
GENEVA and JERUSALEM, May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in the design and manufacture of automotive ICs, and Mobileye N.V., the leading provider of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to the automotive industry, today announced that the two...
Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced it will report results for the second quarter fiscal year 2008 on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, after the market...
RFMD(R) Announces Strategic Restructuring to Leverage Leadership in RF Components and Compound Semiconductors
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today announced that effective immediately RFMD(R) is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including...
Aquest Systems Expands Company Presence in Taiwan and Korea With Multiple System Orders
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire — Aquest Systems, developer of the next generation of Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) for the global semiconductor industry, today announced the receipt of multiple orders from new customers for its FabEX(TM) AMHS solutions. The new...
STMicroelectronics Dramatically Reduces On-Resistance for Fast-Recovery MOSFETs, Delivering All-Round Energy Savings
GENEVA, May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in semiconductor devices for power applications, has announced a new family of fast-recovery MOSFETs that combine enhanced switching performance with on-resistance improved by more than 18% over existing...
TI introduces Class-D audio amplifier with integrated boost converter to drive 1.5-W constant output power
DALLAS, May 6 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a monolithic, filter-free Class-D audio amplifier with an integrated boost converter for portable applications including wireless handsets, personal navigation devices, portable gaming and...
Synopsys Invests In Prover Technology
Investment highlights growth in worldwide railway control, command and signaling technology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, and Prover...
Hifn Writes Prescription for Protecting Patient Health Care Records With Advanced Encryption Technology
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, is validating its commitment to the security and data protection requirements of the health care IT industry by headlining two health care technology events...
JDSU Unveils CWDM 'Channel Checker' to SmartClass Family of Testers
MILPITAS, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — JDSU today announced the release of the OCC-55 Smart Optical Channel Checker for CWDM networks. The OCC-55 is an innovative selective power meter for CWDM applications that provides the market with a low-cost alternative to optical spectrum...
DayStar to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford Conference May 13
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin film semiconductor technology, today announced that Dr. Stephan DeLuca, CEO, will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford 4th Annual CleanTech...
SiGe Semiconductor Hits Production Milestone, Ships 250 Millionth Integrated Circuit
ANDOVER, MA, and OTTAWA, May 6 PRNewswire - SiGe Semiconductor today announced the shipment of more than 250 million integrated circuits (ICs), reinforcing its position among the leading suppliers of RF front-end solutions enabling wireless multimedia in consumer electronics. SiGe has enjoyed...
WiSpry Awarded 'Product of the Year in Semiconductors' by the AeA
IRVINE, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire — WiSpry, Inc., the leader in programmable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced that its RF-MEMS capacitors were awarded Product of the Year in the Semiconductors category at the 15th Annual AeA High-Tech...
Wisair's Wireless USB Solution First to Obtain Korean Regulatory Certification
CAMPBELL, Calif., May 6 PRNewswire — Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB solutions, today announced its Wireless USB solution was approved for distribution in Korea by the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL), the certification body under the...
ASE Test Obtains Shareholder Approval for 'Going Private' Acquisition by ASE Inc.
HONG KONG, May 6 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, "ASE Inc.") and its majority-owned subsidiary ASE Test Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF, TAIEX: 9101, "ASE Test") today jointly announced that shareholders of ASE Test approved the...
SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCCI), a manufacturer of ceramics and metals for advanced applications such as optical, photonics including solar, thin film batteries, and semiconductors for select growth markets in the...
TechInsights' First Intellectual Property Symposium Attracted More Than 250 Technology, Legal and Business Thought Leaders and Practitioners
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JPMorgan Announces 36th Annual Technology Conference
NEW YORK, May 5 PRNewswire — JPMorgan's 36th Annual Technology Conference will be held May 19-21, 2008 at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel. The conference will feature over 200 presenting companies. The 36th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference continues to be the only place to...
Fox Electronics' 2.5-Volt HCMOS XpressO(TM) Oscillators Dramatically Reduce Noise Levels
FORT MYERS, Fla., May 5 PRNewswire — Fox Electronics, America's leading supplier of frequency control solutions, now offers its HCMOS XpressO(TM) oscillators with 2.5-volt operation. Featuring a third order Delta Sigma Modulator (DSM) that offers significantly reduced noise levels...
Tundra Semiconductor's Serial RapidIO Switch Selected by VMETRO
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX: TUN), a leader in System Interconnect, announces that VMETRO, a leader in embedded computing solutions, has selected Tundra's Tsi578(TM) Serial RapidIO(R) Switch for its new Quad-Core Processing Engine and...
Honeywell Announces New High Temperature Analog Silicon Chip for Aerospace and Deep Drilling Operations
PHOENIX, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its Aerospace business has unveiled a new high temperature Silicon On Insulator electronic component with dual applications in the aerospace and oil industries. The chip can withstand high temperatures...
Texas Instruments' Ultra-Thin Chip Module Enables Production of High-Quality Graphics-Rich Branded Contactless Cards
DALLAS, May 5 PRNewswire — Taking its cue from customers and a page out of the fashion magazines where "thin is always in," Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the availability of its ultra-thin module for contactless payment applications which removes...
Cowen Adds Semiconductor Sector Analyst to Equity Research Department
NEW YORK, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Cowen Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: COWN) announced today that Daniel A. Berenbaum has joined Cowen and Company, LLC as a Senior Analyst covering the semiconductor sector. Mr. Berenbaum joins Cowen from Caris & Company in New York where he was a...
MagnaChip Commences Delivery of its Medium-Sized AMOLED Solutions
SEOUL, South Korea, May 5 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 it began shipping its medium-sized AMOLED display driver...
Phoenix Technologies Brings Remote Data Protection to Fujitsu Mobile Disk Drives
MILPITAS, Calif., May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC) today announced it is working with Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) to enable remote disk control and disk data protection for mobile computing environments equipped with Fujitsu's new full disk...
EMCORE Receives $28 Million Order for Concentrator Solar Cell Receivers from ES System in Korea
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR) a leading provider of Semi-conductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has entered into a $28 million...
LanOptics Announces Record Revenues of $7 Million in the First Quarter of 2008, Representing 78% YoY Revenue Growth
YOKNEAM, Israel, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LanOptics Ltd. (Nasdaq: EZCH), a provider of network processors, today announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. First Quarter 2008 Highlights: — First quarter revenues increased 78% year-over-year and 21...
Molecular Imprints Enables Hard Disk Drive Patterned Media Development and Pilot Production With New Imprio(R) HD 2200 System
AUSTIN, Texas, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Molecular Imprints, Inc., the market and technology leader for nanopatterning systems and solutions, today introduced the Imprio(R) HD 2200-the latest addition to its family of Step and Flash Imprint Lithography (S-FIL(R)) tools for hard...
CEVA, Inc. Announces May 2008 Schedule of Events With the Financial Community
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CEVA, Inc. [(Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for mobile handsets, consumer electronics and storage applications, today announced that it will participate...
Nova Announces 2008 First Quarter Results
REHOVOT, Israel, May 5 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, today reported its 2008 first quarter...
STMicroelectronics Cuts Capacitance and Footprint for USB 2.0 ESD Protection
GENEVA, May 5 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in protection devices, has met the complete ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) protection requirements for High-Speed USB, including Vbus, in an ultra-miniature QFN-6 device measuring 1.0 x 1.45 x 0.65mm...
Micronas Introduces Hall-Effect Sensors With PWM and SENT Interfaces Enabling Reliable Data Transfer in Harsh Automotive Environments
FREIBURG, Germany, May 5 /PRNewswire/— Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced two new members of its varioHAL family of fully-integrated Hall-effect sensors with...
White Electronic Designs to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results at Market Close on Thursday, May 8, 2008
PHOENIX, May 2 PRNewswire-FirstCall — White Electronic Designs Corporation (Nasdaq: WEDC), a developer and manufacturer of innovative components and systems for high technology sectors in military, industrial, medical and commercial markets, will report financial results for the...
Cyberlux Corporation Awarded U.S. Patent Claims for Multiple Lighting Technology Applications
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., May 2 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Cyberlux Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has recently awarded patent protection for 29 claims contained within two of the Company's...
Merrimac Secures $3.29 Million Contract to Supply Custom RF Components to a Major Prime Government Contractor
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 2 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Detail cannot be released; however, Merrimac (Amex: MRM) confirms having reached a contract agreement with a Prime Government Contractor. Under this contract, Merrimac will supply Space Qualified Custom RF Passive components. The value...
MagnaChip to Offer Competitive Ultra Low Noise Process Technology
SEOUL, South Korea, May 2 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 it now offers an ultra low noise process technology with...
DSP Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Earnings
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 2 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG), a worldwide leader in developing and providing chip-set solutions for residential wireless connectivity, announced today its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. First Quarter Results: Revenues...
Dage, A Nordson Company, Wins Distinguished Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award
WESTLAKE, Ohio, May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Dage Precision Industries, a Nordson company (Nasdaq: NDSN) and the industry leader in x-ray inspection technology, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Vertical Market Penetration...
Texas Instruments to webcast CEO remarks at 2008 financial analyst meeting
DALLAS, May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) will webcast the remarks of TI Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton at its 2008 financial analyst meeting, beginning at 1 p.m. Central time, Thursday, May 8. Templeton will share his...
Texas Instruments presents Junkins Scholarships
DALLAS, May 1 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments chairman, president and CEO, Rich Templeton, presented scholarships of $4,000 each to 21 National Merit Scholars at a luncheon on April 25 at the company's headquarters in Dallas. The Jerry R. Junkins Memorial Merit Scholarships, named in...
inTEST Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — inTEST Corporation (Nasdaq: INTT), an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor automatic test equipment (ATE) interface solutions and temperature management products, today announced results for the quarter ended...
Hifn, Inc. Reports Q2 FY2008 Results and Announces Stock Repurchase Program
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008. This press release contains both GAAP and non-GAAP financial information for which a reconciliation can be found on the final page...
Colleen McKeown, Human Resources and Communications Executive, Joins IPSA's Board of Advisors
PHOENIX, May 1 PRNewswire — IPSA International, Inc., (IPSA) an international investigative consulting firm, is pleased to announce Colleen McKeown has joined the firm's recently created Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors is tasked with providing advice to IPSA's leadership with...
Presstek Regains NASDAQ Compliance
HUDSON, N.H., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) today announced that the company has received a determination from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that, based upon the filing of the company's Form 10-K for the period ended December 29, 2007 with the...
Yoneyama Appointed to Lead Tektronix Japan
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 1 PRNewswire — Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that Fuki Yoneyama has been appointed vice president of sales in Japan and will also assume the role of president for the Japan region. In his...
Texas Instruments CEO addresses engineering students at The University of Illinois
URBANA, Ill., May 1 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) chairman, president and CEO, Rich Templeton, spoke to students and faculty members of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Wednesday evening about electronics innovation and the...
Phoenix Technologies Completes Acquisition of BeInSync
MILPITAS, Calif., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Phoenix Technologies (Nasdaq: PTEC), the global leader in core systems software, today announced it has completed its acquisition of BeInSync Ltd., an Israeli-based provider of an all-in-one solution that allows users to backup...
LogicVision to Present at the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LogicVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGVN), a leading provider of test and yield learning solutions, will present at the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference in Monterey, California. Mr. James T. Healy, LogicVision's president and CEO, Mr. Bruce M...
Pericom Semiconductor Announces New Share Repurchase Program
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 1 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: PSEM), a worldwide supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $30 million of its...
Broadcom to Present at Upcoming Conferences
IRVINE, Calif., April 30 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, will be participating in the Merrill Lynch Technology Conference 2008 on May 7, 2008, and the JP Morgan 36th Annual Technology...
GSI Group Reports First Quarter Results
BILLERICA, Mass., April 30 PRNewswire-FirstCall — GSI Group Inc., (Nasdaq: GSIG), a supplier of precision technology and semiconductor systems, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2008. First quarter revenue was $71.7 million, compared to $86.5...
Newport Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
IRVINE, Calif., April 30 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2008, and provided guidance regarding its expected financial performance in the second quarter of 2008. Sales in the first...
DayStar Technologies Announces Q1 2008 Financial Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 30 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin film semiconductor technology, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2008, ended March 31, 2008. DayStar...
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