International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the IR3101, a high-performance, integrated half-bridge inverter for appliance motor drive applications. The IR3101 simplifies half-bridge inverter designs for one-phase, two-phase or three-phase motor drives for refrigerator compressors, fans and pumps up to 400 W (up to 250 W with no heat-sink cooling). The IR3101 is a […]
Semiconductor Manufacturing Int. Corp. (SMIC, China), the mainland Chinese silicon foundry headed by former Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) executive Richard Chang, has raised $1.8 billion in an initial public offering that was 15 times over-subscribed. As a result of the offer, SMIC will have $1 billion to spend on its 300 mm fab […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced that it will acquire analog chipmaker Xicor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) for about $529 million. Intersil said the acquisition will allow it to expand the company's portfolio of high-growth analog products. Under the terms of the agreement, each Xicor shareholder will receive the value of $8 per share in cash and […]
austriamicrosystems AG (Graz, Austria) announced a fully programmable IC designed for high-current, electric motor (automotive) applications to implement programmable pulse-width modulated (PWM)...
At the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of 2005, the mandate of Pasquale Pistorio as President and Chief Executive Officer of STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) will expire. Pistorio will formally retire from the positions that he has held since the formation of STMicroelectronics in 1987. The company's Supervisory Board has approved Pistorio's recommendation for his […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the release of the first parts in a new family of dual-MOS Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MOSMIC®)...
Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced it has established a research and development center in Seoul, South Korea. The center is intended to work with wireless technologies, such as the wireless digital home and WiMAX. Intel has worked closely with the government in the creation of the center, which will employ 20 researchers by the […]
Following up on alignment initiatives announced last year, Motorola Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that it is shutting its semiconductor design units in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as the company consolidates in the Asia/Pacific. About 50 jobs will be lost in the transition, according to the company. The company claimed the move is purely about […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) narrowed its first-quarter guidance to the top part of the previously forecast range. The company said revenues will be between $2.835 billion and $2.950 billion. The previous forecast was between $2.720 billion and $2.950 billion. TI said it expects earnings per share of between $0.19 and $0.22. The previous […]
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced the SC4901, a secondary-side synchronous regulator that can convert a...
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced its new MicroClamp™ family of ultra-small, transient voltage suppressors (TVS) designed for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection on cell phones, personal digital assistants, digital cameras and other portable electronic designs. The first product in the family is the µClamp™0501H, a TVS diode in a […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA), a manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits, announced the LT3024, a dual, low-noise, low-dropout (LDO), micropower regulator...
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA), a provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits, introduced the SP26LV431 and SP26LV432. The SP26LV431 is a quad-channel RS422 line driver. Its companion device, the SP26LV431 is a quad-channel receiver. Both devices are EIA/TIA-422-B compliant and provide pin-out compatible with the industry-standard 26C31 and 26C32 footprint. The devices are suitable for point-to-point […]
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) announced initial production shipments of a new high-efficiency, low-cost 7 mm x 7 mm x 1.3 mm, quad-band, GSM GPRS power amplifier module (PAM). The TQM7M4022 GSM PAM provides advanced internal voltage reference and power control functionality in a low pin-count package compatible with existing phone PCB board design and […]
To keep Europe at the forefront of semiconductor technology, the European Commission will seed-fund an Integrated Project called NANOCMOS, which aims to pioneer the necessary changes in materials, processes, device architectures and interconnections to keep pushing the limits of semiconductor performance and density. Participants in the project will be charged with demonstrating the feasibility of […]