Micro Linear Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced it is cutting 37 jobs and will consolidate some functions at its San Jose headquarters. The chip maker, which manufactures RF transceivers and WLAN chipsets, is still suffering under the downturn. The job cuts will come from all operational segments across the company. "These are difficult times in […]
Celeritek Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a manufacturer of gallium arsenide chips for wireless applications and the defense industry, announced that it has settled a pending proxy contest with the Celeritek Shareholder Protective Committee (CSPC) by restructuring its board. Celeritek had previously accused the CSPC of trying to take over the company. The board is now […]
Cascade Microtech Inc. (Beaverton, OR) announced that it has licensed RF measurement technology to assembly and test equipment vendor Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. The technology transfer will lead to faster and more accurate RF testing of advanced semiconductor devices during production, including high-speed telecommunications and wireless devices, according to the companies. "Cascade is clearly the […]
Alcatel (Paris, France) announced the acquisition of a company that specializes in Internet protocol (IP) services routing. Alcatel has agreed to pay about $150 million in a share deal for TiMetra Networks (Mountain View, CA). The deal reflects the company's desire to focus on its core high-level systems communications and data networking business. According to […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) introduced a grid-interactive power inverter for stationary fuel cells. The first commercial inverters have been delivered to Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. The inverter, which was developed in collaboration with RWE Piller GmbH, meets a need for a more efficient, and less complex method of converting the power output […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) expanded its PIC18F family of microcontrollers in 64-pin and 80-pin TQFP packages to include a low-cost 32Kb...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the FDZ299P, a new p-channel MOSFET with high-performance PowerTrench® technology housed in an ultra-small, 1.5mm...
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new chipset that is comprised of two integrated circuits, the FPD94128 controller/column driver and...
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Irvine, CA) announced the availability of a family of power MOSFETS using new ultra-high-speed U-MOS III technology with the first use of aluminum strap (Al-Strap) connections that improve on-resistance by 34% (Vgs=4.5V) and reduce gate charge by 14% compared to U-MOS III with standard wire bond technology. The new […]
Green Power Technologies (GPT, Rehovot, Israel), a power management IC company that designs and develops power-factor correction (PFC) products and power management...
Anderson Power Products (Sterling, MA) introduced the latest addition to its SB family and Power Pole family of connectors, the 75A bus...
MTS Sensors Division (Cary, NC) announced its low-cost, Temposonics, mageneto-strictive position sensor for high-volume, commercial applications, the CSPR module, which is IP65...
AMI Semiconductor (AMIS, Pocatello, ID) introduced a new high-voltage, mixed-signal technology that reduces component count and cost, and delivers high-density application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) with chip areas that are up to 40% smaller than other system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The new I3T50 "Smart Power" technology will simplify the implementation of designs requiring high-performance, compact and robust […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) announced the appointment of Carlo Ferro as Corporate Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) introduced the HSDL-9000 ambient light photo sensor, which detects the amount of light at any given time and sends a signal to adjust the backlighting as necessary in a mobile screen or keypad. If there is sufficient ambient light, the backlighting is not turned on, thereby extending battery life […]