JDS Uniphase Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario) and Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that they have signed definitive agreements to enter into an automation development alliance for component and module manufacturing. Through this alliance, Adept will be JDS Uniphase's development partner for automation processes and solutions, and JDS Uniphase will make an investment of $25.0 […]
HiTek Power Corp. (Santee, CA) announced that its Santee facility near San Diego has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. Det Norske Veritas, an accredited registrar of quality systems, awarded the certification. "Achieving ISO certification lays the foundation for our quality-management system to consistently satisfy our customers' needs," said Donelle Gonzalez, director of quality at HiTek's Santee […]
STMicroelectronics (Geneva) announced that it plans to close its Rancho Bernardo, CA, 6in front-end wafer-fabrication production and transfer the fab's products, processes and equipment to ST's manufacturing facilities in Carrollton, TX, and Singapore. The move is targeted for completion near the end of the first-quarter 2002 and affects approximately 330 employees in Rancho Bernardo, near […]
STMicroelectronics (Geneva) reported results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 29, 2001. Net revenues for the 2001 third...
Dynex Semiconductor (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of new high power 3,300V IGBT semiconductors packaged in industry-standard isolated module outlines. Dynex's IGBTs are suitable for new applications in electric urban and high speed rail systems. The products were originally developed to meet the demanding electrical and environmental standards of the railway traction industries, and are […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2001. Revenue for the quarter totaled $108.6 million, down from $182.5 million a year ago. The company incurred a cash loss for the quarter of $0.17 per diluted share, compared to cash earnings of $0.37 per diluted share in […]
Ericsson (Kista, Sweden) announced 2,000 redundancies in Sweden. This measure is in line with earlier announced plans to streamline the Ericsson organization in a response to a massive slow down in the telecommunications equipment market. This brings the total of workforce reductions in Sweden to 4,000 employees since the beginning of the program. The announcement […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. Revenues for the quarter were $51,599,000 compared with $67,851,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. Net income and net income per share (diluted) were $122,000 versus $10,039,000 in 2000, and $0.00 versus $0.23 in 2000, respectively. For the nine […]
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced the opening of its new 40,000sqft facility in New York. The new facility houses the company's worldwide headquarters as well as manufacturing, engineering, sales, product development and administration. "Our construction of this new facility demonstrates our commitment to the local community and to the global electronics marketplace," said David Schaack, […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) announced a strategic alliance with Analog Integrations Corp. (AIC, Taiwan). General Semiconductor said it aims to broaden...
GlobTek Inc. (Northvale, NJ) introduced its new line of desktop-style power supplies, featuring over 200 standard models in single-, dual-, triple- and...
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) unveiled the Infinity platform, an energy system capable of handling the power requirements of a wide...
Dataforth Corp. (Tucson, AZ) introduced its new SCM5B43 and DSCA43 three-way isolated signal conditioner families, which function like hand-held meters with the output going to a data acquisition system and computer monitor or LCD display. The signal conditioners accept a ±Vdc input (protected to 240Vrms continuous and isolated from ground to 1,500Vrms continuous) and output […]
Motorola Inc. (Schaumberg, IL) announced it is reducing its work force by another 7,000 jobs, including an unspecified number of layoffs. It...
UQM Technologies Inc. (Golden, CO) announced that it has received a $100,000 first-phase contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a power electronic inverter for distributed power. Power electronic inverters are used to convert dc output of power generation equipment such as solar panels and fuel cells to 110V/220V alternating current. The […]