Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced the addition of the ARF463, ARF473 and ARF520 to its family of high-voltage RF power MOSFETs. The new devices operate reliably at dc voltages up to 175V. Each device uses the same die in different RF packages. The ARF463, in the common source TO-247 plastic package, delivers […]
Entegris Inc. (Chaska, MN), a materials integrity management company specializing in products for the fuel cell and other technology-driven industries, announced that it has been selected for its US semiconductor research, development and manufacturing facility. The contract will result in over $500,000 in revenue for Entegris over the next 12 months. "For companies who use […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has earned a Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification from the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, which last year established C-TPAT to build cooperative relationships with industries that strengthen supply chain and border security. To attain the certification, companies must perform an assessment of their […]
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) published 13 new technical standards relating to semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing. The new standards were developed by equipment suppliers, device manufacturers and other companies participating in the SEMI International Standards Program. Included in the new standards are best practices for welding of fluid distribution systems in wafer […]
Matsushita Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. (China) announced the official inauguration of its Suzhou facility, named Suzhou Matsushita Semiconductor Co. Ltd., which was set up in December 2001 with a total investment of ¥2.5 billion ($21 million). The facility covers an area of 10,200m² has a workforce of 200 employees, and will mainly produce super-miniature, surface-mount […]
Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA) claimed it has integrated more ARM processors in a single microchip than any other semiconductor provider. Combining eight ARM966E-S, a macrocell with synthesizable 32-bit RISC, provides four times more processing power than typical chips, according to the company. The ASIC is said to be in full production and being delivering […]
Sony Corp. (Tokyo) announced plans to spend a total of $8.4 billion (1 trillion yen) on semiconductor investment and research and development in the next three years. About half of that will be spent on capital investment for semiconductors like CELL and imaging devices where Sony expects growth of about $1.5 billion (175 billion yen) […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced a new addition to its MightyMUX™ high-performance, low-voltage, analog switch line, the ISL43410 double-pole double-throw (DPDT) analog...
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) introduced the AD8627 JFET amplifier in a tiny SC70 package, which features single-supply operation, low power consumption, and lower input bias currents than its predecessor, the AD820. The AD8627 is suitable for portable equipment in medical, industrial, instrumentation and portable applications, as well as ATE reference level drivers, battery […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC1844 very low dropout (VLDO), micro-power, linear regulator that can deliver up to 150mA...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) announced the new 74VCX1632245 16-bit, dual supply bus transceiver level translator, which is available in a TFBGA54 package, 48-pin TSSOP, or 42-pin FPGA package, and is targeted for use in applications such as mobile phones, PDAs and motherboards. The device provides a two-way, asynchronous, communications interface between buses at 3.3V […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) reported another step forward in its plans to acquire SensoNor ASA, aiming to strengthen its position in semiconductor sensors for the automotive business. SensoNor's board of directors recommended that the shareholders accept the $56 million offer from Infineon to purchase all shares in the provider of tire pressure and acceleration […]
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), a developer and marketer of programmable products used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2003. For the quarter ended April 30, 2003, Catalyst had net income of $4 million, or $0.22 per diluted […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) released its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For the fourth fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2003, IXYS reported record net revenues of $37.8 million, compared with net revenues of $20.4 million reported for the same period in fiscal year 2002, […]
Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA) announced six semiconductor chips that improve the capacity, size, total system costs and product delivery schedules of existing and next-generation wireless and wireline telecommunications equipment. The APP550TM (5Gbits/s), APP530TM (2.5Gbits/s), TAAD Lite, TAAD UltraLite, SAR-1K and SAR-500 chips perform various communications functions with voice, data and video signals, including traffic […]