Teradyne Inc. (Boston, MA) reported sales of $333.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2002, and a net loss on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $423.8 million, or $2.31 per share. The pro-forma net loss for the fourth quarter of 2002 was $36.5 million, or $0.20 per share, before a valuation allowance […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced that net sales for its second quarter ended December 29, 2002, were $145,045,000, an increase of 20 percent over net sales of $121,266,000 for the second quarter of the previous year. The company also reported net income for the quarter of $56,163,000, or $0.18 diluted earnings per share, […]
American Technical Ceramics Corp. (ATC, Huntington Station, NY) introduced the new 600F Series of RF and microwave chip capacitors, which are rated...
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) announced results for its first quarter in fiscal year 2003, ended December 31, 2002. The company had revenues of Euro 1.52 billion, an increase of 10 percent sequentially and 47 percent year-on-year. The revenue increase was mainly driven by higher demand for memory products and semiconductors used in mobile phones […]
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced two new switching regulators, the SR40 and SR80, which are constant-frequency, current-mode, step-up converters with line...
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the closure of the wafer fab and completion of the sale of its 250,000ft² facility in Willow Grove, PA, for an undisclosed amount. The buyer will use the facility for purposes unrelated to the semiconductor industry. On October 1, 2001, Allegro announced that production at the Willow Grove wafer […]
Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that Susan Krause has joined the company as Vice President and General Counsel, reporting to Bob Van Buskirk, President and CEO. "We are extremely pleased to add to our management team the talent, experience and energy Susan brings to Sirenza Microdevices. Her background in corporate law and related corporate […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the new Endura™ ISL6605 synchronous-rectified buck converter IC, which offers a high degree of integration with high...
Molex Inc. (Lisle, IL), a global electronic components company, reported results for its fiscal second quarter and first six months ended December 31, 2002, and provided guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. Revenues of $454.6 million increased 9.2 percent from last-year's second quarter of $416.5 million. Revenues in local […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2002. Fourth-quarter sales were $353.9 million, nine percent higher than fourth-quarter 2001 sales and two percent lower than third-quarter 2002 sales. Fairchild reported net income in the quarter of $3.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that the Federal District Court, Boston, MA, issued several decisions interpreting Vicor's Reset US Patent 36,098. The...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced that it will convert its commercial line of surface-mount (SMT) tantalum capacitors to lead-free technology during the first six months of 2003. The conversion involves changing the termination from tin/lead to 100-percent tin. The pure tin termination is fully compatible with standard tin/lead solders as well as lead-free solders. […]
Zetex Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) added a complete series of bipolar transistors to its range of Miniature Package Power Solutions™, which give designers...
Radius Power Inc. (Orange, CA) announced the availability of its new single-phase power line filters, the RP100 and RP110 Series, which are compact EMI filters that deliver 30 to 50 percent more performance in the same industry-standard footprints and packages. The filters meet all international and domestic safety requirements, including Europe's EN133200, making them suitable […]
Avnet Electronics' (Phoenix, AZ) Marketing RF and Microwave division has signed a North American distribution agreement with TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR). TriQuint's expertise is in design and mass production of high-performance GaAs and silicon germanium ICs for communications applications. Targeted markets include wireless phones, base stations, optical networks and broadband and microwave with a […]