Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) announced its new MP Series of TO-style power film resistors that are suitable for use in power...
Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it received orders for chipmaking equipment worth more than $45.0 million from Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel), who plans to use the equipment for the production of 0.18 micron and 0.13 micron CMOS digital logic, mixed signal, flash memory and image sensor devices in its new […]
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) offered comments on a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA). The lawsuit charges Intersil with infringing six patents. Agere previously agreed to make the standards-based patents available on reasonable terms and conditions. Agere's complaint states that Intersil has been utilizing the patents without any compensation to the company. […]
RF Monolithics Inc. (Dallas, TX) reported that net income for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2002, was $42.0 thousand, or a profit of $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $9.8 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of the prior year. The loss in the prior fourth […]
Xicor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2002. Sales for the third quarter of 2002 were $9.7 million, compared to $9.5 million in the second quarter of 2002. Mixed-signal product sales were $6.6 million in the third quarter, up from $6.1 million in the second quarter and represented 70 […]
Chomerics (Woburn, MA), a division of Parker Hannifin Corp., introduced its THERM-A-GAP T630 and T630G form-in-place, fully cured, thermally conductive, gap filler materials that provide a highly conformable thermal path between hot components and heat spreaders. The thermal gap fillers are designed to replace gap-filling elastomeric pads that may over-stress component solder joints and leads, […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) reported results for the third quarter of 2002. Third-quarter sales were $360.6 million, up 11 percent from third-quarter 2001, and up slightly from the second quarter of 2002. Fairchild reported net income in the quarter of $4.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a loss of […]
Amkor Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) and Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan) have ended discussions relating to Amkor's proposed equity purchase of Fujitsu's semiconductor assembly and test operation located in Kagoshima, Japan. The two companies had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding in April 2002 and were in negotiations on a definitive agreement. "We were looking forward to […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced its 150mA low dropout (LDO) regulator, the FAN2534, which optimizes performance and cost in...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced that it has sold its thin film and hybrid assembly business to SatCon Electronics Inc., a division of SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge. MA). The sale is part of Sipex's plan to exit the assembled products business. SatCon will acquire the hybrid business' equipment and inventory and SatCon is expected to […]
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) announced its new GB4xxx-LP single-port, gigabit Ethernet, magnetics module from its CoEv Magnetics/Transpower Technologies brand,...
Cymbet Corp. (Elk River, MN) announced its application-specific, solid energy technology (ASSET®), thin-film, rechargeable batteries that can be customized in physical size...
Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced the MM1543 and MM1544 lithium-ion battery protection ICs, which prevent shorting and reverse charging and are...
Guangzhou South China Sea Transducer Fty (Guangzhou, China) announced its new PT214 pressure transducer, which measures pressures ranging from 0.2MPa to 250MPa...
Changzhou Huayue Electronic Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China) introduced the C21T Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which come in a cylindrical aluminum case...