RF Monolithics Inc. (Dallas, TX) reported net income for the third quarter ended May 31, 2002, of $623,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $534,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the third quarter of the prior year. The company reported sales for the third quarter of $10.4 million, compared […]
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) presented the financial outlook for its first fiscal quarter of 2003, which ends June 30, 2002. The company anticipates revenue between $8.7 and $9.2 million, up from $8.2 million in the prior quarter, and $6.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Net loss per share is expected […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced it has captured the number one worldwide market position in power transistors, as reported by market research firm Gartner Dataquest. Fairchild increased its 2001 power transistor revenues by more than 42 percent over the previous year, allowing the company to advance in the Gartner rankings from its former […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced its quarterly business update for the first quarter of fiscal 2003, and said that it expects sales for the quarter to be up 7 to 7.5 percent sequentially from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and up approximately 14 percent from the prior-year's first quarter. This compares to the […]
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced that Edward Ross, president of TSMC North America, has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. "I'm delighted that Dr. Ross has joined our board, as I believe his extensive semiconductor technology and management experience will be of great value to California Micro Devices as […]
Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) and Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) announced that they have entered a long-term strategic partnership. Infineon will acquire the core business of Ericsson Microelectronics (Stockholm, Sweden), Ericsson's internal semiconductor supplier, for approximately Euro 400 million. The transaction will be executed in a share-based deal. Approval by the responsible anti-trust authorities is pending, […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced the availability of its new radio frequency (RF) balun transformers, models CX2024, CX2078 and CX2081, which provide low insertion loss, wide bandwidth and excellent return loss with industry-standard footprints. The transformers match a balanced to an unbalanced circuit. Various impedance ratios are available. The balun transformers couple an […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) announced updated guidance for the second quarter of 2002 at its annual meeting of shareholders. The company now expects to report double-digit sequential revenue growth for the second quarter, up from the previous guidance of approximately four percent. The growth is primarily due to strength in the North American market. […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the completion of its acquisition of Clare Inc. (Beverly, MA). Under the terms of its merger agreement with Clare, IXYS acquired all of the outstanding stock of Clare in a tax-free merger. Each share of Clare common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.49147 of a share […]
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) introduced its new AD8225 instrumentation amplifier that guarantees a minimum CMR of 80dB at frequencies up to...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced an advanced, high-performance, cost-effective, load-share controller, the UCC39002, which provides increased functionality to parallel multiple...
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of the CMKSH-3DO dual-opposing polarity, ULTRAmini, schottky diode in the six-lead, SOT-363, surface-mount package,...
International Components Corp. (ICC, Chicago, IL) announced that it has expanded its line of safety circuits for lithium-ion batteries to provide greater flexibility in both the physical and performance aspects of their circuits. The ICC safety circuits sense cell voltages and discharge currents, provide a means to measure cell temperature, and are designed to shut […]
National Semiconductor (Santa Clara, CA) announced its new LM2642 two-phase, synchronous-switching controller, designed to address the power regulation requirements in next-generation systems,...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new TPS4000x family of low-voltage, pulse-width-modulated (PWM), synchronous, dc/dc controllers, which provide an advanced...