IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced the new IXTP01N100D and IXTP02N50D high-voltage, depletion-mode MOSFETs that are normally on at 0V gate bias...
Chengdu Spaceon Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new DPPC2006 six-channel power amplifier, which offers hi-fi sound quality with clear output, precise...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (STM, Geneva) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Net revenues for the fourth quarter were $1,447.9 million, a 3.4-percent sequential increase over the $1,400.7 million reported in the 2001 third quarter. Sales of differentiated products totaled $1,012.1 million, a 3.9-percent increase over the previous quarter, and […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2001. Revenue for the quarter totaled $107.4 million, down from $183.6 million a year ago. The company incurred a cash loss of $0.10 per diluted share for the quarter, excluding charges and a one-time gain. This […]
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that the worldwide Electronic Devices Group of Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan) renewed and substantially increased its license agreement for Cadence's electronic design technology. With this license renewal of the complete integrated circuit design flow, Fujitsu expects to continue reducing its design turn-around time in its telecommunications, information processing, […]
GHz Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has announced the first series of next-generation transistors designed to handle onboard communications. The company's ELM...
Micro Analog Systems Oy (Finland) introduced its new MAS9162 low dropout (LDO) regulator, which is rated at 80mA and exhibits a 30µVrms output noise level, even without a bypass capacitor. Through eliminating one capacitor and allowing the use of smaller ceramic devices, the regulator enables reduced size and cost in cellular phones and other noise-sensitive […]
Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda) announced that it would split into four publicly traded companies to boost shareholder value and erase $11.0 billion in debt. Tyco's health care, fire protection and flow control, and financial services businesses will be taken public through initial public offerings. Tyco's security and electronics businesses would be combined as a […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it has acquired, for approximately $9,000,000 in cash, 100 percent of the equity of Westcode Semiconductors Ltd. (Chippenham, England). IXYS expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings per share. Westcode, an ISO 9001 qualified company, manufacturers and sells a portfolio of high-power semiconductor products that will supplement […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) reported net sales for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2001, of $141.9 million, essentially flat with sales of $141.7 million in the immediately preceding quarter. Diluted earnings per share for the third fiscal quarter were $0.17 on 139.9 million average shares outstanding, flat with diluted earnings per share […]
Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, MA) announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2001. Worldwide sales for the quarter were $62.7 million, down 43 percent sequentially from the third quarter of 2001, and down 77 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000. Net sales for the quarter were $49.3 million, down […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 30, 2001. Fourth-quarter trade sales, which exclude foundry revenues, were $313.2 million, up three percent from the third quarter. Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $324.6 million, down 31 percent from fourth-quarter 2000, and at the high […]
Datatronic Distribution Inc. (Romoland, CA) announced its new SM76000 isolation transformer, which was engineered for use with Conexant's SMART HCF FF1 chipset...
Bicron Electronics Co. (Canaan, CT) introduced its new series of high-isolation-voltage transformers for use in switch-mode power supplies requiring high reliability and...
Bel Fuse Inc. (Jersey City, NJ) has released a two-member (S558-5999-Z3 and S558-5999-Z4) family of surface-mount magnetic transformer modules conforming to IEEE...