TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) announced the resignation of Kimon Anemogiannis as president of its Sawtek Inc. subsidiary. TriQuint named Brian Balut, vice president of sales and marketing; Azhar Waseem, vice president of operations; and Gary Monetti, director of engineering, to an interim office of president of the Sawtek subsidiary. Steven Sharp, president and CEO […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced in its quarterly business update for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 that, based on October and November data, it is tracking toward its earlier guidance of net sales for the current quarter of approximately $142.0 million. Based on various operating factors, the company is reaffirming its guidance on […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva) announced an agreement with ZF Micro Devices Inc. (Palo Alto, CA), a supplier of single-chip silicon devices, that will allow customers to use ZF Micro's crash-immune Failsafe technology with ST's range of x86-based STPC system-on-chip products. The agreement gives worldwide second-source rights to ZF Micro for three products in the STPC […]
Silicon Power Corp. (Exton, PA) announced its new family of MOSFET-controlled thyristors (MCTs) for pulse-power applications, which feature a 1,400V rating, high...
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) introduced its next-generation, omnipolar A3212, an ultra-sensitive, pole-independent, Hall-effect switch with a latched digital output. The A3212...
Vanner Inc. (Hilliard, OH) announced that it has achieved the UL1741 listing of its SunLynx II renewable energy inverter system. The Sunlynx...
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include FREDFETs, resulting in fast, cool-running...
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) presented its financial outlook for the third quarter ending on December 31, 2001. The company expects revenue in the $7.0 to $7.5 million range, and a net loss, before restructuring charges, to be between $0.38 and $0.40 per share, down from $8.6 million in revenue and $0.31 per share, […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the opening of a new design center for analog integrated circuits in Quonset Point, RI. A team of design and applications engineers will focus on developing and prototyping advanced power-management semiconductors and systems to provide benchmark efficiency and power density in next-generation desktop PCs, servers, motherboards and […]
Cyberex Corp. (Highland Heights, OH) announced the release of its new Cyberex SuperSwitch 2 technology. SuperSwitch 2 technology marks the evolution of...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced its new TC670 predictive fan failure integrated circuit. A single resistor divider is adequate for setting...
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) announced that the company has given up its voting right majority on Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) shares. "I welcome this step, which was always planned. We are pleased that Siemens found a way to deconsolidate Infineon in a way that is friendly to Infineon's shareholders," commented Ulrich Schumacher, CEO and […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has appointed J. Daniel McCranie as the 10th member of its board of directors. McCranie is a 30-year veteran of the semiconductor business who has helped to shape the industry. Currently, McCranie is the chairman of the board for Xicor and is a director at California Micro Devices. […]
Winbond Electronics Corp. America (WECA, San Jose, CA) announced that it has earned QS-9000 certification, a key requirement to becoming a supplier to US automotive companies, and an upcoming requirement of the European automotive industry. In order to achieve QS-9000 status, WECA adapted its existing quality, development and business systems to the requirements of QS-9000. […]
UMC (TAIPEI, Taiwan) announced that it has successfully launched and priced an offering of zero-coupon convertible bonds in the principal amount of $302.0 million, maturing March 1, 2004. The offering is the second largest convertible bond ever issued by a Taiwanese company. The bonds were issued at 100 percent of par and are convertible into […]