Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, CA) is laying off nine percent of its workforce – about 4,000 employees – after unveiling a $219.0 million third-quarter net loss. The company stated that the loss was equivalent to $0.48 per share, and contrasted with a profit of $155.0 million, $0.34 per share, in the same period a year […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (Singapore) introduced a surface-mount, flat-coil, power inductor for high-current applications used in dc/dc converters for high-speed desktop computers, notebook...
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has introduced a line of rugged 200V Schottky diodes that offer performance improvements over existing fast-recovery...
Siliconix Inc., a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc., announced the release of twoTrenchFET power MOSFETs in the LITTLE FOOT SO-8. Aimed at...
Shenzhen Ind. Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new CA42 Series dipped tantalum capacitors. The CA42 Series provide high performance, long service life,...
Nippon Precision Circuits Inc. (NPC, Japan) introduced the SM6781BV quick charge control IC for NiMH and NiCd rechargeable batteries. Featuring precise detection...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced its new MCP604X family of operational amplifiers with unity gain stability and rail-to-rail input and output, which are an ideal solution for battery-operated applications requiring low-current and low-voltage operation. The MCP6041, MCP6042, MCP6043 and MCP6044 operational amplifiers offer rail-to-rail input and output that allows the full-voltage supply range to […]
Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan) announced that it will cut 16,400 jobs and take a $2.5 billion restructuring charge, and company executives said the steps will position Fujitsu to make an operating profit of $3.33 billion in fiscal 2003. According to Naoyuki Akihisa, president and CEO of Fujitsu, the company will exit the market for hard-disk drives […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the MIL-PRF-49470 qualified SMPS stacked capacitors for high-reliability applications. AVX's SMPS MIL-qualified capacitors are available with...
NEC Electronics Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the appointment of Toshio Nakajima as president and COO. In his new role, Nakajima will oversee day-to-day operations at NEC Electronics and will be responsible for delivering on the company's strategies and goals as set forth by the chairman and CEO and board of directors. Nakajima, who has […]
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2001. In the first quarter, Catalyst earned $371,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, on revenues of $10.5 million. This compares with earnings of $8.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, on revenues of $25.4 million in the first quarter […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced results for its second quarter ended July 29, 2001, and an outlook for sequential sales growth in the third quarter. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 were $40.5 million. Pro-forma net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 was $6.1 million, or $0.08 […]
Tessera Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that Nicholas Colella, Ph.D., has joined Tessera's executive management team as the company's senior vice president of operations. He will be reporting to President and CEO Bruce McWilliams. Colella brings a strong technology and administrative background to Tessera, with more than 21 years of advanced technology experience. In his […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced that its popular line of PolySwitch resettable over-current protection has been extended to include the...
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that the company has added the NCP551 LDO voltage regulator for battery-powered instruments, camcorders, cameras and other portable electronics. The NCP551 LDO differentiates itself by providing a typical 4.0uA quiescent current, well below the industry average. The device also allows for an input voltage of 12V, making it better equipped […]