Dr. Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced in a letter to Ronald A. Ostertag, chairman and CEO of General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) that Vishay has proposed to acquire General Semiconductor through a stock swap of one newly-issued Vishay share for two outstanding General Semiconductor shares. The letter highlighted […]
General Semiconductor (Melville, NY) confirmed that it has received a letter from Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), expressing interest in acquiring General Semiconductor. The company reports that it will review the proposal and respond in due course, and has sent the following letter to Vishay: Dear Dr. Zandman We received your letter of April 2, […]
The board of directors of General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) announced a unanimous decision to reject the unsolicited proposal made by Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) on April 2, 2001 to acquire General Semiconductor through an exchange of 0.5 new Vishay shares for each outstanding share of General Semiconductor. General Semiconductor believes that the proposed […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) unveiled the FAN5230 and FAN5231 chip set, a new chip set designed to convert notebook PC battery/power...
Summit Microelectronics (UK) premiered a new distributed power hot-swap controller for use in communications equipment add-in line cards. The new SMH4812 allows an add-in board to be inserted into a powered backplane and eliminates power supply disruption. On card insertion, the controller monitors the input voltage to ensure that it is within its valid range. […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include 200V and 1,000V MOSFETs....
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced that it has completed the sale of its wafer fabrication facility in Santa Clara, California, to STI Foundry Inc. Semtech announced that it is exiting the foundry services business. The sale of the Santa Clara wafer fab is part of Semtech's strategy to source a majority of its silicon […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) reported its results for the first quarter of 2001, ended April 1, 2001. Revenues were $385.3 million, down 18 percent sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2000. Trade sales were roughly flat from the first quarter of 2000. First quarter adjusted net income was $26.1 million, or $0.26 per fully […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has developed a new Schottky barrier diode series, the 101 Series. Vishay reports that it gives designers a choice of three reverse breakdown voltage options and four standard package types in a dozen new devices. With maximum low forward voltage drop values ranging from 0.9V to 1V at a 15mA […]
Researchers at Tsinghua University (China) announced what they claim is a breakthrough in superconducting technology. Using Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide (BSCCO), the scientists managed to produce a high-temperature superconducting wire measuring 340m in length, 3.43mm wide and 0.15mm thick. Previously, only five other nations had developed superconducting wires, each with a length of just […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) released the FAN5056MV85 power management IC for low-cost desktop computers. Fairchild Semiconductor claims that the FAN5056MV85 is...
Intersil (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of Endura power management ICs, the ISL6223. This IC is being designed into Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD, Sunnyvale, CA) latest mobile AMD Athlon and Duron processor reference design. Intersil's Endura ISL6223 mobile-computer power management device is a two-phase integrated Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller that […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced the new Thin-Strap line of PolySwitch resettable fuses from its Raychem Circuit Protection division. The new fuses are designed to provide enhanced protection for rechargeable battery packs used in cellular phones, laptop computers, radios, camcorders and other portable equipment. These custom-designed devices protect lithium-polymer batteries from downstream short-circuits, […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Sales for the quarter were $102.0 million, a decrease of 11.3 percent from the $115.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2000. Operating income for the quarter, excluding one-time pre-tax restructuring charges, was $10.2 million, a 46 percent decrease from […]
Intertech Corp. (Portland, ME) will be offering two new workshops in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to the transition to 42V power supply systems for road vehicles. The first workshop will be held from June 11 through 12, 2001, and is entitled "The Transition from 14V to 42V Systems". The second, from June 13 through 14, 2001, […]