Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2000 were $12.5 million, up 60 percent over the $7.8 million achieved in the fourth quarter of 1999 and up 3.4 percent sequentially from the $12.1 million recorded […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Sales increased 6.3 percent, to $119.9 million, from the $112.8 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 1999. Sales of $493.7 million for the year increased 18.4 percent over the $417.1 reported in 1999 and reached a record high. […]
The semiconductor products sector of Motorola (Schaumburg, IL) announced that, in a continuation of cost-reduction measures that began in the fourth quarter, further steps to boost efficiency and improve profitability are being taken. These measures will include a substantial reduction in capital spending and operating budgets, further business and manufacturing consolidations, and the elimination of […]
National Semiconductor (Furstenfeldbruck, Germany) announced a new family of supervisory ICs with a variety of factory-programmable features that can be configured in hundreds of possible combinations. Housed in the chip-scale micro SMD package, the LM3700 family uses EEPROM technology and is designed to monitor power supplies in intelligent instruments, cellular phones, computers, PDAs, pagers and […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced a 1,000V radiation-hardened (rad-hard) power MOSFET. IR claims that the IRHY7G30CMSE rad-hard power MOSFET improves...
Infineon Technologies (Munich, Germany) has begun producing its thinQ! family of Schottky diodes based on silicon carbide (SiC) technology. The company claims that, compared with conventional power diodes in silicon or gallium arsenide technology, SiC Schottky diodes allow significantly lower switching losses and higher switching frequencies, while offering much higher operating voltage ranges. The company […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that it has secured a bulk export license for power semiconductors used in communications satellites and other high-radiation environments. IR believes that it is the first company to do so. Approval of IR's export license allows immediate shipment of radiation-hardened power MOSFETs that operate at or above 500k […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that net income for the year ended December 31, 2000 was a record $107.6 million, or $3.60 per share, an increase of 63 percent over the $66.1 million, or $2.21 per share, achieved in 1999. Net sales in 2000 were a record $473.1 million, a 23 percent increase over […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced the production-level availability of their SC1454 150mA, low-noise, dual-linear regulator. This device features the small packaging, low quiescent current and low dropout voltage necessary for portable, battery-powered products. The device is a dual Ultra Low Dropout Regulator (ULDO) designed to fully support a single-cell Li-ion battery or four-cell NiMH/Alkaline […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced a full-featured 500mA LDO voltage regulator for medium-level current applications in PC and portable products requiring low-noise voltage conversion. The LP2989, housed in a chip-scale, leadless lead-frame power package (LLP), is designed to fit the tight space requirements of compact portable designs. The LLP package measures 4.0 […]
Two group companies of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced plans to boost their capital spending on electronic components in a bid to lift the firm's global market share. Wholly-owned subsidiary Matsushita Electronic Components Co. Ltd. said it plans to spend 215.0 billion yen (US$1.85 billion) in the three years to the 2003-2004 […]
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) posted strong results for 2000, but slashed its 2001 growth forecasts for the world chip market and predicted a nine-percent fall in first-quarter sales. Fourth-quarter operating profit rose 159 percent to $563.0 million, led by telecom and consumer electronics sales, and the company added that per-share earnings would fall 10 percent quarter-on-quarter in […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced the availability of the CS1112, a quad-power output driver IC, designed to withstand the environments found in computer, industrial and telecommunication applications. Fabricated on PowerSense process technology, the CS1112 integrates four protected DMOS low-side drivers controlled either through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) port or its associated parallel input. The […]
Richardson Electronics (LaFox, IL) announced the signing of a worldwide distribution agreement with Peregrine Semiconductor (San Diego, CA). Richardson will bring Peregrine's patented Ultra-Thin-Silicon (UTSi) CMOS process technology to a global customer base. Richardson will also stock Peregrine's family of prescalers, mixers, switches and phase-locked loop products. "Richardson's technical knowledge in the distribution channel and […]
As part of its long-range plan to transform the company for future business growth, ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) accelerated its efforts to cut selling, general and administrative expenses. The company directed its efforts towards streamlining internal processes and enhancing operational efficiencies with the overall goal of reducing these expenses by approximately 20 percent in 2001. […]