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Batteries and Portable Power
Atmel Experiences Declining Revenues, Climbing Losses in Q1, Expresses Confidence in Future
Atmel Corp. revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $329.1 million, a 5% decrease compared to $345.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, and 8% lower compared to $357.8 million for the first quarter of 2012. Adjusting for the Serial Flash divestiture that occurred in September 2012, first quarter 2013 revenue decreased 4% […]
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Automotive Electronics
Spansion to Acquire Analog and Microcontroller Business from Fujitsu
Spansion Inc. and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, today announced they have executed a definitive agreement for Spansion to acquire the Microcontroller and Analog Business of Fujitsu Semiconductor for approximately $110 million, plus approximately $65 million for inventory. The net impact is expected to be accretive for Spansion in 2013. […]
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1.3KCommunications PowerInfineon Continues Roll-out of Power Modules Assembled with TIM Heat Conducting
Infineon Technologies announced a schedule for release of additional power modules produced using the Thermal Interface Material (TIM) developed by Infineon Technologies...
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Batteries and Portable Power
AOS Revenue Decline Reflects Declining Size of PC Industry and Loss of Share
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) reported revenue of $75 million for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with revenues of $83.9 million for the year-ago third quarter and $89.4 million for the second quarter of 2013. Gross margin was 7%, which reflected a non-cash, non-recurring inventory valuation charge of $7.7 million […]
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Communications Power
Dynex Power Revenue Growth Returns but Margins Compressed
Dynex Power Inc. announced its financial results for the year ended December 31st, 2012 included revenues of $39.6 million compared with $36.0 million for the previous year. Although the year started with a strong order book that led to a good first half performance, management's guidance that the second half of the year would be […]
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887Automotive ElectronicsHIOKI Launches 3-Phase Digital Power Meters
HIOKI E.E. Corporation has launched two new digital 3-phase power meters, models PW3336 and PW3337. Manufacturers of consumer electronics such as household...
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Automotive Electronics
Micrel Signs Phoenics Electronics as Distributor
Micrel, Inc. signed Phoenics Electronics, a fully franchised, technically supportive, stocking distributor of semiconductor and board level solutions. The distributor will offer Micrel's broad range of high-performance semiconductors and solutions in support of the company's sales strategy, which is fully dedicated to supporting customers with a worldwide network of distributors and reps who offer highly […]
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Automotive Electronics
Compomill to Cover Nordic/Baltic Countries for Advanced Power Electronics Corp.
Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA), a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for dc-dc power conversion applications, has signed a distribution agreement with Compomill Nordic Components covering the Nordic and Baltic countries. Compomill is one of the largest independent distributors in the region with sales offices in Sweden (Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmo), Finland (Espoo) […]
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Automotive Electronics
MPS Announces Increases in Net Revenue and Margins for the First Quarter of 2013
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) announced financial that results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 included: Net revenue of $51.5 million, a 6.8% increase from $48.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and a 2.0% increase from $50.5 million in the first quarter of 2012. Gross margin was 53.2% compared with 53.0% in the […]
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867Power QualityEmerson Adds New Input Configurations and Industry Certifications for Liebert APM UPS
Emerson Network Power, has introduced 480-volt and 600-volt input configurations for its Liebert® APM row-based, modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. In...
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1.0KPower QualityMVDC Circuit Breakers Interrupt Full Load Currents in Microseconds
Diversified Technologies, Inc. has introduced compact, solid-state medium voltage DC (MVDC) circuit breakers for use in commercial micro-grids and military dc power...
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700Automotive ElectronicsBerkeley Lab Startup Point Source Power Brings Fuel Cells to the Developing World
In some parts of the developing world, people may live in homes without electricity or toilets or running water but yet they...
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763ComponentsFujitsu Targets Inverters and Energy Control with Expanded Family of 32-bit MCUs
Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) today introduced new 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor. The 38 new MCUs include the...
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572Motion ControlPower Factor Correction: Two New Controllers with Expanded Functionality
TDK Corporation presents two new types of the BR7000 series of EPCOS power factor controllers. The BR7000-T power factor controller offers 15...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Vicor Reports Reduced Q1 Results – Anticipates a Brighter Future
Vicor Corporation reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, decreased to $41,946,000, compared to $59,668,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, and decreased from $50,424,000 for the fourth quarter of 2012. Gross margin decreased to $16,607,000 for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $24,467,000 for the corresponding period a year […]
