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IC Insights 'Conservative' Forecast Is 27% Growth For ICs This Year

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:17:53 +0000

The worldwide IC market is expected to jump a conservatively estimated 27% in 2010 to $253bn and another 15% in 2011 to $290bn, according to US analysts... [Source: Electronics Weekly / 03-09]

UMC sees February 2010 revenues up on month

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:03:37 +0000

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.63 billion (US$271 million) for February 2010, up 0.4% on month. On an annual basis, the sales jumped 174.7% from NT$3.14 billion in February 2009. [Source: DigiTimes (FEE) / 03-09]

Dialog Semiconductor ICs power Sharp's latest 3G Phones

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:02:03 +0000

Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a leading provider of highly integrated innovative power management semiconductor solutions, has announced its power management ICs have been designed into a series of Sharp 3G cellphones. The first of which, the Sharp AQUO... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Semtech Reports Grants of Inducement Awards

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:01:18 +0000

SEMTECH CORPORATION (NASDAQ: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and industrial equipment, today announced that as an inducement to enter into employment with Semtech, it has made... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Mindspeed Debuts Optical Physical Media Device (PMD) Chipsets for 3G/4G Wireless Base Stations; Collaborates with EMCORE on Subsystems

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:55:05 +0000

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced a high-performance, low-power physical media device (PMD) chipset that includes all necessary components require... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Silicon Labs Celebrates Ten Years as a Public Company

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:54:06 +0000

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal innovation, will celebrate ten years of solid financial performance as a public company with an opening bell ringing ceremony on the floor of the Nasdaq exch... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Micrium Supports Actel SmartFusion Devices

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:51:53 +0000

Micrium, a leading provider of high-quality embedded software components, today announced that it has successfully ported its uC/OS-II(tm) and uC/OS-III(tm) kernels and uC/TCP-IP(tm) stack to Actel's new SmartFusion(tm) intelligent mixed-signal FPGA. Micrium's... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

QLogic Appoints Minoru Yasuda as General Manager of QLogic Japan

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:36:08 +0000

QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced the appointment of Minoru Yasuda to general manager, QLogic Japan. Set to expand the company's operations and market share in Japan, Yasuda brings to QLogic a longstanding track record of developing highly successful ... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 03-09]

STMicroelectronics Maximizes Power Savings and Reliability Benefits of Industry-Standard Memory Monitoring and Protection

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:26:30 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in analog ICs, has introduced the STTS2002, an integrated Serial Presence Detect (SPD) EEPROM memory and temperature-monitoring IC. The protection device meets the latest JEDEC TSE2002 standard for DDR3 DRAM modules f [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 03-09]

Silicon Storage Technology Shareholders to Receive $3.05 Per Share in Cash Under Newly Amended Merger Agreement with Microchip

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:21:31 +0000

SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.) (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leading memory and non-memory products provider for high-volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets, today announced that [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 03-09]

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Announces Early Results of Its Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Any and All of Its 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:39 +0000

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd. (f.k.a. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (UEN / Registration Number 198703584K)) (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore) today announced that, in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitat... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Applied Materials Announces Increased Cash Dividend and $2 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:14:01 +0000

Applied Materials, Inc. announced a 17% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.07 per share, and a new stock repurchase program authorizing up to $2 billion in repurchases. [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Diodes Incorporated to Webcast at Upcoming March Financial Conferences

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:13:52 +0000

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today announced that Carl Wertz, Vice President of Finance and Inv... [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Analog Devices Introduces High Performance, Radio Frequency Circuit for Short-range Wireless Systems in Industrial, Science and Medical Applications

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:13:32 +0000

ADI's ADF7242 RF transceiver targets wireless systems in the global 2.4 GHz ISM band. Supports IEEE802.15.4, Zigbee(R) IPv6/6LowWPAN, ISA100.11a, Wireless HART, and FSK-based solutions up to 2 Mbps. [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

Symmetricom Introduces New Line of Embedded Sync Software Solutions for Network Equipment Manufacturers

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:13:23 +0000

New Integrated IEEE 1588 Solutions Provide Carriers with More Versatility and Higher Performance while Minimizing Hardware Footprint, Power and Costs [Source: Business Wire / 03-09]

China IC Industry Development Targets Renewed and Repurposed Fabs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:55 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - SEMI [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-09]

NOVELLUS DEVELOPS ADVANCED COPPER SEED TECHNOLOGY FOR THROUGH-SILICON-VIA (TSV) PACKAGING

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:44 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Novellus [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-09]

Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Teknovus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:23 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Broadcom [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-09]

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation Announces 40 V to 200V Enhancement Mode GaN Power Transistors

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:05 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - EPC - Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today introduced a family of enhancement mode power transistors based on its proprietary Gallium Nitride on Silicon technology. Spanning a range of 40 Volts t... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-09]

SiTel and Target partnership yields powerful VoIP DSP

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:37 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - SiTel Semiconductor - Target's IP Designer tool suite enables development and programming of audio-specific high-performance, ultra-low-power DSP for SiTel's award-winning Green VoIP proce [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-09]

Otis Elevators Incorporate Green Hills Software

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:06 +0000

eeBulletin - Green Hills Software - MULTI Raises the Bar for Embedded Software Performance and Reliability [Source: EE Bulletin / 03-09]

NXP introduces ESD protection device for USB 3.0 and eSATA

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:20:29 +0000

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a new ESD protection device, the IP4284CZ10, for high speed differential interfaces such as USB 3.0 and eSATA. The IP4284CZ10 offers the industry`s lowest differential crosstalk with excellent line-to-line... [Source: physorg.com / 03-09]

LED streetlights best buy for cities, researchers report

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:13:22 +0000

University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike the best balance between brightness, affordability, and energy and env... [Source: physorg.com / 03-09]

Microchip Technology Announces Second Amendment to Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:48:02 +0000

Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontrollers and analog semiconductors, today announced that it entered into a second amendment to its February 2, 2010 definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.... [Source: Business Wire / 03-08]

New combo SIM / Micro SD socket for high vibration environments

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:46:46 +0000

Leading connector manufacturer Global Connector Technology is launching a new combination Micro-SD and SIM connector. Engineers designing for high vibration environments will value the MES3055 hinged connector which allows full retention of both the SIM and ‚µ... [Source: Press Releases / 03-08]

Total Phase Expands Offering with New Kits and Socket Boards for Programming Serial Flash Memory and EEPROM Chips

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:32:24 +0000

Total Phase is pleased to announce an expansion of its existing line of programming kits and accessories to provide targeted solutions for engineers programming Serial Flash chips and EEPROMs. [Source: PR Web: Electronics / 03-08]

Consumer IC designers post revenues decline in February 2010

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:29:15 +0000

Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses Sunplus Technology, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor saw revenues decline by 30%, 12.7% and 23.8% to NT$410 million (US$12.86 million), NT$300 million, and NT$160 million, respectively, in February 2010. [Source: DigiTimes (FEE) / 03-08]

iSuppli sees modest chip market recovery in 2010

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:29:04 +0000

While conditions in the global semiconductor industry in 2010 are set to improve dramatically compared to 2009, the reality is that the year is likely to deliver only a modest recovery when viewed from a longer-term perspective, according to iSuppli. [Source: DigiTimes (FEE) / 03-08]

ARM gives details of AMBA bus for embedding in FPGAs

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:28:47 +0000

This latest version of the AMBA bus is the result of a joint development with FPGA supplier Xilinx. With Xilinx looking to embed ARM processors in its FPGAs supported by the new bus [Source: Electronics Weekly / 03-08]

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:25:36 +0000

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX; TAIEX: 2311, ASE or the Company), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for February 2010. [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 03-08]

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation Announces 40V to 200V Enhancement Mode GaN Power Transistors

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:21:23 +0000

EPC introduces enhancement mode power transistors using proprietary GaN on Silicon technology. These devices have significant performance advantages over state-of-the art silicon-based power MOSFETs. [Source: Business Wire / 03-08]

A New Contender For 3D FPGA Emerges This Week

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:20:51 +0000

This week sees another contender enter the ring for the emerging 3D FPGA market tussle. TierLogic will reveal on Wednesday what it has been working on in stealth mode since 2003. ... [Source: David Manners / 03-08]

Lattice Ships Over 200 Million ispMACH 4000 CPLD Devices

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:19:22 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Lattice Semi - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped over 200 million ispMACH 4000 complex programmable logic devices (CPLD). [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-08]

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Grow 76 Percent in 2010

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:18:14 +0000

TechNewsSource - Gartner - Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to surpass $29.4 billion in 2010, a 76.1 percent increase from 2009 spending of $16.7 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. [Source: TechNewsSource.com / 03-08]

AMD Cuts CEO Pay in 2009

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:07:46 +0000

CEO Dirk Meyer's pay package shrinks by 14% in 2009. [Source: TheStreet.com / 03-07]

SILENTIUM USES BLACKFIN PROCESSORS TO BRING ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION TO A MULTITUDE OF APPLICATIONS

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:03:22 +0000

Powerful Blackfin processing enables up to 10dB (A) broadband noise reduction across entire audible spectrum [Source: Press Releases / 03-07]

Apple A4 chip, iPad vs. the competition

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:31:41 +0000

As the Apple iPad and its A4 chip get ready to ship, plenty of competing products are waiting in the wings. [Source: CNET News.com / 03-07]

MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:29:38 +0000

A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say. [Source: physorg.com / 03-07]

Market Watch for Lattice Semiconductor Corp. Issued by Beacon Equity

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:27:57 +0000

BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring semiconductor company Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:LSCC). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analysis, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investm... [Source: PrimeNewswire - Semiconductors / 03-07]

Everything's Looking Up for DRAM

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:23:27 +0000

By Mike Howard The fourth quarter 2009 represented the best period for DRAM suppliers in recent memory, with the industry posting revenue of more than $8 billion for [Source: iSuppli Market Watch / 03-07]

Semiconductor Recovery in 2010 More Modest Than it Appears

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:18:39 +0000

While conditions in the global semiconductor industry in 2010 are set to improve dramatically . . . [Source: Electronic Products / 03-07]

Xilinx rolls automotive Spartan-6, application kits

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:18:05 +0000

At the Embedded World 2010 conference Xilinx introduced a family of Spartan-6 FPGAs optimized for automotive applications and Spartan-6 application development kits for video processing and industrial Ethernet. [Source: EETimes Semi News / 03-07]

False start for semiconductor recovery?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:17:43 +0000

Spending aimed at technologies to support competitive positioning, rather than capacity expansion. Semiconductor suppliers raising prices to meeting profits goals. Most categories will decline 2% sequentially first half 2010. Even though conditions in the glob... [Source: VentureOutsource.com / 03-07]

MIPS Technologies Simplifies Android(TM) Application Development With Tools for the MIPS(R) Architecture

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:34 +0000

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets, today announced availability of advanced debug and development ... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 03-07]

What's inside Intel's photonics lab (photos)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:59:24 +0000

Inside Intel's Photonics Lab in Santa Clara, Calif., researchers are seeking ways to enhance data transfer using silicon germanium optical transfer. [Source: CNET News.com / 03-07]

Semiconductor Capital Cycle Now Stronger

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:50:25 +0000

Credit Suisse reiterated Outperform ratings on ASML, Lam and Cymer. [Source: Barrons Technology / 03-07]

Don't Get Too Excited About the Chip Recovery

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:48:39 +0000

I've been remiss, dear readers, in not pointing out a rather interesting piece of skepticism today by chip industry research firm iSuppli arguing that you not get too excited about the roaring recovery in chip sales. January chip sales rose 47% from the year e... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 03-07]

When Jack Gifford Threw Jerry Sanders Into A Chair

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:47:39 +0000

The prime mover in getting AMD founded was not Jerry Sanders but Jack Gifford. Gifford, 28 years old when he left Fairchild, couldn't raise the money to get the company started.... [Source: David Manners / 03-07]

DRAM Dynamics - Issue 7 - 2010- When Will DDR2 Go Legacy?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:46:14 +0000

By Mike Howard As history has taught us, the life cycle of a DRAM technology follows a fairly predictable path. A newcomer gains adoption and slowly steals away share from the incumbent. It then achieves critical mass, becomes the‚ incumbent, and is itself rep... [Source: iSuppli Research / 03-07]

Microcontrollers TMS570LS20216 ARM Cortex-R4F Flash Microcontroller

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:39:41 +0000

eeBulletin - TI - New Products - The TMS570LS series is a high performance automotive grade microcontroller family which has been certified for use in IEC 61508 SIL3 safety systems. The safety architecture includes Dual CPUs in lockstep, CPU and Memory Built-... [Source: EE Bulletin / 03-07]

Microcontrollers TMS570LS20206 ARM Cortex-R4F Flash Microcontroller

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:39:26 +0000

DS1874 quick reference guide

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:38:35 +0000

eeBulletin - Maxim - Application Notes - This reference guide provides an alternate view of the register map for the DS1874 SFP+ controller with digital LDD interface. The register information is convenient when programming the device. [Source: EE Bulletin / 03-07]

Analog Devices Introduces Lithium-Ion Battery Monitoring and Protection System for Energy, Industrial and Automotive Applications

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:36:49 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - ADI - ADI's complete monitoring and protection system for Li-ion high-voltage battery stacks prevents over-voltage, over-temperature and under-voltage conditions. [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-07]

Dialight collects industry award from 'Big' Jack Charlton

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:36:22 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Dialight - Newmarket based LED lighting manufacturer Dialight was presented with a gold award last week by English football legend Jack Charlton. The award was accepted by the company's European Sales & Marketing Director, Jim Gracie, at the ... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 03-07]

MAX2044: Highest linearity, up-/downconverting, 2300MHz to 4000MHz SiGe mixer for LTE, WiMAX, and MMDS base stations

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:27:18 +0000

eeBulletin - Maxim - New Product - Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX2044 , the industry's highest performance, fully integrated, 2300MHz to 4000MHz SiGe passive mixer. Designed specifically for LTE, WiMAX(t... [Source: EE Bulletin / 03-05]

LTC4425: Programmable 2A 2-Cell Supercap Charger with Automatic Cell Balancing in a Compact 9mm2 Package

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0000

eeBulletin - Linear Technology - The LTC4425 is a constant-current/constant-voltage linear charger designed to charge a 2-cell supercap stack from either a Li-Ion/Polymer battery, a USB port, or a 2.7V to 5.5V current-limited supply. The part operates as an id... [Source: EE Bulletin / 03-05]

Altera sees platform collision in IC industry

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:01:57 +0000

Bradley Howe, VP of IC engineering at Altera, pointed out that IC integration challenge in the semiconductor industry, saying that a platform collision is in the horizon. [Source: EE Times - Asia / 03-05]

Fab Spending Heads for 88 Percent Growth in 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:39:00 +0000

The latest edition of‚ World Fab Forecast reveals that Fab spending, which includes construction and equipping Front-End Facilities, from R&Ds to volume fabs, is expected to increase to over $30B, about 88 percent growth year-over-year. [Source: Electronics.ca / 03-05]

Why Texas Instruments Looks Undervalued

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:36:42 +0000

Value Expectations submits: The Applied Finance Group's (AFG's) valuation techniques help investors identify and take advantage of mispriced securities in the market. One way investors can identify over or undervalued stocks is by using AFG's Intrinsic Value C... [Source: SeekingAlpha.com / 03-05]

NAND flash pricing remains weak as traders offload Hynix 41nm chips, says inSpectrum

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:34:37 +0000

Attention in the spot market was shifted from DRAM to NAND flash this week (March 1-5) as some traders offloaded their inventories of NAND flash chips from Hynix Semiconductor, according to inSpectrum. [Source: DigiTimes (FEE) / 03-05]