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ADI Leverages Xilinx's FPGAs to Simplify Wireless Infrastructure System Design

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:27:05 +0000

Here, ADI's MS-DPD platform incorporates a high-performance RF and mixed-signal transmit and observation receiver chain, supporting 2G, 3G and emerging 4G wireless protocols. Xilinx's Virtex-6 FPGA ML605 evaluation kit connects to the MS-DPD board through an industry-standard... [Source: TMCnet / 07-30]

C&K Expands Micro-Miniature, Snap-Acting Detect Switch Family with New Termination Options

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:25:21 +0000

C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches and smart card interconnect devices, now offers its micro-miniature, snap-acting detect switch in four new surface-mount options. Designated the MDS Series,... [Source: PR-Inside - Computer/Tech / 07-30]

Samsung Electronics Profit Jumps to Record on Chips

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:21:09 +0000

Samsung Electronics Co., Asia's biggest maker of semiconductors, flat screens and mobile phones, said second-quarter profit jumped 83 percent to a record, fueled by a recovery in demand for computer-memory chips. [Source: Business Week - Top News / 07-30]

MediaTek sees 2Q10 net profits down nearly 19% on quarter

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:12:41 +0000

MediaTek has posted net income of NT$9.03 billion (US$282.52 million) for the second quarter of 2010, a decline of 18.9% from the prior quarter, and also down 1.4% on year. Second-quarter EPS was NT$8.34, compared with NT$10.28 in the prior quarter and NT$8.46... [Source: DigiTimes / 07-30]

Photo Release -- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Launches Next Generation EZBuck(TM) DC-DC Regulator Family

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:08:11 +0000

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq:AOSL) expands its synchronous EZBuckTM portfolio with four new next generation DC-DC step-down regulators. The AOZ103x series is designed to efficiently convert input voltages in the range of 4.5V to 18V down... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 07-30]

Jon Peddie Research Announces 2nd Quarter PC Graphics Shipments

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:06:34 +0000

Jon Peddie Research 2nd quarter PC graphics shipment numbers say AMD and Intel have had huge growth at Nvidia's expense. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

AuthenTec Announces Management Changes

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:58 +0000

[Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

TriQuint Wins Samsung Quality Award

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:44 +0000

[Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

AuthenTec Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:31 +0000

[Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

TranSwitch Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:02:29 +0000

TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the converging voice, data and video network, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were... [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

Semiconductor Industry Loses Well Known and Respected Executive Brani Buric

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:02:20 +0000

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), today announced with great sadness that Brani Buric, the company's executive vice president of marketing and sales, passed away on Sunday, July 25, following a short, but aggressive, illness.‚ He was 61. Brani was already... [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

ESI Ships 9850TPIR+ Laser Link Processing System for DRAM Market

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:01:55 +0000

ESI today announced shipment of its new 9850TPIR+ laser link processing system for the DRAM market. The 9850TPIR+ meets the growing productivity demands of DRAM manufacturers ramping 40 nm processes. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

Analog Devices' 16-bit Dual ADC Uses Half the Power of Competing Data Converters, While Achieving Lowest Noise Performance in Its Class

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:53 +0000

AD9650: dual 16-bit low-power, low-noise A/D Converter for high-performance data acquisition systems in medical, industrial, spectrum analysis, radio and radar applications. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

SEMATECH and Carl Zeiss Demonstrate Mask Pattern Alignment and Registration to Enable Double Patterning Lithography

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:13 +0000

SEMATECH and Carl Zeiss Demonstrate Mask Pattern Alignment and Registration to Enable Double Patterning Lithography [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

OMRON Releases Backlock Multipole FPC Connector with 0.3mm Pitch, 1.1mm Height, and 90 Pins- the Highest Pin Count of its Kind

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:54:41 +0000

Omron to release the XF3E, a 1.1 mm-high FPC connector with a pitch of 0.3 mm and 90 pins - the highest pin count of its kind - on July 30, 2010. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

ARRIS Selects MaxLinear Tuner + Demodulator Single Chip for DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway Family

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:53:42 +0000

MaxLinear Inc., (NYSE: MXL) a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communication applications, today announced that ARRIS Group Inc., a global communications technology company, has selected the... [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

SEMATECH Demonstrates Mask Pattern Alignment and Registration to Enable Double Patterning Lithography

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:49:18 +0000

SEMATECH and the Semiconductor Metrology Systems division from Carl Zeiss announced today that Zeiss' next-generation photomask registration and overlay metrology system has successfully passed a key development milestone. The jointly developed system, called PROVE,... [Source: physorg.com / 07-30]

Xilinx Showcases End Market Solutions Based on LabVIEW FPGA at NIWeek 2010

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:47:18 +0000

Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its participation at National Instruments NIWeek 2010, Aug. 3-5 at the Austin, Texas Convention Center. The event is one of the leading conferences and exhibitions on graphical system design. [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-30]

Melexis to Chair DASH7 Automotive Working Group

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:44:28 +0000

Melexis, an early and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market, announced today its participation as co-chair of the newly formed Automotive Working Group within the DASH7 Alliance, a non-profit industry consortium that promotes t [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-30]

Graphics chip market seeing big changes

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:43:06 +0000

As Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by radical shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research. [Source: CNET News.com / 07-30]

Vishay Extends 140 CRH and 150 CRZ Series Surface-Mount Aluminum Capacitors With New Devices That Meet IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 Soldering Guidelines

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:08 +0000

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that its high-temperature 140 CRH and low-impedance 150 CRZ series of surface-mount aluminum capacitors have been extended with new devices that meet the rigorous IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 soldering guidelines... [Source: Market Wire - Electronics / 07-30]

Cavium Networks Q2 Edges The Street, But Shares Retreat

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:39:28 +0000

Cavium Networks (CAVM) shares are trading lower after hours despite Q2 results which edged Street consensus estimates. For the quarter, the maker of network processor chips posted revenue of $49.9 million and profits of 20 cents a share, just ahead of the Street... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-30]

Trident Microsystems Q2 Revenues Blow Past Street Estimates

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:38:37 +0000

Trident Microsystems (TRID), which provides chips used in TVs and set-top boxes, posted better than expected Q2 results. For the quarter, Trident reported revenue of $171.6 million and a non-GAAP loss of 9 cents a share; the Street had expected $155 million in... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-30]

Taiwan Semi Q2 Edges Street Estimates; Ups Cap Ex Forecast

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:38:11 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) this morning reported better-than-expected Q2 results - and in a bit of good news for the chip equipment sector, the chip foundry raised its 2010 capital spending forecast. For the quarter, the company reported 104.46 billion New Taiwan... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-30]

Anadigics Shares Rally On Strong Q2, Q3 Gudiance Above Ests

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:38:00 +0000

Anadigics (ANAD) shares are trading higher this morning on better-than-expected Q2 results and a strong outlook for the third quarter. For Q2, the communications chip maker reported sales of $51.7 million and non-GAAP profits of 2 cents a share, ahead of the Street... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-30]

NetLogic Slides Despite Q2 EPS Beat; UBS Cuts To Neutral

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:37:55 +0000

NetLogic Microsystems (NETL) shares are trading sharply lower this morning, despite reporting Q2 profits above Street expectations. Late yesterday, the networking chip company posted revenue for the quarter of $95 million, a hair below the consensus at $95.1 million,... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-30]

Renesas introduce growth strategies and structural reform measures

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:37:22 +0000

[Source: evertiq / 07-30]

Software Defined Radio, Signals Intelligence, Tactical Communications And Radar Applications To Benefit From New GE FPGA Boards

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:36 +0000

Software Defined Radio, Signals Intelligence, Tactical Communications And Radar Applications To Benefit From New GE FPGA Boards [Source: GE / 07-30]

[Weekly info]DRAMeXchange: WW DRAM revenue increase 15.2% in 2Q10

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:25 +0000

According to DRAMeXchange, the research division of Trendforce, WW 2Q10 DRAM industry recorded US$10.70B, which is 15.2% QoQ growth compared of US$9.29B in 1Q10. [Source: DRAMeXchange / 07-30]

Realtek Semiconductor Selects Cadence Design Systems as its Strategic EDA Solutions Provider

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:06 +0000

eeBulletin - Cadence - Holistic Design and Verification Solutions Drive Realtek?s Innovation and Reduce Time to Market for Communications Network ICs [Source: EE Bulletin / 07-30]

How to build a simple, interactive digital voltmeter

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:34:44 +0000

eeBulletin - Maxim - Application Notes - This application note uses the MAXQ2010 microcontroller's evaluation (EV) kit Rev D to implement a digital voltmeter. The article demonstrates how to measure the voltages with the ADC and display them on the EV kit's LCD.... [Source: EE Bulletin / 07-30]

Wake up and hear the IR

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:34:36 +0000

eeBulletin - Maxim - Application Notes - Receiving infrared (IR) signals while conserving system power is difficult, and typically requires the inclusion of complex power-management routines in the firmware. You can avoid that problem by disconnecting power to... [Source: EE Bulletin / 07-30]

Power Management BQ24650 High Efficiency Synchronous Switch-Mode Charger Controller for Solar Power

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:34:29 +0000

eeBulletin - TI - New Products - The bq24650 is a highly integrated switch-mode battery charge controller. It provides input voltage regulation, which reduces charge current when input voltage falls below a programmed level. When the input is powered by a solar... [Source: EE Bulletin / 07-30]

Chip Shot: Intel Wins Most Innovative Process Awards from UBM TechInsights

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:34:02 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Intel - Analyst firm, UBM TechInsights announced that Intel has won two of its top awards, including the Most Innovative Logic Process Award for the 32-nm Intel(R) Core(tm) processor and the Most Innovative Memory Process for the Intel-Micron... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 07-30]

Dialight Debuts World's Smallest, Lightest-Weight Dual Red/White LED Beacon

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:33:50 +0000

ElectronicsBuzz - Dialight - Energy-Saving, Long-Life LEDs Offer 95% Greater Efficiency than Xenon Technology; Up to 10 Years of Reliable Operation Slash Maintenance Costs for Tower Owners [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 07-30]

Unraveling the Matrix

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:26:15 +0000

A new way of analyzing grids of numbers known as matrices could improve signal-processing applications and data-compression schemes. [Source: physorg.com / 07-30]

Graphene shows strange new behavior better suited for electronic devices

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:25:09 +0000

Regarded as a possible replacement for silicon-based semiconductors, graphene, a sheet of pure carbon, has been discovered to have an uncommon and astonishing property that might make it better matched for future electronic devices. [Source: physorg.com / 07-30]

'White graphene' to the rescue: Hexagonal boron nitride sheets may help graphene supplant silicon

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:24:48 +0000

What researchers might call white graphene may be the perfect sidekick for the real thing as a new era unfolds in nanoscale electronics. [Source: physorg.com / 07-30]

Dataram Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:15 +0000

Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM) today reported its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended April 30, 2010. Revenues for the fourth quarter were $11.9 million, which compares to $5.6 million for the comparable prior year period. Revenues... [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

EZchip Announces Record Second Quarter 2010 Results; Second Quarter Revenues Increase 123% Year-Over-Year to $14.9 Million

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:10:22 +0000

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: EZCH), a leader in Ethernet network processors, today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-29]

Reaching 2000 Downloads, EEMBC CoreMark Established as Gold Standard in Embedded-Processor Benchmarks

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:09:52 +0000

CoreMark: The Industry-Standard Benchmark Moving to Replace Dhrystone [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-29]

Bridgelux, Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:09:00 +0000

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions today announced the addition of Karl Chicca as the company's chief operating officer. To his role as COO, Mr. Chicca brings extensive experience in building and scaling... [Source: Market Wire - Electronics / 07-29]

LTC4098-3.6: USB Compatible High Efficiency Power Manager and Charger for 1-Cell Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:08:32 +0000

eeBulletin - Linear Technology - The LTC4098-3.6 is a high efficiency USB PowerPath controller and full-featured LiFePO4 battery charger. It seamlessly manages power distribution from multiple sources including USB, wall adapter, automotive, Firewire or other high... [Source: EE Bulletin / 07-29]

Amphenol Launches New Ultra Series High Speed HDMI 1.4 Cables at...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:02:24 +0000

The new HDMI 1.4 optimized Ultra Series HDMI Cable by Amphenol Cables on Demand supports the latest generation of HDMI High Speed features including 3D 1080p video and 4K cinema resolution; now... [Source: PR Web: Electronics / 07-29]

Renesas Electronics to 'streamline' 5000 of its workforce

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:01:58 +0000

Renesas Electronics has unveiled what it calls a 'three pronged business strategy' in a bid to construct a business structure resistant to market changes and to achieve a 7 to 10% compound annual growth rate in semiconductor sales. The strategy will involve optimising... [Source: New Electronics / 07-29]

Xilinx Improves Design Flow For Industry

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:59:11 +0000

[Source: EFYTIMES.COM / 07-29]

Exar Releases PowerArchitect 3.0 for Programming the PowerXR Programmable Power Products

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:54:59 +0000

[Source: Electronics Digest / 07-29]

Renesas Forecasts Losses; Going Fabless At 28nm Node.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:51:30 +0000

Renesas is expecting a loss for the twelve months to March 31 2011 and will not pay any interim or final dividends. It will go to foundry for 28nm and better processes, and is looking to cut costs by $1.2bn between now and the end of March 2013. [Source: Electronics Weekly / 07-29]

Xilinx and ADI offer SDR platform for 4G mobile

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:51:25 +0000

ADI has embedded transceiver components into a development platform which can be used to evaluate DPD algorithms running on Xilinx's Virtex-6 ML605 evaluation kit [Source: Electronics Weekly / 07-29]

Flash Propels Toshiba To Record Calendar Q2

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:51:16 +0000

Higher sales and stable pricing of NAND flash chips helped propel Toshiba to calendar Q2 sales of $16.7bn with a record Q2 operating income of $335m and a net profit of $5.3m. [Source: Electronics Weekly / 07-29]

TSMC posts record 2Q10 profits

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:56 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw net profits hit an all-time high at NT$40.28 billion (US$1.27) in the second quarter of 2010, according to financial data released by the foundry chipmaker. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were NT$104.96... [Source: DigiTimes / 07-29]

NAND flash prices to go higher in 3Q10, says Phison chairman

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:35 +0000

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics expects contract quotes for NAND flash chips to move upward in the third quarter, which will help push its third-quarter revenues, according to company chairman Khein Seng Pua. [Source: DigiTimes / 07-29]

Elpida posts profits in fiscal 1Q10 on higher sales

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:22 +0000

Elpida has reported net profits of 30.7 billion yen (US$352 million) for the first quarter of its fiscal 2010, compared with a 44.4 billion yen loss a year earlier. This also marked its third profitable quarter in a row. [Source: DigiTimes / 07-29]

Realtek looks to flat revenues in 3Q10

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:11 +0000

Communications networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor has outlined a conservative outlook for the third quarter, citing a higher inventory level. The company expects its third-quarter revenues to stay flat sequentially. [Source: DigiTimes / 07-29]

MediaTek lowers chip prices to help reduce inventory levels

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:00 +0000

MediaTek has reduced its chip prices by a range of 5-15% since the beginning of the third quarter in order to reduce its inventory which in turn will affect the company's revenue, gross margin and profit targets for the third quarter. [Source: DigiTimes / 07-29]

Microsemi Announces Highest Power SiC RF Power Device for UHF Radar Applications

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:45:22 +0000

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors and RF subsystems, announced today a new 2,200 watt peak RF power silicon carbide transistor, extending its... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 07-29]

Teradyne Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:42:15 +0000

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) reported revenue of $455 million for the second quarter of 2010 of which $413 million was in Semiconductor Test and $42 million in Systems Test Group. On a non-GAAP basis, Teradyne's net income in the second quarter was $133.7 million,... [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

NetLogic Microsystems Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:41:33 +0000

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETL), a worldwide leader in high performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Revenue for the second quarter... [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

TriQuint Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:41:13 +0000

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT), a leading RF front-end product and foundry services provider, announces its financial results for the quarter ended July 3, 2010, including the following highlights: Revenue was $207.5 million, up 15% from Q1'10 and... [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

Analog Devices' JESD204A Data Converters Reduce Power and Board Space In High-Speed Data And Communications Applications

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:26 +0000

Analog Devices' low-power, high-speed 14-bit ADCs incorporate the JESD204A data converter serial interface standard. [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]