Digital50.com Category: Electronic Components

Dr. Henry Samueli and David A. Dull Take Leaves of Absence as Executive Officers of Broadcom

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:35:00 0500

IRVINE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced today that Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Henry Samueli, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel...

Monolithic Power Systems Executives to Speak at Three Investor Conferences in Late May

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall —Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced that company executives will present at three...

LogicVision to Present at The Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:31:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — LogicVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGVN), a leading provider of test and yield learning solutions, will present at The Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco...

ChipMOS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2008 RESULTS

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:30:00 0500

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (''ChipMOS'' or the ''Company'') (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended...

Actions Semiconductor Announces Annual General Meeting Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:28:00 0500

ZHUHAI, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia...

TI CEO Rich Templeton to deliver keynote at JPMorgan investor conference

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:00 0500

DALLAS, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton will deliver keynote remarks at the JPMorgan 36th Annual Technology Conference in...

Actions Semiconductor Announces Annual General Meeting Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:05:00 0500

ZHUHAI, China, May 14 PRNewswire — Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital...

EV Group to Expand Presence in Korea With Opening of Subsidiary to Bolster Growing R&D and High-Volume Manufacturing Efforts

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:29:00 0500

ST. FLORIAN, Austria, May 14 PRNewswire — EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer-bonding and lithography equipment for the advanced semiconductor and packaging, MEMS, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and emerging...

Diebold Further Expands ATM Network Across Nigeria

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:53:00 0500

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has announced an agreement with Union Bank to supply the financial institution with 120 new automated teller machines (ATMs) for the bank's branches throughout...

STMicroelectronics' Shareholders Approve All Resolutions at Annual General Meeting

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:42:00 0500

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that all of the proposed resolutions were approved at the Company's Annual General Meeting, which was held in Amsterdam

Herley Awarded a $3.5 Million Contract by the U.S. Navy for AN/ARA-63 Tactical Instrument Landing Systems for F/A-18E/F/G and E-2D Aircraft

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:39:00 0500

LANCASTER, Pa., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Herley Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRLY) announced today that it has received an option award exceeding $3.5 million to supply Tactical Instrument Landing Systems (TILS) for both the...

OmniVision to Host Teleconference on Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), the world's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 earnings after the market close on Thursday...

RFMD(R) Releases 2.4 GHz to 5.8 GHz Frequency Transverter

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:03:00 0500

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today introduced the ML5825 frequency transverter. The ML5825 is...

Harbin Electric to Present at the ROTH 3rd Annual China Discovery Tour on May 19, 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

HARBIN, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Harbin Electric, Inc., (''Harbin Electric'' or the ''Company'', Nasdaq: HRBN), a market leader in customized linear motors, motor/controller automation systems, automobile specialty...

Atmel's 400 MHz ARM9-based Embedded Microprocessor Consumes Only 80 mW in Active Mode

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ROUSSET, France, May 14 PRNewswire — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its 400 MHz AT91SAM9G20 ARM926EJ-S(TM)-based embedded microprocessor that draws only 80 mW in full-power mode with all peripherals turned on. The...

Xilinx Helps Designers Meet High-Speed Connectivity Requirements With High-Performance Configuration and Storage Solution for Virtex-5 FPGAs

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:30:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 PRNewswire — Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced a flash-based configuration and storage solution for the Virtex(R)-5 family that delivers new levels of configuration performance for meeting today's high-speed...

Global Sources to Donate up to RMB 1 Million for China Earthquake Relief

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:21:00 0500

HONG KONG, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) and its team members will donate up to RMB 1 million to aid those affected by the massive earthquake in southwestern China on...

Dana Holding Corporation Reports First-Quarter 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) has announced its first-quarter 2008 results. As a result of its January 31 emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, Dana's first-quarter financial...

China Automotive Systems Reports 46% Increase in Revenue and 170% Increase in Net Income for 2008 First Quarter

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 0500

WUHAN, Hubei, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire — China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced 2008 first quarter results...

Vitesse Selects Enterprise Yield-Management Solution From Mfg Vision Ltd.

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:00:00 0500

LIMERICK, Ireland, May 13 PRNewswire — Mfg Vision Ltd., a provider of innovative yield-management and data-analysis solutions to the global semiconductor industry, today announced that its enterprise yield-management (EYM) system, FloorVision...

Cynthia Pickering to Present at Expediting Innovation - San Francisco

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:50:00 0500

DENVER, May 13 PRNewswire — Cynthia Pickering, Senior Principal Engineer within the Intel IT Strategy, Architecture and Innovation group and Director of the IT Collaboration Research Lab, will present at GroupSystems' Expediting...

Trident Microsystems, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:15:00 0500

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television markets, today announced that Sylvia D...

Merrimac Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:54:00 0500

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Merrimac Industries, Inc. (Amex: MRM), a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules (MMFM(R)), today announced results for...

California Micro Devices Develops New Display Controller Architecture That Supports Both MDDI and MIPI Based Serial Interface Standards

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:00 0500

MILPITAS, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) announced that the Company has developed an innovative display controller architecture that serves both the Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI) and Mobile...

Silicon Image Shanghai ATC Lab Adopts Tektronix HDMI for Compliance Testing

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:00 0500

BEAVERTON, Ore., May 13 PRNewswire — Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that the Silicon Image HDMI Authorized Testing Center (ATC) in Shanghai has...

Ricoh's DocumentMall(TM) Receives Boost From Karora Technologies

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:03:00 0500

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire — Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that AppConnector(TM) by Karora Technologies, a developer of software components and solutions built for...

Texas Instruments acquires Commergy Technologies for energy-saving power supply innovation

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

DALLAS, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it has acquired Ireland-based Commergy Technologies, Ltd., a power supply reference design provider that specializes...

TI's newest VoIP gateway solutions offer manufacturers increased performance, scalability and support for video capabilities over enterprise networks

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:30:00 0500

DALLAS, May 13 PRNewswire — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the newest members of its Voice over IP (VoIP) gateway silicon and software solutions that will enable equipment manufacturers to achieve higher channel...

KEMET Reports Preliminary Results of Fiscal Year 2008 and 4th Quarter

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today reported preliminary results for fiscal year 2008 and the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net sales for the quarter ended March 31...

Seagate Secure(TM) Self-Encrypting Laptop Hard Drives Earn National Security Agency Qualification for National Security Systems

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:59:00 0500

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) today announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) has qualified the Momentus(R) 5400 FDE.2 hard drive, the storage industry's landmark self-encrypting...

BIO-key(R) Receives $335,000 Contract Award From Baltimore Police

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

WALL, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — BIO-key International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced a $335,000 contract award from...

Texas Instruments DLP(R) Group Produces the First Wide UXGA Chip for Superior Resolution in Data Projection

Tue, 13 May 2008 03:00:00 0500

DALLAS, May 13 PRNewswire — DLP(R) Products from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced the world's first WUXGA DLP chip for the WUXGA data projector that produces the highest resolution images at a native resolution of 1,920 x 1,200...

Tyco Electronics Announces Agreement to Sell Its RF Components and Subsystem Business To Cobham Plc

Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 0500

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL; BSX: TEL) today announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Radio Frequency Components and Subsystem business to Cobham Defense...

American Metal & Technology, Inc. Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:35:00 0500

HEBEI, China, May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — American Metal & Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMGY) ("American Metal," the "Company"), a leading manufacturer in the People's Republic of China engaged in the development...

Brocade Showcases Server-to-Storage Connectivity and Green Technology

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:42:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will offer a full lineup of demonstrations and...

GPS Industries Improves Liquidity with Increased Borrowing Capacity

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:00 0500

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) (OTC Bulletin Board: GPSN), the only provider of Wi-Fi powered, advertising enhanced GPS systems for golf facilities, resorts and residential communities...

GPS Industries Signs Master Supply Agreement with GPSi Asia

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:00 0500

u-blox Appoints SmartCore as Brazilian Representative

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:21:00 0500

THALWIL, Switzerland, May 9 PRNewswire — u-blox, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, has appointed SmartCore Business Intelligence as its Brazilian representative.

The move aims at offering customers better sales...

Presstek Announces First Quarter 2008 Net Profit

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 0500

HUDSON, N.H., May 9 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) today reported a net income from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2008 of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, versus a net loss from...

ASE Inc. and ASE Test Announce Anticipated Effective Date of Proposed 'Going Private' Acquisition of ASE Test by ASE Inc.

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:00 0500

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 9 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, ''ASE Inc.'') and its majority-owned subsidiary ASE Test Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF, TAIEX: 9101, "ASE Test'') today announced...