Bel Fuse Posts Q4 Numbers
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFA) (NASDAQ:BELFB) today announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and 2011. Read the full press release. {complink 9266|Bel Fuse Inc.}
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TriQuint Posts Q4 Data
HILLSBORO, Ore. — TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TQNT), a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announces its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Read the full press release. {complink 5757|TriQuint Semiconductor Inc.}
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SMIC Reports Q4 Figures
SHANGHAI, China — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) (“SMIC” or the “Company”), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, today announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Read the full press release. {complink 12815|Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)}
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Distributors Withstand the Effects of Offshoring, Part 1
In the great migration of US manufacturing jobs overseas, the electronics distribution channel stands against the trend. US distributors have downsized in line with economic cycles, but offshore manufacturing has not directly affected the channel's employee ranks here. “I have not heard distributors talking about layoffs or job losses during the past several years. Business…
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Sales Chief Leaves AMD
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the departure of Emilio Ghilardi as senior vice president and chief sales officer, effective immediately. Rory Read, AMD president and chief executive officer, will serve as interim chief sales officer while the company actively seeks a replacement. “I'd like to thank Emilio for his contributions to the…
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Mouser, Amphenol Sign Distribution Deal
MANSFIELD, Texas — Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a new partnership with Amphenol TCS, a leader in high-speed, high-density connection systems. Amphenol TCS designs integrated interconnect solutions for applications in the networking, communications, storage, and computer server markets. This new…
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UMC Posts Q4 Figures
TAIPEI — United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC” or “The Company”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced its unconsolidated operating results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Revenue was NT$24.43 billion, a 3% quarter-over-quarter decrease from NT$25.19 billion in 3Q11, and a 22% year-over-year decrease from NT$31.32 billion in 4Q10. Gross margin…
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Apple, Facebook Panned in Greenpeace Report
It's great that {complink 379|Apple Inc.} has been exemplary at satisfying its most important constituents — shareholders and customers — because, right now, the company doesn't seem to be in the good books of some other industry observers, this time labor activists and environmentalists. Greenpeace today joined the list of institutions, agencies, and individuals that…
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Counterfeit Part Issues for Military Programs
There has been much discussion in recent years about the ever-increasing problem of counterfeit material in the semiconductor supply chain. This is especially acute in the military and aerospace community, where the need for discontinued and obsolete device parts forces contractors to search the globe for them, often resulting in limited choices and leading to…
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Mastering the Art of Contract Negotiation, Part 2
The first part of this article focused on pre-meeting preparations ahead of a major contract negotiation. In that blog, I discussed the importance of making sure key participants and departments were represented in the preparatory phase. (See: Mastering the Art of Contract Negotiation, Part 1.) In this concluding blog, we will look at the next…
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