WEYBRIDGE, U.K. — TT electronics has announced that it has signed a new strategic distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Group (WPI Group), a member of WPG Holdings. Under the new agreement WPI Group will support sales of TT electronics' passive components and discrete semiconductors throughout Asia and particularly China. Commenting on the distribution deal,…
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies, today announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting the commencement of an investigation pertaining to products from Broadcom Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., LSI Corporation, MediaTek Inc., NVIDIA Corporation and STMicroelectronics N. V. The…
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Guadalajara, Mexico, has a lot to offer the electronics industry in terms of a well established electronics manufacturing support base, highly skilled workers, cooperative business environment, and competitive labor rates. I expect that the value of Guadalajara as a destination for outsourced electronics manufacturing will continue to improve in the future. The city is relatively…
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, Synopsys reported revenue of $375.5 million, compared to $338.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal…
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CAMARILLO, Calif. — Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, reported un-audited financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2011 that ended October 31, 2010. “Semtech delivered another quarter of record-setting revenue, gross margin, operating profit and earnings per share. Continued demand for our solutions resulted in sequential…
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CAMARILLO, Calif. — Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS.PK), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and audited fiscal year 2010 ended September 30, 2010. Fiscal Year 2010 Highlights • Net revenues of $166.0 million compared with $168.2 million in fiscal…
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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced its board of directors terminated discussions with private equity firms regarding a going private transaction, principally because it determined that the indications of the valuation range were not in the best interest of the company and its shareholders. As previously announced by Seagate on…
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US manufacturing activity in November increased for the 16th consecutive month, according to the latest business report released by the Institute of Supply Management, led by the computer and electronics manufacturing sector. Of the 18 manufacturing industries covered by the ISM report, 10 are reporting growth in November, in the following order: Computer & Electronic…
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The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more than 50% of the RF power semiconductor devices sold into the mobile wireless infrastructure
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Thick-film chip resistors have been the preferred low-cost, surface-mounted design (SMD) solution since the introduction of surface-mount technology. In the past, thin-film resistive technology has been reserved for precision applications where noise, stability, or temperature has significant adverse effects on a design. However, the cost difference between thick-film and thin-film has forced engineers to compromise…
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