The UR Holding reports a turnover for 2006 of 48.87 m Euro, representing an increase of more than 25%. The EBIT was increased from 1.17 m Euro for the business year 2005 to 1.48 m Euro in the reporting period of 2006. The net profit decreased by 2.5% to 400 000 Euro.

Intersil announced the release of the single-chip ISL9208 and ISL9216/17 chipset solution for cell balancing and overcurrent protection. The ISL9208 single chip and ISL9216/17 chipset perform cell balancing and protect battery packs against high current conditions. The cell balancing allows the micr...

According to a study by Europartners Consultants, there has not been such an upsurge in the field of distribution of electronic components as in 2006 since the boom in the year 2000. Based on the distributors investigated, who generate approximately 75% of the DTAM (Distribution Available Market), t...

LSI Corporation announced that it will eliminate approximately 900 positions or about 13 percent of its non-production workforce across all business and functional areas on a global basis. The restructuring is a result of a portfolio review that LSI has been conducting under a three-phase business a...

STMicroelectronics introduced a family of energy-metering ICs that incorporate all of the core circuitry necessary to implement a complete meter system without requiring any other active component. The STPM1x family, measuring active energy as pulse frequency output and featuring fast digital calibr...

Fairchild Semiconductor announces the FPF250X series, a family of load switches with input voltages ranging from 4.5V up to 20V. These devices provide protection against potentially damaging overcurrent conditions affecting low-power designs including industrial, telecom, medical, notebook and consu...

Linear Technology announces the LT3685, a 2A, 38V step-down switching regulator with input transient protection up to 60V. The LT3685's 3.6V to 38V operating input voltage range and 60V transient protection make it ideal for load dump and cold-crank conditions found in automotive applications. Its 3...