Cypress introduced the latest member of its PREMIS (Peak Reducing EMI Solutions) family of spread-spectrum timing solutions. The CY25400 is a 4-PLL (phase-locked loop) timing device with two spread-spectrum PLLs to reduce electro-magnetic emissions (EMI). The device also offers two-wire I2C programm...

Philips and TSNC have agreed to a multi-phased plan to facilitate an orderly exit by Philips from its current shareholding in TSMC as follows. Philips intends to sell in the near future up to USD 1.75 billion worth of TSMC shares to accommodate identified demand from long-term financial investors in...

National Semiconductor reported net income of $71.5 million, on revenues of $431.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. On a sequential basis, National’s third quarter fiscal 2007 revenues declined 14 percent from the second quarter, when the company reported $501.6 million in revenues. Yea...

5% Growth in 2007

Digi-Key Corporation announced the signing of a distribution agreement for Keil products in the Americas and Europe. Keil, an ARM Company, makes C compilers, macro assemblers, real-time kernels, debuggers, simulators, integrated environments, evaluation boards and emulators for ARM7/ARM9/ARM Cortex-...

Epcos released a hybrid duplexer. The prototypes of a combined BAW-SAW duplexer for W-CDMA Band II were completed in February 2007. They combine the advantages of the BAW and SAW filter technologies in a single component. BAW technology allows the manufacture of frequency-selective filters and duple...

EVE named Keith Hopkins to the position of Vice President of Worldwide Sales, reporting to Dr. Luc Burgun, its CEO. He will be based in EVE-USA’s San Jose, Calif., headquarters. Hopkins has most recently held the title of Vice President of Sales at Denali Software (2000-2003) and Artisan Components,...