In the business year 2007 LSI Logic achieved a turnover of 2.6 bn US$. The net loss was 2.5 bn US$.  In 2006 a turnover of 1.98 bn US$ was reached with a net profit of 169.6 m US$. The fourth quarter with a turnover of 740.9 million US$ showed a net loss of 140.6 m US$.

Molex ended the 2nd quarter, 2008 with a turnover of 841.6 m US$ and a net profit of 59.2 m US$, Compared to the same quarter of the previous year the turnover increased by 4 m US$ but the plus sank by 10.6%.

At Texas Instruments, the year 2007 ended with a turnover of 13.8 b US$ and a net profit of 2.3 bn US$. Compared to 2006 the turnover sank by 3 % and the profit was reduced by 38.2 %. The fourth quarter with a turnover of 3.56 bn US$ showed a net profit of 756 m US$.

With its standard ERU25 series, Epcos offers high-power inductors (HPI) in surface-mount technology with current capabilities of up to 71 A. Despite its high performance, the component has a footprint of  23.5 x 25.3 mm2. Its insertion heights vary between 8.95 and 12.85 mm, depending on the ty...

Linear Technology announces the LT1912, a 2A, 36V step-down switching regulator packaged in a 3mm x 3mm DFN (or MSOP-10E). The LT1912’s 3.6V to 36V input voltage range makes it usefull for load dump and cold-crank conditions found in automotive applications. Its 3.2A internal switch can deliver up t...

Vishay announced a Power Metal Strip meter shunt resistor that offers 3-W power capability in the 5515 size package, with resistance values down to 100μΩ. The WSMS5515 meter shunt resistor features a proprietary processing technique that produces resistance values from 100μΩ to 5...

In the 1st quarter of the business year 2008, Qimonda achieved a turnover of 513 m Euro. This corresponds to a decrease of 28% compared to the 4th quarter 2007 and a decrease of 56% compared to Q1/2007. The EBIT is minus 590 m Euro. In Q4/2007 it was minus 258 Euro and in Q1/2007 there was a positiv...