STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. Net revenues for the fourth quarter increased 6.9% sequentially to $2.74 billion from the $2.57 billion reported in the prior quarter. Net revenues for the full year were $10.0 billion, an increase...

AnalogicTech announced the AAT1160, a synchronous step-down DC/DC converter delivering up to 3A output from a 12V input. Combining high power efficiency levels and a 150 microampere quiescent current, the AAT1160 offers power savings in a variety of industrial applications, especially those using ba...

National Semiconductor is disposing of certain manufacturing equipment and reducing staff at its wafer fabrication facilities. National will eliminate approximately 200 positions and incur a charge of approximately $20 million, of which roughly $12 million is related to severance costs for the elimi...

The Zytronic Group, a designer and manufacturer of Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT)-based touch sensor products and customised optical filters for electronic displays, has announced the promotion of its subsidiary’s managing director, Mark Cambridge, to the position of Chief Executive Officer o...

Premier Farnell, a multi-channel distributor, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets and goodwill of Hynetic Electronics Private Limited used in carrying on its business in India as an existing authorised distributor of Farnell' products. The purchase consideration will be satisfied in ...

Kyocera will acquire Sanyo’s mobile phone business. The agreement is planned to become effective April 1, 2008. Under the agreement, Kyocera acquires a comprehensive set of assets relating to the research, development, design, materials procurement, manufacture, sales and marketing of CDMA handsets;...

Fujitsu Limited announced its decision to pursue the reorganization of its LSI business divisions into a new subsidiary scheduled to be established within March 2008. The new subsidiary will enable Fujitsu to intensify its focus on its ASSP and its ASIC business. Fujitsu also announced that developm...