Power Integrations announced financial results for the quarter ended June 2008. The company's net revenues for the quarter were $53.6 million, up 24 percent compared to $43.2 million in the second quarter of 2007, and up three percent sequentially compared to $51.8 million in the first quarter of 20...

In the first six months of 2008, congatec booked sales of 13.3 million Euro, This corresponds to an increase of 162% on the first six months of the previous year. The EBIT was given as 132.000 Euro. The main sales product was computer modules based on the XTX module standards.

Epcos offers CeraDiodes and multilayer varistors (MLV) in a 0201 package. The variants with capacitances of 22 pF are distinguished by a low clamping voltage and are suited for the protection of LED background lighting, for example. Types with capacitances of up to 10 pF have also been developed for...

Avnet Memec announced that Chris Shipway has recently been appointed as Country Director UK. He will be responsible for all sales activities in the UK and will directly report to Bill Walker, Regional Vice President Sales Northern Europe. He started his electronics career working in the Memec Wareho...

Cadence reported second quarter 2008 revenue of $329 million, compared to revenue of $391 million reported for the same period in 2007. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $5 million, compared to net income of $60 million, in the same period in 2007.

The National Microelectronics institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, has announced a 50% increase in its membership in little over a year. The University of Southampton has just become the NMI’s 150th member. Established in 1996 as a not...

In the second business quarter 2008, STMicroelectronics sold semiconductors to the value of 2.39 billion US$. This is an increase of 9.7% compared to the previous quarter and 14.6% more than in the comparable quarter in 2007. The losses were reduced to 47 million US$ (Q2 2007 -758 million US$).