In the third quarter of 2008 Mentor Graphics achieved sales of 184.9 million US$ which is 3 percent below that of the same period of the previous year. The net loss was 78.2 m US$. In Q3/2007 the loss was 8.8 million US$. Sales in the second quarter 2008 were 182.4 million US$ showed a net loss of 1...

IDT has introduced new devices in the portfolio of asynchronous dual-ports for high-end handsets. Acting as a bridge between processors, the devices allow handset designers to minimise device complexity through increased design flexibility. The IDT 70P2X5 dual-ports are designed to work with applica...

The Siemens Division Industry Automation is expanding its range of write/read devices in the UHFrange with two RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) readers. Simatic RF620R is equipped with an integrated UHF antenna and up to two external UHF antennas can be connected to the Simatic RF630R. With Sim...

Lattice Semiconductor announced that its LatticeSCM FPGA family-based SPI4.2 MACO (Masked Array for Cost Optimization) cores have been enhanced by adding link layer buffer management options. The family has offered SPI4.2-based cores and bridge reference designs. The platform provides designers with...

As reported by the german trade association Spectaris, the majority of the German medical technology manufacturers do not expect a great reduction of sales to the end of the year. The association expects an increase in sales in the industry in this year of 5 percent to 18.2 billion Euro. A growth of...

Linear Technology announced the promotion of Tony Armstrong to the position of Director of Product Marketing for Power Products. In his role, Armstrong will have responsibility for the management of all aspects of product marketing for both integrated circuits and power uModule regulators, including...

Transmeta and Novafora, Inc. announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Transmeta to be acquired by Novafora for $255.6 million in cash. Novafora is a privately held fabless semiconductor company in San Jose, California that develops a family of digital video processors.