Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components for wired and wireless communications, industrial and consumer applications, filed on March 15, a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against STMicroelectronics. Avago alleges that cert...

Microsemi, a manufacturer of analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has entered into an agreement to acquire White Electronic Designs Corporation through a cash tender offer at $7.00 per share for a net transaction value of approximately $100 million. White Elec...

MoSys, provider of memory and high-speed interface (I/O) intellectual property (IP), has acquired MagnaLynx, a developer of serial chip-to-chip communications technology. Founded in Ames, Iowa in 2003, MagnaLynx specializes in high-performance, low-power SerDes design services and IP cores for netwo...

OmniVision, a developer of digital imaging solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of Aurora Systems, a privately-held company incorporated in California. Aurora is a supplier of LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) devices for use in mobile projection applications and high definition hom...

Avnet has entered into an agreement to acquire Bell Microproducts in an all cash merger for $7.00 per share, which equates to an equity value of approximately $252 million and a transaction value of approximately $594 million assuming a net debt position for Bell of $342 million at face value as of ...

MicroSys extends its miriac MPX (SoM) module family by the MPX2020 CPU Module and introduces by that the Freescale QorIQ Multi-Core-technology for the MPX-interconnect standard. The SoMs are available for the extended industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. The typical power dissipation in m...

AMS Technologies announces a new range of laser diode controllers incorporating temperature controller from Belorussia based OEM Tech System Engineering. OEM Tech has launched a range of controllers for powering and controlling not only the laser diode but also the cooling elements for the diode. Th...