National Semiconductor provides an On demand Seminar, that will introduce the LM5069 positive hot swap controller. The first part of the seminar will define hot swapping and what it is used for. The characteristics of a hot swap controller will then be discussed specifically when using an external F...

Xilinx announced the appointment of Iain Morris, as executive vice president and general manager of the advanced platforms group (APG), reporting to Xilinx CEO Wim Roelandts. At the helm of APG, Morris will lead divisional teams responsible for development and delivery of high-end solutions, buildin...

Maxwell Technologies reported a net loss of $5.4 million, on revenue of $14.0 million for its third quarter 2006, compared with a net loss of $1.3 million on revenue of $12.0 million for the same period in 2005. The current quarter loss includes $2.0 million, of amortization related to convertible d...

Today the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium will present the Phil Kaufman Award at its 13th annual Kaufman Award dinner and ceremony in Santa Clara. This year Dr. Robert Dutton, Robert and Barbara Kleist professor of engineering at Stanford University and director of the Integrated Circu...

Tundra Semiconductor announced that Robert Fischer has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. Fischer previously held the position of North American Sales Director at Tundra, having joined the company in July 2006. Prior he held senior Sales and Applications...

The Sensor Innovation Prize will be awarded for the seventh time at the german Sensor+Test 2007 trade fair (22-27 May 2007). As in the previous years, the german AMA Fachverband für Sensorik e.V. Göttingen will award this prize, valued at 10,000 Euro, for extraordinary practical research and develop...

International Rectifier announced an agreement for the sale of its Power Control Systems (PCS) business to Vishay Intertechnology. The PCS business accounted for approximately $300 million, or about 26 percent of revenue, in IR's June-ending fiscal year 2006. The product lines included in the transa...