Zarlink sells its Mitel shares Zarlink Semiconductor has sold its Mitel Networks Corporation shares for US$12.9 million, following the approval of the merger of Mitel and Inter-Tel (Delaware) Incorporated ('Inter-Tel'). Zarlink obtained ownership of 10 million common shares of Mitel through the sale...

The Verband der Leiterplattenindustrie (VdL) [Association of the Circuit Board Industry] in the ZVEI- Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie [Central Association of the electro-Technology and Electronic Industry] report that the turnover of the semiconductor manufacturers rose slight...

Ansoft announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 ended July 2007. Revenue totaled $19.9 million, an increase of 15% compared to $17.3 million reported in the previous fiscal year's first quarter. On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, net income for the fi...

Texas Instruments announced that it has acquired Integrated Circuit Designs, Inc. (ICD), a privately-held company that specializes in the design of radio-frequency integrated circuits. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ICD has 16 employees.

The german Trade Association for Components Distribution (FBDi) [Fachverband der Bauelemente Distribution e.V.] announces a growth of turnover of 1.4%. Although the turnover decreased seasonally, yet in comparison with the previous year, the member firms report a bottom line of 641 m Euro in cumulat...

Tyco Electronics has named Steve Mitchell as vice president of the company's AMP Netconnect business in its network solutions segment. This business manufactures communications infrastructure systems and products for customer-owned networks in market segments including government, education, healthc...

Goepel electronic has restructured their US organization to combine the Automotive Test and JTAG/Boundary Scan divisions under one umbrella. The company`s existing sales channel, Huntron, will no longer be a sole distributor for Goepel electronic products in the US. The Products will be sold directl...