Premier Farnell has reached an agreement to sell BuckHickman InOne to The BSS Group for a total consideration of approximately £27 million (on a cash and debt free basis). The consideration is payable in cash on completion. It is Premier Farnell’s intention to apply the proceeds against current inde...

Philips will acquire all of the outstanding shares of TIR Systems for a total consideration of approximately C$ 75 million, or approximately EUR 49 million, to be paid in cash upon completion. This transaction is subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement and and is expected to clos...

The turnover of the German circuit board manufacturers in 2006 was 10.3% higher compared to the previous year. This was reported by the Verband der Leiterplattenindustrie (VdL) [Association of the Circuit Board Industry] and the ZVEI- Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie [Central A...

Fairchild Semiconductor will hold its annual Power Seminars at locations worldwide starting April, 2007. Power experts will provide in design techniques for optimizing system power with analog, discrete, and optoelectronic solutions at these one day events. The Power Seminars will be held in Europe,...

North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.65 billion in orders in February 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05 according to the February 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.05 means that $105 worth of orders were...

Tektronix reported net sales of $265.8 million and net earnings of $22.8 million for the third quarter ended February 2007. This compares with net sales of $262.1 million and net earnings of $26.5 million for the same period last year. Instruments business sales were flat with last year as we contin...

TDK has concluded a basic agreement with Alps Electric regarding an acquisition from Alps of its equipment and intellectual property rights such as patent properties and know-how concerning HDD (Hard Disc Drive) head business, and has commenced negotiations with Alps to conclude a definitive contrac...