The Melexis revenues for the third quarter 2007 were 50.9 million EUR, an increase of 2 % compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The Actuator division showed the highest increase, with revenues up 8 %. Geographically, revenues also remain in the same range as the 3rd quarter of 2006, wit...

Zilog announced the strengthening of his senior management team with the addition of Rick Bosshardt as the company's vice president of worldwide distribution sales. Bosshardt comes to Zilog from Freescale Semiconductor Corporation where he served as vice president of global distribution. Prior to Fr...

Freescale announced financial results for the third quarter 2007. Net sales were $1.45 billion, compared to $1.62 billion in the third quarter of 2006. The net loss was $261 million, compared to a net profit of $257 million in the third quarter 2006.

Segment results The Transportation and Standar...

Net revenues at STMicroelectronics for the third quarter increased 6.1% sequentially to $2,565 million from the $2,418 million reported in the prior quarter, with growth led by application-specific wireless and computer products. The Company reported net income of $187 million. In the year-ago quart...

Actel has named Jay Legenhausen as its new senior vice president of worldwide sales. The 17-year veteran will lead Actel's initiatives for its FPGA and programmable system chip (PSC) solutions. Legenhausen comes from Cypress Semiconductor, where he served as vice president of sales.

Texas Instruments reported third-quarter 2007 revenue of $3.66 billion. Revenue increased 7 percent compared with the prior quarter primarily due to increased demand for analog semiconductor products. The revenue decreased 3 percent from a year ago. Net profit was $ 776 million. This was an increase...

In the 3rd business quarter, Fairchild Semiconductor achieved an overall turnover of 426.8 m US$. In the same quarter of the previous year, the turnover was 417.0 m US$. However, the profit was reduced from 25.1 m US$ to 20.3 m US$. This reduction was due, among others, to a provision of 7.8 m US$ f...