National Semiconductor will eliminate approximately 130 positions across the company, primarily in product line and support functions. This action reflects the company strategically aligning its resources as part of National's focus on accelerating revenue growth in key market areas that require bet...

Chomerics Europe has appointed Tiberius Recean as Territory Sales Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From his base close to Munich, Recean will provide customers with both technical and commercial support for Chomerics' range of EMI shielding and thermal management products. Prior to join...

Murata Power Solutions has named Wisam Moussa as the new Director of Global Field Applications. In this new position he will be responsible for the management of the FAE team for the support of Key Accounts and distribution customers. Moussa has been with the company since 1984. At the time he start...

Digi International announced the acquisition of Sarian Systems, Limited. a privately held U.K. based corporation working in the wireless router market. The acquisition is a cash transaction for approximately $30.5 million.

Sarian Systems designs, develops and manufactures advanced wireless/cellul...

Conexant Systems has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Broadband Media Processing product lines to NXP Semiconductors in a transaction valued at up to $145 million. Conexant’s Broadband Media Processing business provides solutions for satellite, cable, terrestrial, and IPTV set-top box appli...

Infineon announced that the company has acquired one hundred percent of Primarion, Inc. Primarion designs and manufactures digital power ICs for computing, graphics and communication applications. Primarion is a fabless company, headquartered in Torrance, California.

Actel has appointed Richard Kapusta as its new vice president of marketing and business development. Kapusta comes from Exar Semiconductor, where he was vice president of business development, and Sipex Semiconductor, where he was product line vice president and general manager. Previously, he held ...