Intersil announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zilker Labs, Inc., a privately-held, fabless semiconductor company with technology knowledge in digital power integrated circuits. Zilker Labs’ patented Digital-DC technology is amixed-signal power conversion and management...

The forerunners of the financial crisis are not noticeable in the orders received by the manufacturers of electronic modules. This has been reported by the ZVEI-Association Electronic Components and Systems. The orders received by in-house producers as well as by Electronic Manufacturing Services Pr...

PLX Technology, a supplier of PCI Express (PCIe) switch and bridge silicon, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Oxford Semiconductor, a privately held fabless provider of industry-leading silicon and software for the consumer and small office/home office (SOHO) storage mar...

According to the German ZVEI Association of Electronic Components and Systems, the sales of the circuit board manufacturers in September 2008 was only very slightly below that of August 2008. The cumulated combined sales, so far correspond to those of the previous year. The effects of the financial ...

LogicVision has reviewed the December proposal from Virage Logic and determined that the proposal of $1.05 per share of common stock is inadequate and is not in the best interests of LogicVision's stockholders.Jim Healy, LogicVision's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "LogicVisi...

SiRF Technology Holdings has completed the spinoff of its Stockholm operations, SiRF Sweden, back into an independent company with majority ownership by management and employees. The newly independent company name will revert to Kisel Microelectronics -- the original name of the company when SiRF ac...

QNX Software Systems announced the appointment of Ken Dumont as vice president of worldwide sales. In this role, he will be responsible for QNX Software Systems’ worldwide sales and services, including both direct and distribution sales. He will report directly to Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX Software Syst...