The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), an organization focused on accelerating the growth of the global semiconductor industry, and the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, announced the signing of a collabo...

According to the FBDi e.V., the sales of the German component distribution market in the third quarter 2008 decreased by 4.8 percent to 606 million Euro (Europe -8 percent). The orders received were reduced in the same period by 10.8 percent to 582 million Euro. Whilst the semiconductor products dec...

The European semiconductor distribution sales declined 8.2% in Q32008 compared to Q32007. The DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) reported quarterly distribution revenues of 1.22 billion euro. Regionally, the only positive news comes from Eastern Europe,...

Vicor reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2008. Revenues increased by 7.5% to $51,278,000, compared to $47,693,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased 4.0% on a sequential basis from $49,297,000 for the second quarter of 2008. Net income was $609,000, compared ...

For an undisclosed sum Exide will acquire the principal assets of Delta, British Columbia, Canada-based Mountain Power. The privately-held company specializes in the design and commercialization of high performance, large capacity rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for the telecommunications, utilit...

Exide Technologies, a provider of stored electrical-energy solutions, announced that Michael Ostermann has accepted the Company’s offer to lead the Transportation Europe division, and is expected to assume his responsibilities as President, Transportation Europe, no later than January 2, 2009. Repor...

Tyco Electronics reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2008. The company reported net sales of $3.7 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, an increase of 6 percent over the prior-year period. The net income was $202 million. For the full-year net sales were $14.8 billion, an i...