C&D Technologies, a producer of electrical power storage and conversion systems used in telecommunications, uninterrupted power supply systems, utility and other high reliability applications, announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended October 31, 2009. For the quarter, the ...

National Instruments and Denso Robotics announced their collaboration to integrate NI measurement and vision technology with Denso robotic arms.The collaboration increases productivity and performance in automated test, research and flexible manufacturing applications. A new LabView library of graph...

Ixys, a provider of power semiconductors and specialized mixed signal IC products, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zilog, Under the terms of the agreement, Ixys will acquire all of Zilog’s outstanding common shares for $3.5858 per share in cash, or approximately $62.4 million. Ixy...

Synopsys ended 2009 with a turnover of 1.360 billion US$ and a net profit of 167.7 million US$. Compared with 2008 turnover increased by almost 2%. By contrast profit fell by 12%. The fourth quarter contributed to the overall result with a turnover of 338.3 million US$ and a net plus of 19.5 million...

According to the Central Association of the German Electrical and Electronics Industry (ZVEI) in November 2009 export expectations in the German electrical industry improved for the sixth consecutive time. A quarter of the electrical companies reported that their export trade should increase in the ...

Premier Farnell announces a global franchise distribution agreement with Wolfson Microelectronics. Premier Farnell customers will now have global access to Wolfson’s portfolio of mixed-signal semiconductor products for the consumer electronics industry, offering most products from stock.

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X-Fab Silicon Foundries Group sells its wafer fabrication plant in Plymouth, UK, to Plus Semi. The agreement closing is expected by the end of 2009. A technology license agreement ensures the continuation of the existing operation. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The Plymouth facil...