X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries today announced sales of USD 41.0 million (EUR 31.4 million) for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. This corresponds to a year-on-year decline of approximately 65 percent and a decline of approximately 31 percent versus the previous quarter. Earnings before i...

C&D Technologies announced financial results for the fiscal 2010 first quarter, ended April 30, 2009. For the quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $9.8 million, a sequential improvement from the fourth quarter 2009 net loss of $14.4 million. Revenues were $73.7 million compared on a seque...

Imec the independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology announced that its board of directors has named Luc Van den hove as Imec’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Gilbert Declerck the former CEO is elected as member of the Board of Imec International. In addition, ...

In the 1st quarter of 2009, the German components distributors organized in the FBDi achieved sales of 482 million Euro. This represents a decrease of 26% compared to Q1/2008. Thus, the typical strongest quarter was lower than the traditionally weakest winter quarter (October to December 2008). The ...

For the last year, the Acal Group’s revenue was £165.4 million (2008: £159.5 million), with the increase due to foreign exchange and acquisitions, producing an operating profit before exceptional items of £0.3 million compared with £6.1 million in 2008. Profit before tax and exceptional items from c...

European semiconductor sales down 0.9 percent in April Sales on the European semiconductor market have been weaker in April compared with the previous month, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reports. It seems that worldwide semiconductor sales may have hit the bottom for the second ti...

The organizers of the Sensor + Test 2009, which ended on the 28th of May in Nuremberg in Germany reported relatively stable figures for the fair. 537 Companies (2008: 562) presented their goods and services on an area of 18,000 sq, m (2008: 20,000 sq. m). Approximately 7,000 visitors (2008: 7934 ) a...