October 2007 Archives

...to Failure Analysis line-up

Oxford Instruments, the high-technology tools and systems company, is pleased to announce the addition of the Plasmalab µEtchEL dry etch tool to its Failure Analysis product line. The Plasmalab µEtchEL is a flexible and economic entry-level tool which still offers the switchable dual-mode PE/RIE (plasma etch/reactive ion etch) capability found on the company's Plasmalab µEtch200 and Plasmalab µEtch300 systems.

WEST CHESTER, PA, October 30, 2007 -- Johnson Matthey Gas Purification
Technology (GPT) group, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of
highly-reliable bulk and point-of-use purifiers, announced today that they expanded their European Distribution and Service network. The three new distributors are CMC Instruments, Innodys and Sigma Technologies.

GREENSBORO, N.C., and BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 29 - RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, and Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., a supplier of radio frequency (RF) components, today announced that stockholders of both companies have approved the necessary proposals to allow RFMD's acquisition of Sirenza to move forward.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29-- Bookham, Inc., (Nasdaq: BKHM - News), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced a proposed public offering of 16,000,000 shares of common stock. The underwriters for the offering are Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as sole book-running manager, and Cowen & Co., LLC, as co-lead manager. The offering will include an option for the underwriters to purchase an additional 2,400,000 shares of common stock to cover any over-allotments.

Aachen, Germany, October 30, 2007 - AIXTRON AG announced the receipt of a purchase order for a Thomas Swan 3x2-inch Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) epitaxy reactor from The University of Virginia (UVa) in Charlottesville, VA within the second quarter.

...RF Power Products for Airborne Avionics

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2007 - Microsemi Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded $1.6 million on August 3, 2007 to allow Microsemi's Power Products Group (formerly Bend, Oregon-based Advanced Power Technology) to develop technology related to the use of silicon carbide RF power semiconductor components in military avionics applications.

...manufacturers for EDGE and WCDMA front-end module solutions

Achieves Greater than 200 Percent Year-Over-Year Unit Growth in 3G; OEMs Leveraging Multimode Content for New Multimedia Platforms

WOBURN, Mass. - Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today announced that the industry's top five handset OEMs are leveraging its Intera portfolio of EDGE and WCDMA power amplifiers and front-end modules. Solutions in volume production include the SKY77174 power amplifier module for Band I, the SKY77175 for Bands II and V, the SKY77329 and SKY77519 for quad-band EDGE, as well as proprietary architectures developed for specific customer use.

October 26, 2007 -- Dulles, Virginia, -- GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc., a fast-rising innovator of high-temperature, high-power and ultra high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) devices, today announced details of several recent grant awards from the US Department of Energy. The three separate SBIR and STTR grants are being used by GeneSiC to demonstrate novel high-voltage SiC devices for a variety of energy storage, power grid, high-temperature and high-energy physics applications. Energy storage and power grid applications are receiving particular attention as the world focuses on more efficient and cost-effective energy management solutions.

Philip C.S. Yin, CEO, Named Chairman of AXT's Board of Directors; Jesse Chen Becomes Lead Director

FREMONT, CA, Oct 25, 2007 - AXT, Inc., a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

...for the third quarter of 2007

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 25 - Hittite Microwave Corporation today reported revenue of $39.9 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, representing an increase of 15.3% compared with $34.6 million for the third quarter of 2006 and an increase of 6.1% compared with $37.6 million for the second quarter of 2007.

HONG KONG, Oct. 25, 2007 - Cree, Inc., a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced that its XLamp(r) LEDs will provide the effects lighting for the new Beijing National Aquatics Centre. The Aquatics Centre, commonly known as the Water Cube, will be the home for nearly all of the 2008 Summer Olympics aquatic events.

New $3 Billion Facility to Produce Processors with Intel 45nm Hafnium-based High-k Metal Gate Transistors

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2007 -- Production of a new generation of microprocessors for PCs, laptops, servers and other computing devices officially began today inside of Intel Corporation's first high-volume 45 nanometer (nm) manufacturing factory in Chandler, Ariz.

Converting Internal GaAs HBT Wafer Fab to Six Inches and Partnering with Leading Taiwanese Companies

WOBURN, Mass. - Oct. 25, 2007 - Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today announced that given heightened demand for its products from tier-one handset OEMs and a diverse set of analog customers, it is expanding its manufacturing capacity.

Financial Results Exceed Guidance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 - Bookham, Inc., a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended September 29, 2007.

SEOUL, KOREA (Oct. 26, 2007) -- Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ; 046890), the leading LED manufacturer in Korea and the eight largest in the world, today announced that on October 24, 2007, the Seoul High Court in Korea has ruled in favor of Seoul Semiconductor in an appeal on a decision from the Seoul Central District Court turned down Seoul Semiconductor's lawsuit against Itswell, a Korea-based LED manufacturer.

St. Paul, MN, October 24, 2007 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it has received five orders during the third quarter of 2007 for its Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) systems. The orders extend across the complete Veeco product line including an R&D GEN930 system, two pilot-production GEN20 systems, and two production GEN200 systems. These systems were sold to global customers in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

...and earnings growth

Hillsboro, Oregon -October 24, 2007 - TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a supplier of high performance products for wireless communications, announces its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, including the following highlights:

* Revenues were $123 million, an increase of 19% over Q3 2006 and 8% sequentially
* Record bookings of $144 million
* Gross margin improved to 32.2% of revenue
* Cash and cash equivalents increased $20 million from Q2 2007
* WCDMA/EDGE revenue doubled year-on-year
* Transmit modules grew 185% over Q3 of 2006
* Released cost improved VSAT amplifier
* Began product shipments for the EQ-36 Counter-Artillery Radar Program

Marcoussis - October 24th 2007 - 3S PHOTONICS, the French flagship of European photonics industry, reports its financial results for fiscal year 2006/7 ended June 30, 2007.

...off the list of options

Sale to Another Company Will Provide the Optimum Solution

BOSTON - The Strategy Analytics GaAs service report, "Filtronic - Life after RFMD," strongly recommends that Filtronic management strike off the option to close the Filtronic compound semiconductor operations, noting that Filtronic continues to develop a sustainable position in both high volume and high value markets.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. - October 24, 2007 - Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. today reported its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23 - Endwave Corporation, a leading provider of high frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, today reported financial results for its third quarter of 2007, which ended on September 30, 2007.

Customer Growth & Diversification, Market Expansion Drive Performance

Sunnyvale, CA, October 23, 2007 - Infinera Corporation (Nasdaq: INFN), a leading provider of digital optical communications systems, today released financial results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2007.

Demand Outlook For December 2007 Quarter Is Robust

Business Highlights:

-- September 2007 Quarterly Revenue Totaled $255.8 Million

-- September 2007 Quarterly GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Equaled $0.07

-- September 2007 Quarterly Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Equaled
$0.11

-- RFMD Commenced High Volume Shipments Of POLARIS(TM) 3

-- December 2007 Quarterly Revenue Is Expected To Be In The Range Of $265
Million To $280 Million

-- December 2007 Quarterly EPS Is Expected To Be Approximately $0.06 To
$0.07 On GAAP Basis and Approximately $0.08 To $0.09 On Non-GAAP Basis

Achieves Record Quarterly Net Sales of $59.5 million; up 10.5% sequentially and 35.5% From Year Ago Quarter

Delivers GAAP EPS of $0.04; Pro Forma Diluted EPS of $0.11

Company Accelerates Capacity Ramp to Meet Unprecedented Customer Demand

WOODBURY, N.Y. - Oct. 22, 2007 - Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Aachen/Germany, October 23, 2007 - AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the order for multiple MOCVD tools from Epistar, one of the world's leading manufacturers of Ultra-High-Brightness (UHB) LEDs.

DURHAM, N.C., October 18, 2007 -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market-leading innovator of
semiconductors that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications
products, today announced revenue of $113.4 million for its fiscal first quarter ended September
23, 2007.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hittite Microwave Corporation (Nasdaq: HITT - News) today announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Northrop Grumman to license Northrop Grumman's Velocium line of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) products and related intellectual property. Under the agreement, Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector will license to Hittite a specified list of standard products and associated technology. Hittite will assume the related customer contracts and will become the worldwide supplier for the Velocium products.

Woburn, MA -- October 2007 -- Vacuum Barrier recently completed a multifaceted renovation and expansion to their Woburn, Massachusetts headquarters. This renovation is to further commit to existing and future customers and to accommodate present and future employee growth.

...to Reduce Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

City to install more than 1,000 LED streetlights, joining Raleigh and Toronto in growing LED City community

ANN ARBOR, MI., OCT. 16, 2007 - Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, and the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, today announced that Ann Arbor will join Raleigh, N.C. and Toronto, in the growing LED City initiative. In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, Ann Arbor plans to become the first U.S. city to convert 100 percent of its downtown streetlights to LED technology.

Tampere, Finland, October 17th, 2007- Modulight, Inc., a manufacturer of high- performance optical semiconductor components, today announced the arrival of its laser family's newest member: the high-power, single-emitter 1550 nm laser chip housed in a 9-mm TO-can. The product code is ML1470.

...to Telecom Industry

Companies to Combine Core Strengths That Drive 40G Solutions, Including Development of New MSA 300 Pin Transponder

MILPITAS, Calif. and ACTON, Mass., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU - News; TSX: JDU - News) today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Mintera, a high bit-rate optical transport systems solutions leader, to provide a complete 40 gigabits per second (40G) solution set to the telecom industry. The partnership will offer optical network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) products that combine Mintera's Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) 40G transmission technology with JDSU's proven 40G-capable optical communications products and test and measurement solutions, while leveraging JDSU's manufacturing expertise and supply chain leadership.

...For The Fast-Growing Light-Emitting Diode Market

Improved Transparency And Heat Resistance Make New Products Ideally Suited For Use with High-Brightness LEDs

Midland, Mich. - Dow Corning Corp. today introduced three new two-part high refractive index (HRI) silicone encapsulants to serve the fast-growing light-emitting diode (LED) market. Dow Corning's new encapsulants offer increased light output, a range of hardnesses to suit a variety of applications, and superior resistance to heat, chemical and ultraviolet (UV) light exposure compared to other LED encapsulants on the market today.

Aachen, Germany - October 16, 2007 - AIXTRON AG today announced that one of Taiwan's largest manufacturers of high brightness LEDs, HUGA Optotech Inc., achieved an outstanding output and excellent performance with its recently acquired AIXTRON MOCVD system.

...Silicon Carbide Substrates

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc., (NasdaqGS:CREE - News) today announced commercial release of its Zero Micropipe (ZMP(tm)) 100-mm, n-type silicon carbide (SiC) substrates. With this achievement, Cree reinforces its position as the world's leading manufacturer of SiC-based semiconductor materials.

...Technology and Innovation

High-power OSTAR LED Thinfilm chips are revolutionizing LED technology

Santa Clara, CA, October 12, 2007 - OSRAM GmbH, Regensberg, Germany, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, was one of four teams nominated for the prestigious German Future Prize at a ceremony held October 11 in Berlin.

A transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons (the smallest particles of light) has been designed and demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

...MOSFET Devices

There is a world-wide need for improved devices used in conjunction with high-power, high-temperature applications, as well as in detectors and instrumentation in high energy physics applications.

...Wafers Produced in Industry's Most Advanced Systems

Company's High-Throughput Systems are the New Powerhouse of Performance and Reliability

TAUNTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kopin Corp. (NASDAQ: KOPN - News), the world's leading provider of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) wafers, today announced that its three integrated concept metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (IC MOCVD) systems are producing the industry's highest performing 6-inch HBT wafers with exceptionally good uniformity and reproducibility. These systems have been qualified by multiple customers, a major milestone in Kopin's previously announced plan to increase HBT manufacturing capacity by an additional 50% with the combination of internal expansion and the addition of capacity at its original equipment manufacturer, KTC. Kopin is the only company in the world to produce technologically demanding HBT structures on these systems in volume.

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CREE - News), a market leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, today announced release of a new 8-amp, Zero Recovery(r) rectifier that significantly increases power-supply efficiency in computer servers. The new CSD08060 Schottky diode extends Cree's leadership in rectifiers that save energy while boosting power-supply performance.

...Third Quarter Of 2007 and Revenue Guidance for The Fourth Quarter of 2007

Retained Thomas Weisel Partners To Evaluate Strategic Alternatives

SAN JOSE, Calif. - WJ Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WJCI - News), a leading designer and supplier of radio frequency (RF) solutions for the wireless infrastructure and radio frequency identification (RFID) reader markets, today announced that it expects revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 to be in the range of $9.7 million to $9.9 million.

SEOUL, KOREA--(Marketwire - October 10, 2007) - Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ: 046890), one of the eight largest LED manufacturers in the world, announced today that on September 17, 2007 Nichia Corporation filed a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District Court against Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Seoul Semiconductor").

...Month Results

* 3rd quarter revenue (6/30/07) increases 23% year-over-year and 12% sequentially to $44.5 million
* 4th quarter revenue (9/30/07) increases 32% year-over year to approximately $47 million
* Fiscal 2007 annual revenue was approximately $170.0 million
* Fiscal 2008 1st quarter revenue guidance (12/31/07) estimated at $49 million
* Fiscal 2008 annual revenue guidance estimated at $210 - $230 million