April 2008 Archives

Sharing PANalytical success - new training course program

PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) has announced details of more than 50 training courses for the remainder of 2008. Details can be found at www.panalytical.com.

Cash and engraved plaques up for grabs at International MBE

St. Paul, MN, April 29, 2008 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:VECO) will co-sponsor two major awards again in 2008 to individuals in the Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) community - the Al Cho Award and the MBE Innovator Award. Both awards recognize individuals whose innovations have significantly advanced the field of MBE. Each award consists of a monetary honorarium and an engraved plaque.

Facility Increases In-house Capabilities and Quality Control

ST. LOUIS, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC Hitech(TM), a focus area within SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), today underlined its commitment to the electronic materials markets with the opening of a $9 million state-of-the-art cleanroom located on the Company's Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin campus.

Palo Alto, CA (April 28, 2008) GigOptix's iT4036 is more than just a phase delay; it is a broadband, 120pS tunable, phase delay that operates at speeds up to 12.5Gbps and 11.7GHz for clock signals with a very low jitter degradation.

Cork, Ireland - April 29, 2008--Firecomms announces that it has licensed its OptoLock interconnect technology to APAC Opto Electronics, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance fiber-optic transmission components in Taiwan.

Aachen/Germany, April 29, 2008 - AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce an order from Bridgelux for two Close Coupled Showerhead CRIUS systems each with 31x2-inch capacity.

Specialty Gases Supplied by Matheson Tri-Gas to Enable Semiconductor Advances

Armonk, NY and Basking Ridge, NJ -- April, 28, 2008 -- International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) and Matheson Tri-Gas Inc., the largest subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Japan, announced today that they have signed a unique, four-year agreement to jointly develop new manufacturing materials and processes that will enable the next generation of semiconductor technology for 32nm and beyond. The agreement marks the first time Matheson Tri-Gas/Taiyo Nippon Sanso and IBM have collaborated on semiconductor technology.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hittite Microwave Corporation (NASDAQ:HITT) today reported revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 of $43.3 million, representing an increase of 19.2% compared with $36.3 million for the first quarter of 2007 and an increase of 1.9% compared with $42.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2007.

289 million units ship in the opening three months of the year, as Motorola continues to lose market share

LONDON - April 25, 2008 - "Operators and distributors continued to top up their inventories in 1Q 2008 after a particularly strong 4Q 2007," says ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders. "Year on year, 1Q 2008 was up 13.7%, but 2Q 2008 is likely to be softer than in previous years."

Revenues of $111.1 million deliver a net income of $4.5 million or $0.03 per diluted share

Hillsboro, Oregon -- April 23, 2008 -- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a supplier of high performance products for wireless communications, announces its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, including the following highlights:

Award relates to contributions to the forthcoming 14th IC-MOVPE conference in Metz

LayTec GmbH is happy to announce the launch of the "In-situ Monitoring Award" for the best in-situ related contribution to the 14th International Conference of Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (ICMOVPE 2008) in Metz (France)!

Year-over-year revenue growth of 46 percent as rapid expansion plan proceeds on schedule

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN - News), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today reported strong financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

AWT6281 PA Supports HSPA Solutions; Incorporates HELP3(TM) Technology for Lower Power Consumption and Extended Battery Life

WARREN, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAD), today announced its new AWT6281 HELP3(TM) WCDMA Linear Power Amplifier (PA) engineered specifically for use in advanced 3G handsets for EGSM (Band 8) UMTS wireless networks.

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions, today announced the release of its new 5 GHz SZP-5026Z high linearity amplifier designed specifically for use in WLAN and WiMAX consumer premises equipment (CPE), access point, and base transceiver station (BTS) applications.

Company achieves record quarterly net sales of $74.4 million; up 10% sequentially and 50% from year-ago quarter

WARREN, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD - News), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, reported record first quarter 2008 net sales of $74.4 million, an increase of 10% compared with net sales of $67.6 million in the prior quarter, and an increase of 50% compared to net sales of $49.6 million in the year ago quarter.

Sales of LED components exceeds chip revenue for the first time in Cree's history

DURHAM, N.C., April 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CREE - News), a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications, today announced revenue of $125.0 million for its fiscal third quarter ended March 30, 2008.

Firms aim to deliver 45%-efficient base station amplifiers, with sampling set for the third quarter of 2008

BATH, UK - The Basestation Conference (April 22, 2008) -- Nitronex, the leading producer of GaN-on-Silicon RF power devices and RF power efficiency specialists Nujira are collaborating to create a power amplifier reference design for WiMAX basestations delivering over 45% efficiency using GaN devices and high accuracy tracking (HAT(TM)) technology.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: April 22, 2008: BeamExpress SA, a company specialized in long wavelength Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology announced that it has secured a first round investment of $1.3M with I-Source (France).

LED University includes North Carolina State University, Marquette University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University

DURHAM, N.C., APRIL 22, 2008 - Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, announces the launch of the LED University program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs.

Saint Gobain acquired Lumilog from Lumilog founders, Banexi Ventures Partners, Emertec Gestion, Sophia Euro Lab SAS and TechFund Capital on April 1, 2008. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors closer to customers and partners

17.04.2008 - OSRAM, a 100% Siemens subsidiary, today held an opening ceremony for the new Asia regional headquarters of its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, a specialist in semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications.

Sunnyvale, CA, April 17, 2008 -- Bulgarian telecom carrier Bulgartel has selected the Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN) Digital Optical Networking system for a nationwide Bulgarian optical network. The new network will enable Bulgartel to provide greater capacity and new services to its customers within Bulgaria and to customers requiring international connectivity, as Bulgaria becomes an increasingly important hub for international communications. System integrator SmartCom Bulgaria AD is providing support services for the new network.

2008 IEEE MTT-S (IMS 2008)
Visit StratEdge at MTT-S Booth 2039

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StratEdge, leader in the design and production of semiconductor packages for microwave, millimeter wave, and high speed digital devices, announces the introduction of a new family of small outline thermally enhanced molded ceramic packages for power semiconductors.

Stockholm, Sweden (April 17, 2008) - Syntune AB, a developer of innovative single-chip tunable lasers and transmitters, announced that it has taken a controlling equity position in Svedice, a leading European provider of customized InP semiconductor solutions.

Strong Growth Forecasted for POLARIS 3 RF Solutions

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD - News), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions, today announced it has received production orders for its POLARIS 3 Silver RF solution -- the recently introduced addition to the POLARIS family of GSM/GPRS/EDGE RF solutions.

MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD, a provider of semiconductor metrology solutions, has acquired the business of Bede, effective Monday, April 14th.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 16, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is developing transmit-receive modules based on the advanced semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) for use in future radar upgrades.

Jang Young Shil and CES Awards Reinforce Technology Built on Skyworks' Innovative Amplifiers and Transceivers

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS - News), an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today congratulates Samsung on recently winning two prominent FEMTO cell awards.

Action Expected To Reduce Manufacturing Cycle Time, Improve Customer Service And Enhance Profitability

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions, today announced it will consolidate its production test facilities for high volume cellular products to reduce cycle time, better serve its customer base and improve overall profitability.

Application note provides innovative design approach that reduces external bill of materials by 20%

Ottawa, Ontario and Andover, Massachusetts - April 15, 2008 - SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. today announced a new power amplifier designed to optimize performance of Wi-Fi systems including access points, personal computers and PC cards.

Concerning the matter of the complaint filed with the United States International Trade Commission (the "ITC") by Dr. Gertrude Neumark Rothschild ("Dr. Neumark") of New York State, U.S.A., on February 20, 2008, seeking a block on imports, etc., of short-wavelength LEDs, etc., based on U.S. patent No. 5252499 ("the '499 patent") held by Dr. Neumark, please be informed as follows.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Endwave Corporation (Nasdaq: ENWV), a leading provider of high frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, today announced the receipt of a production contract from Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. Brijot, an industry leader in passive millimeter-wave imaging, has selected Endwave as the sole-source supplier of radiometer assemblies for use in its GEN 2 full body imaging system that employs passive millimeter-wave technology for concealed object detection and people screening.

GaAs pHEMT Multi-Purpose Amplifiers Target Multiple Infrastructure Markets

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading RF product portfolio to include microwave and millimeter wave components.

FLANDERS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, announced today that seven NSX Series inspection tools were recently installed at WIN Semiconductors, the world's leading foundry that serves the global wireless information and networking markets. Following a competitive evaluation, WIN also acquired multiple licenses for Rudolph's Discover defect analysis/yield management software.

New PDK in Microwave Office Design Suite Uniquely Enables Designers to Benefit from the Advanced WIN Process

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan - April 14, 2008 - AWR and WIN Semiconductors Corporation (WIN) today announced the latest release of the WIN PP15-10 process design kit (PDK), the first in a series of next-generation commercial foundry PDKs available for monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) design.