Electronics News

Several Decatur industries are taking off as a result of the green revolution, and suppliers of a new generation of passenger jets are among those reaching the highest altitude.

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has suggested that the Wii's new Zelda title might not be released in 2010.

Magnetek Inc. reported a net loss for the fiscal first quarter as sales suffered from the continued slowdown in industrial activity in the United States.

Walmart has given Cree co-founder Neal Hunter, left, and CEO Chuck Swoboda another reason to smile.

Dow Corning Corp. has acquired a Brazilian silicon metal manufacturer plus a half interest in a West Virginia silicon production facility for about $175 million.

Applied Materials , Inc., the leading supplier of equipment and services to the solar photovoltaic industry, announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets, including the intellectual property, of Advent Solar, Inc.

AudioCodes , a leading provider of Voice over IP technologies and Voice Network products, today announced the introduction of "MSBG PLUS", an Open Platform for Unified Communications for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang seemed unsurprised by allegations made Wednesday by New York's attorney general that Intel has illegally tried to maintain its monopoly.

ON Semiconductor Corp.'s third-quarter profit fell from a year earlier, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street expectations and its shares rose in late trading on a bullish outlook.

Third quarter tops figures even before the industry's downturn. Andy Patrizio : nVidia had been one of the hardest-hit semiconductor firms when the economy went south last year, with sales plunging a harrowing 60 percent in one quarter.

Skyworks Solutions Inc., which makes semiconductors for wireless products, said Thursday its profit increased as lower operating costs offset a slight decline in sales.

With its new SH7786, Renesas has introduced a new concept in modular multimedia processors and complete multimedia system solutions for the automotive industry.

Evergreen Solar is shifting some of its manufacturing production from Massachusetts to China after posting an $82 million loss in the third quarter.

Infineon Technologies AG and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company are extending their development and production partnership to a 65nanometer embedded flash process technology.

Semiconductor maker Microchip Technology Inc. said Wednesday that earnings and sales fell in the latest quarter, but its CEO said profit margins would improve as the company increases production to meet stronger business conditions.

Wireless chip and technology supplier Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday set a quarterly and annual revenue target that missed Wall Street estimates, but its shares rose slightly in late trade after falling more than 9 percent in recent weeks.

New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.

November 3, 2009 - Sundance, the leading supplier and manufacturer of advanced digital signal processing and reconfigurable FPGA systems, today extended its leadership in multiprocessor solutions through the introduction of its EVP6472 embedded development platform.

Dell and SunGard Higher Education announced today that they will expand their existing strategic relationship to make their solutions more interoperable and help higher education institutions worldwide improve efficiencies, streamline operations and enhance learning.

The euro-area economy may expand 0.7pc next year, the European Commission said, raising its growth forecast even as budget deficits and jobless ranks swell further.