Current Headlines

1. NXP Accelerates MFi Accessory Development With Digital Audio Streaming Device
   5/15/2013

   NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today introduced the MFA100 digital audio streaming device – the industry’s first application-specific standard product (ASSP) for MFi accessories (Made for iPod®, iPhone® and iPad®) using Lightning™ connectors

2. Touchstone Semiconductor Introduces The Industry’s Only Ultra Low-Power, Load Independent, High-Efficiency Boost
   5/15/2013

   Touchstone Semiconductor, a leading developer of high-performance, low-power analog integrated circuit solutions, today announced the TS3300 boost regulator

3. IDT Introduces Industry’s First Low-power Quad 16-bit DAC With JESD204B For Multi-Carrier Broadband Wireless Applications
   5/15/2013

   Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT), the Analog and Digital Company delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, recently announced the industry’s first low-power quad 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) featuring the JESD204B high-speed serial interface

4. MACOM Introduces The Industry’s Highest Power GaN In Plastic Transistor
   5/15/2013

   M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high performance analog semiconductor solutions, introduced today its series of GaN in Plastic packaged power transistors for high-performance civilian and military radar and communications systems.

5. Renesas Electronics America Adds Powerful Debugging And Enhanced Usability With Next-Generation Of e²Studio Integrated Development Environment
   5/14/2013

   Renesas Electronics America, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, recently announced an enhanced version of its Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE), e2studio, designed to provide a flexible development platform for its market-leading microcontrollers (MCUs)

6. Mentor Graphics Pyxis Platform And PDK Automation Process Adopted By MagnaChip Semiconductor
   5/14/2013

   Mentor Graphics Corp., a leader in electronic design automation, recently announced that MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”) has adopted the Pyxis custom IC design platform and the Mentor process design kit (PDK) automation process

7. HELIOS Program Develops Complete Supply Chain For Integrating Photonics With CMOS Circuit Via IC Fabrication Processes
   5/14/2013

   CEA-Leti said recently that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the recently completed HELIOS program

8. TranSwitch Hires Needham & Company To Evaluate Strategic Alternatives
   5/14/2013

   TranSwitch Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing consumer electronics and telecommunications markets, recently announced that it has retained Needham & Company as financial advisor to assist the Board of Directors in evaluating various strategic alternatives available to the Company

9. Skyworks Launches Family Of Antenna Switches Supporting Carrier Aggregation
   5/13/2013

   Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, introduced groundbreaking RF switching technology that is enabling early adopters to implement carrier aggregation solutions.

10. Peregrine Semiconductor Introduces Latest SPDT RF Switch For Harsh Space Environments
    5/13/2013

    Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), recently announced availability of a new SPDT RF switch for harsh environment and space applications