Semiconductor News

TOKYO, May 28 -- _ ---------- Ricoh plans to stop production at major copier plant in Shizuoka TOKYO - Office machine maker Ricoh Co.

Renesas Electronics Corp., the world's biggest maker of automotive microcontrollers, plans to raise 100 billion yen of capital and eliminate more than 10,000 jobs, according to the latest draft of a restructuring plan, a person briefed on the matter said.

The technology landscape has seen many technologies come and go . But if you look around, you'll see some fundamental technologies in widespread use that have withstood the test of time, going strong after 25 years -- even 50 in some cases.

Every so often the market gives investors a chance to pick up some high potential stocks at a significant discount.

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Even before the news was official, it filtered out - unofficially - to Wall Street.

Uniquely combining affordable projection with long battery life, the PoP Video provides users with an unparalleled viewing experience." The reason the folks at QuickLogic - creators of low-power Customer Specific Standard Products - are so excited is that their Visual Enhancement Engine technology has been integrated into Micron Technology's 'PoP ... (more)

In a recent Forbes column talking about investment classics - starting with books and ending with stocks, money manager Ken Fisher lauded Teva Pharmaceuticals along with other promising stocks such as Mattel and Applied Materials .

Cree announced Tuesday that Kurtzweil had resigned from the Durham-based semiconductor company to join Extreme , a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company that has a Durham facility.

BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced that it made a donation to support the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Billerica for the second consecutive year.

Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

The concept of 3D audio is gaining a lot of traction lately, in both commercial and consumer settings.

Shares of Semtech traded up 3.24% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $24.4667. Semtech has a one year low of $19.16 and a one year high of $30.46. The company has a market cap of $1.600 billion and a P/E ratio of 17.95. Semtech last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 24th.

Ohmite, one of the 300-plus trusted brands Allied is authorized to distribute, is a leading provider of thermal solutions, including heat sinks and resistors for high-current, high-voltage and high-energy applications.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Semiconductors Industry in Japan 2012" report to their offering.

Hung Chia-tsung, second left, chairman of UMC, and Sun Shih-wei, second right, CEO, join other officials in breaking ground for the firm's new production facility in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, yesterday.

A Though Infineon Raceway may look the same, host the same events and employ the same staff, next month the Raceway is getting a shiny new branding.

The Capital Region has become a hub of research, innovation and manufacturing for the semiconductor industry.

Standard & Poor's Rating Services on Thursday lowered its non-investment grade corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.

The expansion begins UMC's new generation of 300mm manufacturing that will extend 28nm production and establish a solid foundation for 20nm and beyond to meet customers' high-end demand, thus ushering in the company's next era of growth.