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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that global channel sales of its GALAXY S4, a life companion for a richer, fuller, simpler life, has surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut.

IXYS Corporation today announced that on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 2:00 PM, Pacific Time, it will hold a conference call to discuss the results of its fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, which will be released on Tuesday, May 28.

The analysts wrote, "Micron Technology has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a hold with a ratings score of C-. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures.

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IXYS Corporation , an international power semiconductor and IC company, today announced it has executed a definitive agreement with Electronics to acquire Samsung's 4-/8-bit microcontroller business for approximately $50 million.

Norwood's Analog Devices Inc. recently disclosed the pricing of senior unsecured notes of about $500 million.

Test engineer Luis Flores uses his free time to create LED light displays, including this robot helmet reminiscent of the props used by the band Daft Punk.

The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on CREE.

GOING HOME Mr Todd's family leaving for the US yesterday. They are brother Dylan, parents Mary and Rick and brother John.

In the financial world, there are many indicators shareholders can use to monitor the equity markets.

In honor of national Geek Pride Day tomorrow, Texas Instruments Inc. today showcased the hobbies and projects of about a dozen of its employees.

Shares in Taiwan took a beating to close below 8,300 points Thursday amid fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will make an early exit from its current quantitative easing after sending mixed messages on the issue, dealers said.

Cirrus Logic share price is taking a beating, as the company had to drastically lower its latest margins estimates from a range of 50 percent to 52 percent, down to the mid 40s over the long term, at the Barclays Global Technology Conference.

ANADIGICS Leverages its Unique InGaP-Plus Technology in a Single-Die WiFi FEIC to Reduce Time-to-Market, Achieve Greater Throughput, and Deliver Exceptional Thermal Performance ANADIGICS, Inc., a world leader in radio frequency solutions, recently announced that its AWL9281 and AWL9581 WiFi front-end integrated circuits have been selected for use ... (more)

This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Emerging-market stocks tumbled the most in 10 months, led by Russian and South African shares, as exporters slumped after weaker China manufacturing data bolstered concern the global economy is faltering.

Faced with wireless data traffic doubling every year since 2007, carriers and OEMs worldwide are transitioning to next-generation 4G LTE/LTE-Advanced networks and moving from GPS-based timing solutions to timing-over-packet protocols such as IEEE 1588v2.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Microsemi Corporation , a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced a next-generation family of self-encrypting solid state drives for applications requiring superior data security, outstanding reliability, ... (more)

Manfred Krug is a German stage & screen actor who was the public face of the biggest and most publicly advertised IPO the nation had ever seen.

Shane Todd's parents, pictured, believe he was murdered in Singapore and did not commit suicide, as Singapore authorities are saying.