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Arrow names Jörg Strughold as president EMEA components
May 16, 2022
Arrow Electronics announces that Jörg Strughold will take over as president of its components business in EMEA. He succeeds Martin Bielesch who has decided to leave the company.
indie Semiconductor set up sales centre of excellence in Japan
January 19, 2022
indie Semiconductor announces that the company extending its market reach and building up a strategic presence in Japan – targeting the automotive market.
Microchip Technology cutting jobs in Colorado
January 10, 2020
Arizona-based semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology has announced it is cutting 200 to 275 jobs in early 2020 at its Colorado Springs plant.
DigiLens, Crystal Optech partner on AR technology
December 18, 2019
DigiLens Inc. has announced its first China-based licensee, Crystal Optech, and the hiring of Country Manager Xiaoshu Lin, based in China.
Taoglas opens office in Shenzhen to meet growing demand
December 12, 2017
To support growing demand for its antenna solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, Taoglas is opening a new office in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Microchip launches two new SAM microcontroller families
August 11, 2017
Microchip announces the SAM D5x and SAM E5x microcontroller (MCU) families. These new 32-bit MCU families offer extensive connectivity interfaces, powerful performance and robust hardware-based security for a wide variety of applications.
Record net sales of USD 972.1M for Microchip
August 07, 2017
Microchip Technology reported net sales of USD 972.1 million (for the quarter ended June 30, 2017), up 7.7 percent sequentially and up 15.2 percent from the year ago quarter. The updated guidance provided on June 5, 2017 was net sales of USD 943.3 to 956.8 million.
Mouser and TinyCircuits enter global distribution deal
July 12, 2017
Mouser Electronics has entered into a global distribution agreement with TinyCircuits, a maker of very small open source electronics. Through the agreement, Mouser is stocking the TinyDuino platform with TinySheld expansion boards.
List: NXP becomes top MCU supplier in 2016
May 03, 2017
MCU suppliers aligning themselves to be at the epicenter of big-growth opportunities in IoT, automotive, and other emerging systems.
List: NXP holds pole position in Automotive
March 24, 2017
NXP maintained its position as the leading vendor of semiconductors to the OE automotive sector in 2016, ahead of Germany's Infineon Technologies.
Microchip sells Mobile Touch assets to Solomon Systech
November 02, 2016
Microchip Technology Incorporated has signed an agreement to sell certain Mobile Touch business assets to Hong Kong based semiconductor company Solomon Systech for USD 23 million in cash.
Qualcomm, Micron & SK Hynix registered ≥25% drops
May 20, 2016
In total, the top-20 semiconductor companies’ sales declined by 6 percent in 1Q16/1Q15, one point less than the total worldwide semiconductor industry decline of 7 percent.
Atmel and Rockchip join ARM global university program
April 18, 2016
ARM has expanded its Global University Program Alliance in China through new partnerships with Atmel, a subsidiary of Microchip, and Rockchip, a China-based integrated circuit (IC) design company.
Microchip / Atmel deal receives clearance
March 15, 2016
Microchip Technology has received clearance for its pending acquisition of Atmel Corporation.
Arrow Electronics appoints new VP of sales EMEA Components
January 26, 2016
Arrow Electronics has appointed Jörg Strughold as vice president sales EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Components. He joined Arrow from Atmel, where he was vice president sales EMEA.
Microchip won the battle for Atmel – $3.56 billion deal on its way
January 20, 2016
After its proposal was deemed superior to Dialog's, Microchip has now signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atmel for USD 8.15 per share in a combination of cash and Microchip common stock.
Dialog will not renew bid for Atmel
January 15, 2016
“We have concluded that it is not in the best interests of our shareholders to increase the offer price for Atmel," said Jalal Bagherli, Dialog Chief Executive Officer.
Microchip's proposal to acquire Atmel deemed superior to Dialog's
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January 13, 2016
Atmel Corporation has determined that the unsolicited acquisition proposal received from Microchip Technology constitutes a Superior Proposal compared to the proposal from Dialog Semiconductor.