International Business News - RFMD http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of Anadigics Inc. fell 27 percent in premarket trading Friday after the maker of chips for cell phones and other communications equipment warned demand is slack. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/ahead-of-the-bell-anadigics-down-after-warning.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:08:49 EDT Shares of RF Micro Devices Inc. jumped Wednesday after the chip maker reported better-than-expected profit and sales for its fiscal first quarter. RF Micro's shares rose 39 cents, or 13.4 percent, to $3.30 in afternoon trading. The stock has traded between $2.52 and $7.46 in the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/rf-micro-shares-jump-after-solid-1q-results.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:21:09 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, July 30, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of bond insurers rose sharply Wednesday afternoon as investors took comfort in Security Capital Ltd. reducing its exposure this week to future claims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/sector-roundup-bond-insurers-investment-banks.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:47:23 EDT Semiconductor stocks inched mostly higher Wednesday along with the rest of Wall Street, with RF Micro Devices Inc. surging after the company reported better-than-expected profit and sales for its fiscal first quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/sector-snap-semiconductors-inch-up.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:43:11 EDT Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday said it expects to swing to a loss in the fiscal second quarter, weighed down for a second quarter by restructuring charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/rf-micro-fiscal-2q-outlook-matches-street-view.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:52:01 EDT Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday it swung to a loss in its fiscal first quarter, dragged down by hefty restructuring charges. For the quarter ended June 30, RF Micro Devices posted a loss of $24.1 million, or 9 cents per share. In the year-ago period, profit totaled $23.6 million, or 11 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/rf-micro-devices-swings-to-fiscal-1q-loss.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:49:28 EDT Plans for high-speed wireless Internet will benefit Intel Corp. _ an investor in the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire WiMax venture _ and analysts expect other chip makers to gain from Intel's position and increased spending on similar networks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/market-spotlight-wimax-and-chip-makers.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:41:26 EDT The chip sector wavered Wednesday, pulled between ON Semiconductor Corp.'s upbeat second-quarter outlook and a downturn in the wider technology market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/sector-snap-semiconductors-waver-as-on-soars-on-2q-outlook.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:32:53 EDT Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to cut $75 million in product development expenses this fiscal year by eliminating its wireless systems unit, which includes a GPS chip business and a cellular transceivers business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/rf-micro-cuts-wireless-systems-unit-75m-in-costs-350-jobs.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:19 EDT Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday that it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as revenue declined and costs and expenses rose. Separately, RF Micro also said it plans to cut product development expenses related to wireless systems _ about $75 million annually _ as part of a restructuring plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/rf-micro-swings-to-4q-loss-as-sales-dip-expenses-rise.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 17:51:15 EDT Billionaire investor George Soros on Monday reported that his Soros Fund Management LLC owns a 5.2 percent passive stake in chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/soros-reports-rf-micro-devices-stake.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:07:12 EST Shares of chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. fell Tuesday along with the broader markets, and a Citi analyst sees trouble ahead for the specialty chip market as recession fears loom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080122/rf-micro-falls-on-chip-market-concern.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:15:39 EST Chip stocks plunged Tuesday as recession fears continue to mount. While the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point in an effort to stave off a recession, Citi analyst Craig A. Ellis said in a note to investors that Citi economist Steven Wieting expects just 1.2 percent U.S. GDP growth and sees unemployment reaching 6 percent in early 2009 amid a mild but prolonged recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080122/sector-snap-semiconductors-down.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:34:07 EST Shares of RF Micro Devices Inc., which makes power amplifiers and transceivers for mobile phones, lost more than a quarter of their value in midday trading Friday after the company cut its third-quarter profit outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/rf-micro-plunges-on-reduced-3q-outlook.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:12:16 EST A rise in confidence in the broader market helped lift microchip stocks Wednesday, while market leader Intel Corp. rose on a glowing analyst report on its 2008 prospects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071218/sector-snap-semiconductors-up.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:26:00 EST