International Business News - Semiconductor 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 Standard & Poor's took ON Semiconductor Corp. off the rating agency's CreditWatch list Tuesday and affirmed the company's "BB-" credit rating. The agency said ON's credit outlook is "Stable." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/standard-poors-affirms-on-semiconductor-rating.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:03 EST The market for semiconductor equipment will see a 28 percent decline for 2008 and continue on a downward trajectory next year, an industry trade group projected Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/semiconductor-group-sees-a-shrinking-market.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:47:54 EST Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. slid amid a broader market downturn Wednesday, as a UBS analyst cut estimates for the company's fourth-quarter earnings and stock price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/cypress-semiconductor-shares-fall.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:40 EST Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. sank Friday after the chip maker cut its fourth-quarter guidance to a loss, saying the economic slowdown has slowed orders across the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/cypress-semiconductor-sinks-after-cutting-4q-view.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:32:59 EST Chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said Friday that it now expects to book a loss in the fourth quarter, as deteriorating economic conditions have led to a slowdown in orders across its business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/cypress-semiconductor-predicts-4q-loss.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:50:21 EST Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. is blaming the troubled economy for its decision to shut down many of its U.S. operations during Thanksgiving week. Company officials say their customers and distributors are coping with reduced orders for consumer appliances and electronic devices that use Fairchild's computer chips. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/fairchild-to-halt-some-operations-temporarily.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:20:38 EST National Semiconductor Corp., hit by a downturn in wireless handset sales, cut its projected revenue for the fiscal second quarter Wednesday, and said it will cut 330 jobs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/national-semiconductor-cuts-revenue-outlook-jobs.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:51:16 EST Chip maker Fairchild Semiconductor said Monday it is sharply cutting fourth-quarter revenue guidance as weak economic conditions hurt demand. The company now expects between $338 million and $360 million in revenue, marking a drop of 16 percent to 21 percent from the third-quarter of $428.3 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/fairchild-semiconductor-cuts-4q-revenue-guidance.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:24:59 EST Chip maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. on Wednesday said it earned a sharply higher third-quarter profit, as an acquisition helped boost sales by 52 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/triquint-semiconductor-3rd-quarter-profit-rises.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:49:49 EDT Chip makers Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. and Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Inc. said late Monday that they ended a patent dispute by signing a settlement and cross-license deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/fairchild-alpha-omega-settle-patent-dispute.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:27:13 EDT Chip designer Volterra Semiconductor Corp. said Monday its third-quarter profit surged nearly tenfold as record revenue offset higher costs. Results met Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/volterra-semiconductors-3q-profit-surges.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:42:55 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 16, from AP Financial News: SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)--Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Thursday reported a loss in the third quarter due to the spinoff of its solar-panel business, and said the stock market was undervaluing the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/earnings-roundup-cypress-semiconductor-reliance.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:41:59 EDT Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Thursday reported a loss in the third quarter due to the spinoff of its solar-panel business, and said the stock market was undervaluing the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/cypress-posts-loss-on-sunpower-spinoff.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:55:46 EDT Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said Thursday that orders had slowed considerably, and results for the current quarter will come in substantially below expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/cypress-semi-sees-4q-earnings-below-street-view.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:11:17 EDT Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 32 percent from a year ago, but said sales in the fourth quarter would come in far below analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/fairchild-3q-profit-up-32-percent-but-warns-on-4q.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:29:37 EDT Flash memory chip maker Spansion Inc. and Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. said Wednesday they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture that would jointly own a Spansion manufacturing facility in China. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/spansion-advanced-semiconductor-agree-to-venture.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:07:41 EDT Cypress Semiconductor Corp., which makes a hodgepodge of different types of chips, has completed the spinoff of its SunPower Corp. division, a company that makes solar panels, roof tiles and related technologies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/cypress-semiconductor-finishes-sunpower-spinoff.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:31:35 EDT Chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. Thursday raised its quarterly cash dividend by 2 cents to 8 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Jan. 5 to shareholders of record on Dec. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/national-semiconductor-raises-dividend-by-2-cents.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:30:12 EDT Lattice Semiconductor Corp. announced a corporate restructuring that will reduce its headcount by about 125 employees, or roughly 14 percent of its work force, and reduce its quarterly operating expenses by about $4.5 million beginning in the fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/lattice-semi-to-cut-work-force-with-restructuring.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:44:56 EDT Shares of National Semiconductor Corp., which makes analog chips for cell phones and other gadgets, slipped Monday as investors punished the company for the second trading day in a row over its soft sales guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/national-semi-shares-slip-on-fears-about-growth.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:50:49 EDT