International Business News - TER 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 Teradyne Inc., which makes test systems for electronics, chips and automobiles, said Tuesday that federal officials granted early termination of the waiting period related to its acquisition of Eagle Test Systems Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/teradyne-gets-early-termination-of-waiting-period.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:51:09 EST Eagle Test Systems Inc., which makes semiconductor testing equipment, said Friday its shareholders approved a plan to sell the company to Teradyne Inc. for about $360 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/eagle-test-shareholders-approval-360m-sale.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:43:44 EST Former Dutch Defense Minister Relus ter Beek, who abolished the draft and sent troops to an ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, died Monday of lung cancer aged 64, the government announced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/former-dutch-defense-minister-ter-beek-dies.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:15:01 EDT Teradyne Inc. Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Eagle Test Systems Inc., a maker of semiconductor test products, for about $360 million in cash. Teradyne is offering $15.65 per Eagle Test share, a 10 percent premium to Friday's closing price of $14.18. In premarket trading Tuesday, shares of Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based Eagle Test were up $1.07, or 7.5 percent, at $15.25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/teradyne-to-buy-eagle-test-for-360m.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:29:28 EDT Shares of companies that make semiconductor manufacturing equipment fell Wednesday, a day after Mattson Technology Inc. preannounced second-quarter results below its previous guidance and analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/sector-snap-chip-equipment-makers-fall.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:35:33 EDT Shares of flash memory chip makers surged Wednesday as analysts said chip spot prices, which have been soft over the past year, could be on the brink of stabilizing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/sector-snap-memory-chip-makers-rise.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:19:51 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies wavered Monday afternoon after an industry trade group reported worldwide chip sales rose 7.5 percent in May to $21.8 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sector-snap-chip-makers-waver-after-sales-report.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:18 EDT Shares of Campbell Soup Co. made the biggest advance on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index at midday Monday after the soup maker lifted its full-year profit guidance and announced a $1.2 billion buyback program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/midday-leaders-laggards-s-p-500.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:06 EDT KLA-Tencor Corp. stock rose Monday after the maker of chip manufacturing equipment authorized the repurchase of 15 million shares. KLA-Tencor shares rose $1, or 2.5 percent, to $40.71 Monday. The stock has ranged from $35.02 to $62.67 over the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/kla-tencor-shares-rise-on-buyback-chip-sales-data.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:34:38 EDT Teradyne shares rose after a Piper Jaffray analyst upgraded the chip testing company's stock to "Buy" from "Neutral," saying he believes new products will give Teradyne a lift in 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/ahead-of-the-bell-teradyne-upgraded.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:48:18 EDT An analyst downgraded shares of Xyratex Ltd. on Monday, following a run-up in the stock price and an expected rise in competition for the computer-storage products company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/analyst-downgrades-xyratex-on-run-up-in-stock-price.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:49:34 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies fell with the broader market on Wednesday, with flash memory chip makers posting some of the steepest declines after an analyst said prices for a key type of flash memory should remain weak at least through the end of the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sector-snap-semiconductor-stocks-fall-with-market.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:23 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies swooned Wednesday after an industry trade group reduced its sales growth forecast for 2008. In afternoon trading, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector Index was down 7.84, or 2 percent, to 387.42. The broader markets retreated as well, with the Dow Jones industrial average slipping 1 percent and the Nasdaq 100 losing nearly 2 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/sector-snap-chip-makers-fall-on-sales-outlook-cut.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:05:34 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined at midday as oil prices ticked higher, raising fears that the world's central banks may raise interest rates to tame inflation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/midday-leaders-laggards-s-p-500.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:42:51 EDT The chip sector rose with the broader market Thursday afternoon, as an analyst touted upcoming product introductions by Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/sector-snap-semiconductors-rise-with-market.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 12:33:23 EDT In an April 15 story about compensation the chief executive of Teradyne Inc. received in 2007, The Associated Press erroneously reported his total. Michael A. Bradley received nearly $3 million, down about 7 percent from a year before, not $3.4 million, up 6 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/correction-teradyne-executive-compensation-story.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 10:23:09 EDT