Zarlink Board of Directors Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives

Zarlink Board of Directors Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives

OTTAWA, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 07/22/11 — Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. (TSX: ZL) today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to review a range of strategic alternatives available to Zarlink for enhancing shareholder value. Canaccord Genuity and Royal Bank Capital Markets have been retained as financial advisors to provide independent advice.Zarlink will continue with all of its planned business activities throughout the strategic alternatives process. Zarlink does not

Electronic Sensor Technology Inc. Announced Today That It Had Received an Order for 7 Instruments

NEWBURY PARK, CA — (Marketwire) — 07/21/11 — . (PINKSHEETS: ESNR), a leading provider of ultra-fast vapor analyzers, announced today that it had received an order for 7 instruments, 1 model 4500 and 6 model 4200 instruments from Beijing Research and Development Inc. Beijing China, the company-s China distributor."Beijing R&D has been promoting the zNOSE beyond the traditional market of pollution control and university research. This new order is the first fruit to be harvested from

ClassOne Equipment Experiences Significant Growth in Refurbished Equipment Market

ClassOne Equipment Experiences Significant Growth in Refurbished Equipment Market

ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwire) — 07/21/11 — Refurbished equipment supplier ClassOne Equipment reported 135 percent revenue growth in 2010 over 2009, which is nearly double the 77 percent segment growth rate recently reported by Semico Research. ClassOne is experiencing a similarly strong sales trend in 2011 and anticipates the growth will continue based on repeat business from satisfied customers, an increasing rate of new referral business and favorable forecasts from analysts tracking the refu

NXP Semiconductors Teams With KONKA for First High-Performance Silicon Tuner-Powered Television Receiver Solution in China

NXP Semiconductors Teams With KONKA for First High-Performance Silicon Tuner-Powered Television Receiver Solution in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA — (Marketwire) — 07/21/11 — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced that KONKA Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese TV set manufacturers in Shenzhen, has selected NXP-s silicon tuner solution for its analog and digital television receivers. KONKA is the first TV set manufacturer in China to use the TDA18273 silicon tuner in a television receiver solution design and bring it to market on a large scale.The TDA18273 hybrid silicon tuner solution makes a signifi

Mattson Technology Announces Availability of Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call and Web Cast

Mattson Technology Announces Availability of Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call and Web Cast

FREMONT, CA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/11 — Mattson Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, announced that the company will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Pacific Time). The conference call will cover 2011 second quarter financial results and current business conditions.Mattson will also web cast a slide presentation in conjunction with the conference call. To a

Zarlink Board of Directors Responds to Microsemi Corporation Announcement

Zarlink Board of Directors Responds to Microsemi Corporation Announcement

OTTAWA, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/11 — Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. (TSX: ZL) acknowledges receipt of an unsolicited non-binding proposal from Microsemi Corporation ("Microsemi") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Zarlink for CAD$3.35 per share in cash.Zarlink had received two previous unsolicited, non-binding expressions of interest from Microsemi dated May 20, 2011 and June 17, 2011 for CAD$3.00 and CAD$3.25 per share. The Zarlink Board carefully and thoroughly review

octoScope Demonstrates New Smartphone Test Platform and President Fanny Mlinarsky Speaks on OTA Test Methods and Metrics at NIWeek

octoScope Demonstrates New Smartphone Test Platform and President Fanny Mlinarsky Speaks on OTA Test Methods and Metrics at NIWeek

AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwire) — 07/20/11 –, Inc., a RF and wireless company, will attend , National Instruments 17th annual technology conference, and demonstrate a new platform for smartphone testing in National Instruments RF Pavilion. octoScope president Fanny Mlinarsky will also speak on Over-The-Air (OTA) test methods and metrics.Demonstration
Tuesday-Thursday, August 2 to 4, 2011
National Instruments RF PavilionTS5101 Over-the-Air Test Methods and Metrics Technical Session
10:30-11:30 a.m.