Articles by Microsemi Corp.

Microsemi Corp. , a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. announced that 0916753 B.C. ULC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsemi, has accepted the tender of and is acquiring 123,438,737 Zarlink shares, representing approximately 96 percent of Zarlink’s outstanding shares,...

Microsemi Corp. launched the first in a family of complete SATA storage systems for secure embedded defense applications. The compact MSM37 and MSM75 solutions are each packaged as a single 32 x 28 mm 522 plastic ball grid array (PBGA) and provide up to 75 gigabytes (GB) of NAND...

Microsemi Corp. , a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced that it has made a proposal to the board of directors of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the company for CAD $3.35 per share in cash. The...

Microsemi Corp. , a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced a design guide for developing next-generation high voltage, high power systems based on the company's unique digital radio frequency (DRF) family of hybrid modules. These systems are used in applications including semiconductor...

Microsemi Corp. , a provider of semiconductor technology, announced two multi-port additions to its 60 W PoE midspan family, the industry's first fully IEEE 802.3at standards-compliant high-power PoE solutions to include four-pair powering and gigabit switching support. Microsemi's new PowerDsine™ 6-port PD-9506G and 12-port PD-9512G midspans deliver up to...

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors and RF subsystems, announced that it has received volume orders from L-3 Security & Detection Systems to meet demand for ProVision™ Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) systems to be deployed in airports and other public...

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, and Endwave Corp. , a provider of high-frequency RF solutions for mobile communications markets, announced that Microsemi has acquired Endwave’s defense electronics and security (D&S) business. Microsemi intends to combine Endwave’s high...

Silicon RF and microwave power transistors have been supporting long-range surveillance radar systems since the early 1970s, starting at UHF with peak powers of 100 W at ~50 μs, 20 percent duty for the first UHF radar and L-band with peak powers of about 50 W at 100 μs,...

Microsemi Corp. , a manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, announced its first two RF power transistors utilizing silicon carbide technology for high power VHF and UHF band pulsed radar applications. "These are the first parts in a breakthrough series of silicon carbide...