SanDisk and Toshiba Take Exclusive License to Intellectual Property in Memory Technology Developed With Intermolecular

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2014 -- Intermolecular, Inc. (IMI)—accelerating research and development for semiconductor and clean energy industries— today announced that SanDisk and Toshiba have jointly elected to take an exclusive license, in a limited field, to Intermolecular's rights in the intellectual property developed under the collaborative development program (CDP) and Intermolecular's background intellectual property thereto. The related technologies have been developed for next-generation memory. The companies' CDP with Intermolecular, specifically aimed at developing certain memory products, materials, processes and device technologies, was concluded on March 15, 2014. Under the terms of the exclusive license, SanDisk and Toshiba will prepay non-refundable royalties in quarterly installments over a predetermined period.

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KEMET Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 8, 2014  -- KEMET Corporation (the "Company") (KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.  Results included in this earnings release have been adjusted to reflect discontinued operations as the Film and Electrolytic Business group completed the sale of its machinery division on April 30, 2014. 

Net sales of $215.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 increased 4.1% from net sales of $207.3 million for the prior quarter ended December 31, 2013, and increased 8.2% compared to net sales of $199.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.   For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 net sales were $833.7 million compared to $823.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

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Enphase Energy Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Revenue Up 26% Year-Over-Year, Reflecting Continued Strong Business Momentum

PETALUMA, Calif., May 6, 2014 -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (ENPH) announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

First Quarter 2014 Highlights

  • Revenue of $57.6 million, up 26 percent year-over-year
  • Shipped 93MW (AC) of microinverter systems, up 37 percent year-over-year
  • Record non-GAAP gross margin of 32.7 percent, up 570 basis points year-over-year
  • Strong positive cash flow from operations of $4.3 million
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Peregrine Semiconductor Ships First UltraCMOS® 10 Production Units

In Collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Peregrine Completes Product and Process Qualification for Its Advanced RF SOI Technology

SAN DIEGO-- Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces shipment of the first RF switches built on the UltraCMOS 10 technology platform. With partner GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the company also announces the completion of product and process qualification for the advanced RF SOI technology.

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Lattice Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2014 Results

HILLSBORO, OR- Apr 24, 2014 -  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC)  

Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $96.6 million, an increase of nearly 8.0% from $89.5 million in 4Q13 and an increase of 35.7% from $71.2 million in 1Q13.
  • Net income of $0.10 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $0.06 per basic and diluted share in 4Q13 and net income of $0.02 per basic and diluted share in 1Q13.
  • Gross margin of 56.0%, compared to 54.3% in 4Q13 and 53.6% in 1Q13.
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