ON Semiconductor to Acquire California Micro Devices for $4.70 per Share in an All-Cash Tender Offer

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq:ONNN) and California Micro Devices (Nasdaq:CAMD) today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which ON Semiconductor will acquire California Micro Devices (CMD) through a cash tender offer of $4.70 per share. With net cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $45 million at the end of November 2009, the transaction value of CMD represents an enterprise value of approximately $63 million and an equity value of approximately $108 million, based on common stock outstanding and issued. The proposed transaction and related merger agreement have been approved by each company’s board of directors.

IXYS Announces Acquisition of Zilog

IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS), a market leader in power semiconductors and specialized mixed signal IC products, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zilog, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZILG), a trusted supplier of application specific, embedded microcontroller units (MCUs) that are system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for industrial and consumer markets. Under the terms of the agreement, IXYS will acquire all of Zilog's outstanding common shares for $3.5858 per share in cash, or approximately $62.4 million. The acquisition is subject to the approval of Zilog shareholders and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to be completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

The combination of the two companies with complementing technologies will allow IXYS and Zilog to leverage analog power management with digital control. Zilog has a focused MCU business with technologies that will complement IXYS' product portfolio.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results

Revenue: $803.1 Million, Up 25 Percent Sequentially - GAAP Net Income: $201.6 Million, $0.31 per share EPS Free Cash Flow: $195.9 Million, 24 Percent of Revenues

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL), a world leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, ended October 31, 2009.

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $803.1 million, a 25 percent sequential increase from $640.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, ended August 1, 2009, and a 2 percent increase from $791.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended November 1, 2008.

GAAP net income was $201.6 million, or $0.31 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, as compared to GAAP net income of $58.5 million, or $0.09 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. For the third quarter of fiscal 2009 GAAP net income was $70.9 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted).

DALSA's New Piranha HS 12K TDI Camera First Standard Product to Deliver Speeds of 1.2 Gigapixels/Second

New HSLink Interface Pioneered by DALSA Enables Breakthrough Speeds Beyond CameraLink

'09 ITE - DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, today introduced the Piranha(TM) HS 12k 90 kHz camera. This new high-speed model features 12k resolution with a 5.2 um pixel size, and breakthrough speeds of 90 kHz line rate or 1.2 gigapixels/second. This new camera is being showcased at '09 ITE, the International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment, December 2-4, 2009 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan in booth # 167.

With DALSA's newly developed HSLink interface, the Piranha HS 12k camera delivers unprecedented speeds, high resolution and compact design. The HSLink interface is a new machine vision connectivity interface pioneered by DALSA.