Murata to Acquire Peregrine Semiconductor for $12.50 Per Share in Cash

Acquisition enhances Murata’s position as a world’s leading provider of RF system solutions

KYOTO, Japan & SAN DIEGO -- Murata Electronics North America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSE/OSE: 6981), and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Peregrine) (PSMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Murata will acquire all outstanding shares of Peregrine not owned by Murata, for $12.50 per share in cash, or a total transaction value of $471 million ($465 million excluding Murata’s existing holding). Peregrine is the founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced Radio Frequency (RF) solutions and is a leading provider of RF front-end (RFFE) solutions for mobile and analog applications. Upon closing of the transaction, Peregrine will become part of Murata’s strategy to expand its core business. Peregrine will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata and continue with its current business model of solving the world’s toughest RF challenges.

Omnivision Announces Receipt of Non-Binding Acquisition Proposal

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced that its board of directors has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter dated August 12, 2014 from Hua Capital Management Ltd. ("HCM"), a Beijing-based investment management company, pursuant to which a group of investors led by HCM proposes to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company in cash, at US$29.00 per share. The investment group led by HCM includes Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co. Ltd., a wholly state-owned limited liability company, established directly under the Pudong New Area government of Shanghai.

Camtek Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results

$23.2 million Revenue; $2.7 million Operating Income on a Non GAAP basis; On track with the 3D Inkjet product

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, July 29, 2014-- Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Highlights of the Second Quarter of 2014

• Revenues of $23.2 million;
• Non-GAAP and GAAP Gross margins of $11.5 million, representing 49.5% of revenues;
• Non-GAAP and GAAP operating income of $2.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, representing 11.5% and 11.1% of revenues, respectively; and
• Non-GAAP net income of $2.3 million; GAAP net income of $2.0 million.

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & YOKNEAM, Israel-- Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems, today announced financial results for its second quarter 2014, ended June 30, 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights

• Revenues were $102.6 million
• GAAP gross margins were 66.6 percent
• Non-GAAP gross margins were 69.1 percent
• GAAP operating loss was $9.4 million
• Non-GAAP operating income was $6.4 million