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Microchip Expands 70 MIPS dsPIC33E DSCs and PIC24E MCUs with 32 KB to 256 KB Flash for Easy Memory Migration
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 8:08am | 128Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced new additions to the 70 MIPS dsPIC33E and PIC24E product families, building on Microchip's motor control and general-purpose device series that include integrated Op Amps...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Losers
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 8:22am | 111Green Dot (NASDAQ: GDOT) dipped 16.11% to $10.78 in the pre-market session. Green Dot shares have dropped 60.81% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 22.26% in the same period. Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) shares fell 9.51% to $3.90 in the pre-market trading. Affymetrix...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 11:31am | 147WPCS International (NASDAQ: WPCS) shares lost 15.86% to create a new 52-week low of $0.53. WPCS International's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -116.76%. MFRI (NASDAQ: MFRI) shares fell 4.46% to touch a new 52-week low of $6.00. MFRI reported a Q2 net loss of $1.4 million. Marvell Technology Group...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 7:23am | 119Canaccord upgraded Coach (NYSE: COH) from “hold” to “buy.” Coach's shares closed at $54.84 yesterday. Coach had $917.22 million in total cash for the latest quarter. Goldman Sachs upgraded LSI (NYSE: LSI) from “neutral” to “buy.” LSI's stock closed at $7.24 yesterday. LSI's trailing-twelve-month...
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Arrow Electronics Announces Distribution Agreement with Microchip Technology
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 11:33am | 92Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced that Microchip Technology Inc.'s (NASDAQ: MCHP) broad range of embedded semiconductors and solutions is now available through Arrow's components portfolio, under a global distribution agreement between the companies. Microchip's offerings will...
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LSI Board of Directors Authorizes New $500 Million Stock Repurchase Program
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 9:04am | 113LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of its common stock, with repurchases to be funded with available cash and short-term investments. Under the terms of the authorization, shares may be repurchased from time...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 8:52am | 138Analysts at Longbow initiated coverage on shares of Swift Transportation Company (NYSE: SWFT) with a “neutral” rating. Swift Transportation's shares closed at $7.85 yesterday. Swift Transportation's PEG ratio is 0.55. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Exar (NASDAQ: EXAR) with a “buy...
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Microchip Technology Announces Receipt of Antitrust Clearance from China for SMSC Acquisition
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 4:42pm | 97Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP) announced that it has received notice of clearance of its previously announced acquisition of Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. “We are pleased that...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 7:31am | 146Analysts at Longbow initiated coverage on shares of JB Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) with a “neutral” rating. JB Hunt's shares closed at $58.33 yesterday. JB Hunt had $5.71 million in total cash for the latest quarter. RBC Capital initiated coverage on shares of Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD)...
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SMSC Stockholders Approve Merger with Microchip
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 4:05pm | 194SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC) today announced that its stockholders have voted to approve the acquisition of SMSC by Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions. According to the final tally of shares voted, 17,587,576 shares of...
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Lattice Announces Strategic Partnership With UMC
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 8:02am | 179Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced a long term technology partnership with United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC) (TWSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry. As part of this partnership, Lattice and UMC will continue work, already underway, on non-...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Semiconductor-Specialized Industry With The Highest EPS
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 1:41am | 122Below are the top mid-cap semiconductor-specialized stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) is $1.95. Xilinx's PEG ratio is 1.49. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Linear Technology (...
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Lattice Semiconductor Lowers Q2 Revenue Forecast
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 7:00am | 62Lattice Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: LSCC) lowered its Q2 revenue forecast. Lattice Semiconductor now projects revenue to be flat to down 4% sequentially. The company had earlier expected revenue to be flat to up 4% sequentially. Lattice also cut its gross margin forecast to around 51%, versus...
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Five Tech Stocks with the Added Benefit of Dividends
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 3:03pm | 2199Here are five technology-oriented companies that are currently trading at a price earnings ratio that implies that the stocks are attractively valued. Each of these five companies currently offers a dividend yield that is above-average as represented by the S&P 500. The following table...
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5 Technology Stocks With The Highest Operating Margin
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 7:46am | 147Below are the top stocks in the technology sector in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU) is 58.02%. Changyou.com's ROE for the same period is 46.05%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Check Point Software...