compound semiconductor news digest
rhombus4
Skyworks Posts Record Revenue of $245.1 Million and Non-GAAP Operating
Margin of 21.3 Percent in Q1 FY10 - 21 Jan, 2010
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. today reported first applications, increasingly diversified linear * Launched the industry’s broadest
fiscal quarter 2010 results. Revenue for the products and the rapid adoption of smart frequency range voltage control oscillator
quarter was $245.1 million, representing a grid technologies,” said David J. Aldrich, for 3G and 4G base station infrastructure
17 percent year-over-year increase when president and chief executive officer of applications.
compared to $210.2 million in the first fiscal Skyworks.
quarter of 2009, and exceeding the * Successfully ramped analog control
Company’s guidance range of $238 million “More importantly, as our improving gross devices for Intel’s wireless local area
to $242 million. and operating margins demonstrate, our networking applications.
innovative solutions are allowing us to * Extended key ISO/TS 16949 automotive
On a non-GAAP basis, operating income for further differentiate Skyworks, positioning us certification to Mexicali manufacturing
the first fiscal quarter was $52.3 million, up to create even greater competitive facility, allowing further penetration into new
from $28.6 million in the prior-year period, advantages and shareholder value.” markets
representing an 83 percent increase and a
21.3 percent operating margin. Business Highlights Second Fiscal Quarter 2010 Outlook
* Increased non-GAAP gross and operating “2010 is off to a solid start for Skyworks.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for margins to 42.2 percent and 21.3 percent, Based on broad-based business strength
the quarter was a record $0.27, $0.02 respectively (41.8 percent and 17.4 percent and new applications, we anticipate 30
better than guidance and a 59 percent on a GAAP basis). percent year-over-year revenue growth in
improvement when compared to $0.17 for * Exited the quarter with $402 million of the second fiscal quarter of 2010,” said
the first fiscal quarter of 2009. On a GAAP cash and equivalents. Donald W. Palette, vice president and chief
basis, operating income for the first fiscal * Supported launch of Google’s Nexus One financial officer of Skyworks.
quarter was $42.5 million versus $21.0 Android-based smart phone.
million in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. * Commenced volume production of custom “Specifically, we expect approximately $225
GAAP diluted earnings per share for the solutions supporting Itron’s OpenWay(R) million in revenue, significantly better than
quarter was $0.16 versus $0.14 in the prior energy management module. normal seasonality for the March quarter,
year period. * Introduced a family of highly integrated with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
“Skyworks’ strong performance is being CMOS switches with high isolation of $0.21—-representing a 75 percent year-
driven by several key trends including the capability for the direct broadcast satellite over-year improvement in bottom line
exploding demand for mobile Internet TV market. profitability.”
Tegal Receives Follow-on Order for 981ACS Plasma Etch System from Leading
Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer - 13 Jan, 2010
Tegal Precision Photoresist Descum Tools Enable Quick-Turnaround supply and demand imbalance.
Scaling of Magnetic Data Head Fabrication to Address Renewed
Consumer Demand for Desktop and Notebook PC Storage According to John Almerico, Senior Marketing Director for Etch
Tegal Corporation, (Nasdaq:TGAL) an innovator of specialized Products at Tegal, “The Tegal 981ACS has demonstrated time and
production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power again that it can reliably perform the extensive number of precision
ICs and optoelectronic devices, today announced that it has photoresist descum and trim operations required to make leading-
received a repeat order for a 981ACS plasma etch system from a edge magnetic data storage products. We will be able to rapidly
leading hard disk drive manufacturer to support a critical capacity deliver and commission this additional 981ACS tool for our HDD
expansion for magnetic data storage device fabrication. The new customer so that our customer can take complete advantage of the
Tegal 981ACS unit adds to the customer’s extensive installed base current favorable situation in the magnetic data storage market.”
of Tegal 900 Series plasma etch systems already being used for The Tegal 981ACS is the latest in a series of diode plasma etch
precision photoresist descum applications in high volume systems produced by Tegal, the industry pioneer in commercial
manufacturing. single-wafer plasma etching. Over 1,500 systems in the 900 Series
have been shipped to date, providing reliable and cost-effective
As reported by the market analysis firm The Information Network, support for a wide range of plasma etch processes. The Tegal
there is currently a widespread shortage of 3.5-inch hard drives 900ACS Series is optimized for precision photoresist descum, non-
(HDD), which are used primarily in desktop PCs. HDD suppliers selective nitride, backside, and planarization etching, as well as for
have already increased production of the 2.5-inch HDDs used in oxide, nitride, poly, and compound materials applications for TFH,
notebooks; however, the shortage of desktop hard drives may HB-LED, MEMS, power device, and optoelectronic device
persist into the middle of 2010 and will result in price increases. fabrication. The 900ACS Series platform incorporates a production-
HDD manufacturers are responding by increasing HDD production proven transport system that can accommodate 75 mm to 200 mm
capacity as rapidly as possible in order to address the round, square or rectangular substrates.
January/February 2010
www.compoundsemiconductor.net 25
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87