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Huawei Export Ban Hits Wolfspeed

Up to $15M revenue from Huawei was expected in fiscal Q4
Cree updated its financial guidance for the current quarter to reflect the impact of the Huawei export ban, as well as softness in the LED market. Cree said Huawei revenue could have been as high as $15 million this quarter.


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pSemi Corp. Announces Next Generation UltraCMOS® Technology

pSemi announced the release of UltraCMOS® 13, the next-generation of its proprietary RFSOI process running on GlobalFoundries’ 300 mm wafer fab. UltraCMOS 13 was tailored to improve low noise amplifier (LNA) and power amplifier (PA) performance and enable improved performance from integrated front-end components.


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Altum RF Announces Management Team

Catching up on the recent announcements from fabless RFIC start-up Altum RF: Joining Greg Baker, CEO, are cofounders Niels Kramer and Tony Fattorini. Based in Eindhoven, Kramer is the managing director for Europe and VP of marketing; Fattorini, based in Sydney, is VP of Engineering.


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Steve Daly Replaces John Croteau as MACOM President and CEO

Former Hittite CEO takes the reins

In an unexpected move, MACOM announced this morning that Stephen Daly has replaced John Croteau as president and CEO. Daly is a member of MACOM’s board and previously served as president, CEO and chairman of Hittite. MACOM did not disclose what prompted the change, saying only that Croteau resigned May 15 and will serve in an advisory role for the next two months, to assist with the leadership transition.


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