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Cree has appointed Thomas Wessel as senior vice president of global sales and marketing, responsible for Wolfspeed’s power and RF segment and Cree’s LED components. Before joining Cree, Wessel held sales and marketing leadership roles at NanoSemi, ADI, TI and Atlantik Elektronik.
WIN Semiconductors grew revenue to record levels in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the full year, aided by diversifying into optical devices for consumer products.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2018, MACOM reported revenue of $130.9 million, which was down 21 percent sequentially and down 14 percent from the prior year’s quarter. MACOM’s CEO John Croteau attributed the decline in revenue to “the geopolitical downturn in China,” the second quarter softness in China has dampened revenue.
Ampleon launched the 600 W BLF0910H9LS600 LDMOS power amplifier transistor, which is the first RF energy transistor using the company’s latest Gen9HV 50 V LDMOS process
Reflecting strong demand from cellular phone, Wi-Fi and IoT applications, Skyworks exceeded $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, generating $361 million in cash from operations to end the quarter with $1.7 billion in cash and no debt.
Buoyed by Apple's iPhone launch and demand for IoT and GaN components, Qorvo's revenue grew modestly in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 to $846 million, up 3 percent sequentially and 2 percent year-over-year. The infrastructure and defense business achieved record revenue of $203 million. While the mobile products unit benefitted from the latest iPhone models, revenue was down 2 percent year-over-year.
Reflecting the launch of the iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus, Apple reported record financial performance for the company's December quarter. Revenue was $88.3 billion, 13 percent above the prior year's quarter and a 68 percent jump from the prior quarter. On a per week basis, iPhone shipments were 6 percent above last year's quarter.
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