In the second quarter of 2008, Micronas turned in a slightly improved performance, defying earlier forecasts. Consolidated net sales were 13.0 percent down on the first quarter at CHF 147.6 million.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, presents the MAP-M, a fully integrated single-chip audio solution for the emerging soundbar market.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced two new members of its varioHAL family of fully-integrated Hall-effect sensors with digital interfaces enabling robust and reliable data transfer in harsh automotive environments
Micronas started the 2008 business year in line with expectations. The restructuring process, begun in autumn 2007, made more rapid progress in the first quarter of 2008 than originally planned.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced the first member of the HAL 28xy sensor family, the HAL 2810. It is the first linear Hall-effect sensor to include a programmable microcontroller and a LIN bus 2.0 interface.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced the HAL 28xy series, a family of Hall-effect sensors optimized for automotive and mechatronic applications that demand accuracy and flexibility combined with low cost.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced its easyLIN product line of 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN bus applications.
The 2007 business year was an extremely difficult one for the Micronas Group. It was overshadowed by the tough market conditions facing the Consumer division, which had an adverse effect on the Group's overall performance. After a comprehensive strategic review, Micronas instigated a far-reaching restructuring program in the fourth quarter.
In the course of its restructuring efforts Micronas has decided to discontinue its activities in the area of set top boxes for IPTV (internet television). This restructuring measure forms part of the announced streamlining of the product portfolio in the Consumer division.
Following a strategic review, the Micronas Group is to selectively streamline its product portfolio in the Consumer division, significantly reducing the complexity of the offering in the TV segment. A divestment opportunity is being sought for the US subsidiary in view of its critical market position.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced VCT-Premium – the third generation of Micronas’ widely deployed VCT-family of single-chip flat-panel TV processors.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced its latest generation FRC 94xyM Full HD frame rate converter IC which eliminates unpleasant 'Motion Blur' and 'Film Judder' on Full HD (1080p) TVs.
Micronas (Zurich, Switzerland, SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative, application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the availability of an advanced and fully integrated audio/video front-end decoder (AVF 49x0B) well suited for consumer devices such as Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), DVD recorders, set-top boxes, PC-TV applications and video projectors.
The Micronas Group recorded a drop in net sales and an operating loss for the second quarter of 2007. This downturn was due to cost pressure affecting the Consumer division. Consolidated net sales for the quarter amounted to CHF 171.2 million, a fall of 5.5 percent on the first quarter.
Micronas (Zurich, Switzerland, SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative, application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the availability of the APB 71x6/8I ATSC / QAM-256 and DVB-T hybrid PC-TV PCIe processors.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer and automotive electronics, today announced the HAL 82x family of programmable Hall-effect sensors designed to meet the latest accuracy requirements of many automotive applications.
There were still no signs of a sustained improvement in the performance of the Micronas Group during the first quarter of 2007. Compared with the previous quarter, the Group increased net sales by 1.6 percent thanks to short-term orders and sales exceeding expectations in the Automotive division.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, and TechniSat, Germany’s leading manufacturer of DVB set-top boxes, today announced an all-in-one ‘Hybrid’ set-top box which allows consumers to watch television programs from both DVB-T and IPTV sources on their TV set.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, showcases the Kentaurus 3 production-ready LCD-TV series with motion-blur removal and film de-judder at the DisplaySearch 9th Annual US FPD Conference in San Diego from March 6-8, 2007.
Fiscal 2006 was a difficult year for the Micronas Group. The Consumer division, which accounts for three-quarters of Group sales, faced an unstable market situation. Nevertheless, Micronas managed to keep the sales loss within bounds, recording a decrease of 3.8 percent for the year.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced availability of the DRX3931J, an 8VSB and QAM 64/256 demodulator with integrated IF amplifier.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) and 1 Ltd today announced the availability of a turnkey solution in software and hardware that for the first time provides the functionality of Digital Sound Projector™ fully integrated in a consumer audio system-on-chip at lowest cost.
WISchip International Ltd., a Micronas group company and global provider of digital video and audio semiconductor solutions, will unveil the first in a series of reference designs based upon its revolutionary DeCypher 8100 real-time streaming media decoder SoC.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the launch of MicHognose™2D-X, a dual-tuner DVB-S2 PCI Express® card reference design for home theater solutions.
In the third quarter of the current year, market conditions improved somewhat for the Micronas Group. Consolidated net sales increased to CHF 222.9 million, up 17.4 percent on the previous quarter. The Automotive division again increased revenues and earnings compared with the previous quarter.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the second-generation of the widely-accepted VCT-P family of single-package flat-panel TV processors. VCT-Pro addresses the demand for bigger display sizes and better quality.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, is proud to offer a system design approach that delivers qualified and manufacturable designs for production-ready TVs to OEMs and ODMs worldwide.
LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) and Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) today announced the availability of a qualified reference design that provides all of the functionality required for a high-quality, feature-rich, flat-panel integrated digital TV (IDTV).
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the launch of MicSidewinder® 2D-X, a dual-tuner DVB-S2 PCI Express® card reference design for home theater solutions.
In the first six months of the current year, the Consumer division faced a difficult market environment. The football World Cup failed to provide the hoped-for impetus. The Automotive division continued to perform well, generating healthy growth.
In his 65th year, Dr. Franz Betschon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG, has decided to step down for personal reasons with effect from the end of June 2006.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, combines a DSP running Customizable Modular Processing (CMP) technology with digital and analog audio interfaces to deliver a cost-effective highly integrated audio system-on-chip platform.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer and automotive electronics, presents the new Hall sensor family HAL® 2xy.
Micronas (Zurich, Switzerland, SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics has launched MicRacer™1D-X, the world’s first PCI Express H.264 / VC-1 decoder reference design for the PC market.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the launch of MicMamba™2D-XC, a dual-tuner DVB-T ExpressCard™ 54 reference design for notebook computers.
The Micronas Group’s performance in the first three months of 2006 was characterized by cautious progress in line with expectations. In the Consumer division, confidence was boosted by successes with our latest innovative developments in the promising market for flat-panel display products.
Sony Television Operations Europe (TVOE) has awarded Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of IC system solutions for consumer electronics, the Excellent Supplier Award 2005 - Technology Innovation, in recognition of Micronas’ strong co-operation to Sony TVOE for Development Support in Advances in Device & Feature Integration of audio and video.
The latest generation FRC 94xyH high-definition frame rate converter IC from Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) eliminates unpleasant motion blur and film judder on HDTVs.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the launch of MicPython™2H-X, a dual-tuner DVB-T PCI Express® card for home theater solutions.
With the introduction of new “HD-ready” products in the 2005 business year Micronas has taken up a strong position in the growing market for flat-panel displays. In addition, Micronas acquired WISchip International, a US supplier of video compression and streaming technology, adding innovative solutions to its own range of products for the future-oriented, high-definition TV markets.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of IC system solutions for consumer electronics, makes customization and DSP code download capability available for the first time in a highly integrated audio system-on-chip platform. Also integrated are all the other building blocks needed to design a modern TV’s audio subsystem.
Micronas is proud to announce that Richard Citta, chief scientist at Micronas, has been presented with the 2006 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.
WISchip International Ltd., a Micronas group company and global provider of digital video and audio semiconductor solutions, today unveiled its DeCypher 8100 IPTV reference design, the first in a series of reference designs the company plans to produce based upon its revolutionary DeCypher 8100 real-time streaming media decoder SoC.
WISchip International Ltd., a Micronas group company and global provider of digital video and audio semiconductor solutions, today announced a partnership with Digital 5, a leading provider of software for streaming of multimedia content, to develop and co-market a digital media server (DMS) reference design.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) will demonstrate its latest generation HD motion compensation technology at CES 2006 (LVCC, booth 35346 in hall SO4). Motion compensation technology eliminates the unpleasant "judder" that appears when film source material, either from broadcast or a playback device, is viewed on HDTVs.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the launch of MicViperTM, the world's first dual-channel reference design for advanced PCI Express® PC-TV solutions which is compliant to the ATSC digital TV standard.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX), a leading supplier of IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced that its new Multistandard Audio Processor family contains Dolby® Virtual Speaker technology as a key feature.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) today announced the close of its purchase of all shares of fabless semiconductor company WISchip International Ltd. with operational headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) today announced immediate availability of MicStickTMD, a production-ready reference design which enables watching and controlling live DVB-T broadcasts on any USB 2.0-equipped desktop and notebook PC.
