Micronas can look back on a successful 2011 financial year. “Although the crisis in Japan hit the Company hard owing to the high proportion of sales Micronas generates in this region, and despite the negative impact on sales due to the euro’s weakness, we are proud to have once again – like last year – achieved a double-digit EBIT margin”, says Micronas CEO Matthias Bopp.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) and Phoenics Electronics Inc, a stocking distributor of semiconductor and board level solutions have announced that they have signed an agreement for implementation of distribution services.
Micronas had already decided in the fourth quarter of 2011 to sell its Trident shares because of Trident’s business performance. Micronas originally acquired the shares in 2009 when it sold some of its Consumer product lines. This sale of Trident shares was completed in the fourth quarter, so at the end of 2011 Micronas no longer had an interest in Trident Microsystems.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) and KH Electronics, Inc. a local Korean semiconductor distributor announced that they have signed an agreement for distribution services in Korea.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) invests in the development of new sensors of the HAL 36xy and HAL 38xy families and so enlarges its product portfolio in the field of multi-dimensional magnetic field detection.
Micronas Group's consolidated net sales (Automotive and Consumer) in the third quarter came to CHF 35.5 million, and in the first nine months of 2011 to CHF 115.2 million, compared with CHF 145.2 million in the first nine months of 2010. This decline is due mainly to the discontinuation of sales of Consumer products and dashboard controllers.
Collaboration as foundry and technology partners for the 0.18 µm high-voltage CMOS process with embedded flash results in Micronas acquiring a stake in X-FAB
Following the successful refocusing of Micronas on the Automotive and Industrial sectors last year, 2011 has also been dominated by the transition and the resulting streamlining of the Company’s product portfolio. As planned, sales of Consumer products and dashboard controllers decreased in the first-half year.
The Fire Safety & Security Products business unit of the Siemens Building Technologies division and Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) today announced a development partnership. Their collaboration centers on the CMOS-compatible mySENS-chip technology that Micronas has developed with input from Siemens.
The consolidated net sales for the Micronas Group (Automotive and Consumer) amounted to CHF 41.4 million for the first quarter of 2011 (CHF 45.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010). Micronas Group's operating profit (EBIT) reached CHF 5.7 million in the first quarter (CHF 8.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010), equalling an EBIT margin of 13.7 percent of sales.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) today announced that it will showcase an enhanced system solution for brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive applications. The system solution comprises the Micronas embedded microcontroller HVC 2480B, a flash-based 8-bit microcontroller which can directly be connected to 12V supplies, equipped with a built-in three-phase driver for small BLDC motors.
After four years of losses, Micronas achieved a turnaround in 2011 and generated a positive result again. "Thanks to the Company's strict focus on automotive business, and a rigorous savings drive, the recovery came quicker than originally planned," explains Micronas CEO Matthias Bopp.
Micronas has posted consolidated net sales of CHF 48.5 million for the third quarter of 2010, which is around the same as the previous quarter (CHF 49.3 million).
The Micronas Group's consolidated net sales for the second quarter of 2010 came to CHF 49.3 million, slightly higher than for the previous quarter (+4.0 percent), thanks to the improvement in Automotive sales.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) presents the first gas sensor prototype based on the mySENS technology platform at this year’s Sensor+Test in Nuremberg.
Following his resignation as CEO of automotive supplier Harman Becker Automotive Systems Dr. Klaus Blickle has resigned today from the Board of Directors of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG as of April 13, 2010.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) today announced that it will showcase an innovative system solution for brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive applications.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) and Lean Distribution, LLC, a fulfilment focused provider of semiconductor and electronics distribution services have announced that they have signed an agreement for implementing customer-specific product distribution services.
At the extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) on November 27, shareholders approved the Board of Directors' proposals and elected four new members to the Board.
The restructuring of Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) and its related concentration on the automotive market is largely complete, which is reflected in its sales figures.
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Environment and the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation have awarded the "f-cell Bronze Medal" to the University of Freiburg and to Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC and sensor system solutions for automotive electronics and industrial.
Following the restructuring of the Company, Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) is appointing a new CEO and CFO. The Board of Directors is also being renewed.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) suffered further during the second quarter from the economic crisis and the continuing slowdown in the automotive sector.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) today launched the new HAL 36xy family with their HAL 3625 Hall-effect sensor based on Micronas’ 3D-Hall technology and equipped with vertical Hall elements
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) successfully closed today the sale of parts of its Consumer division, as announced on April 1, 2009, to Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID).
In the first quarter of 2009, Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) suffered from the fall-out of the economic crisis and the consequent collapse in car sales.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive electronics, today introduced the new Hall sensor family HAL 1xy, specifically intended for use in home appliances and industrial applications, and based on its predecessors, which are already successful on the automotive market.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive electronics, announced that as of today, semiconductors for automotive and industrial applications can be ordered directly via the Micronas website www.micronas.tdk.com.
Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN) signed an agreement to sell product lines of its Consumer division to Trident Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRID), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Mr. Moshe Lichtman has resigned for personal reasons from the Board of Directors of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG as of the date of the Shareholders' Meeting of March 6, 2009.
Micronas experienced a very variable year in 2008. The restructuring process initiated in autumn 2007 was largely concluded in 2008, bringing the intended economies on the cost side, however sales did not meet expectations.
Micronas and Oregan Networks Partner to Bring Internet TV, Movies, Pictures, and Games to the TV (PR0817)
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Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced that it is partnering with Oregan Networks™ to offer a complete solution for next-generation internet-connected televisions.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced the HAL® 880 programmable linear Hall-effect sensor.
In the third quarter of 2008, the Micronas Group recorded an improvement in sales and earnings compared with the previous quarter. Consolidated net sales for the period came to CHF 158.1 million, an increase of 7.1 percent on the second quarter
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, announces that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA), selected Micronas’ MAP-M audio processor and FRC-M 120Hz frame-rate converter to power MDEA’s 149 Series of Premium Flat Panel TVs.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, announced today that the company will strengthen its strategy to actively pursue entering the industrial and white goods market with its broad range of Hall-effect sensors.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced a scalable IDTV (Integrated Digital Television) system solution for next-generation flat-panel TVs.
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced the FRC-Q, its fifth generation of motion estimation / compensation (ME/MC) frame-rate converters, delivering the Real Motion® experience on Full HD 1080p LCD, PDP and OLED TVs.
