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Markets & Business
Picogiga strengthens strategy Picogiga (Paris, France) quarter turnover
, fourth
reached
Euros
3m, similar to that of the third
“Our growth prospects based on recovery
are
in the
mobile phone market and gains
quarter and 60% below last
in market share resulting from
year’sAnnual
our new products
turnover
reached
Euros 15m, versus 2 lm in 2000. An aggressive
cash manage-
ment strategy succeeded maintaining
a cash level similar
to the previous
quarter, i.e.
Euros 9m. Debt decreased
to
Anadigics (Warren, NJ, USA) has
beginning
mainly in the second quarter.
received
The technology
from Sewon Telecom,
announced
in
transfer we
should accelerate
this gain in
very positive reactions
amplifier (PA).TheAWT6109
to our sat-
at the end of June. Some 90% of loans have more than one-year
egy and the broadening
maturity, the company
markets.”
Fourth quarter R&D expenses represent
40% of turnover, i.e. a
30% increase
compared
the previous
quarter.
Linh Nuyen, Chairman CEO commented:
innovation reducing
we
(InGaP HBT,
during this quarter in
the same direction.
for use
in Korean band PCS CDMA SewonTelecom
is
using the AWT6 109 PA in a new wireless
modem card used
developed
PDA.
other new products include
not only the InGaPAs HBT with a conventional technology
or a meta-
- but also - Picogiga
such a product worldwide.
in these two
1XR’IT CDMA system data standards, and is optimized
in Mobile Media Tech’s Strata
was the fust company to launch
cash consumption.
and we intend to continue
already announced
is
with all IS95/98 and
products,
the InGaAsSb HBT
strategy whilst
compliant
e-mode PHEMT), Picogiga has
morphic
our aggressive
We succeeded objectives
and
of our
In addition to new products
the last quarter.These
“In difficult
market conditions, strengthened
with
mam-
facturers, for its recently launched AWT6109 power
strat-
added.
order one of
market share. We already note
isfied with our innovation
13 % lower than
a production
Korea’s leading wireless
last December
proposals. We are therefore
Euros 47.4m,
Anadigics PA in Korean Modem
The new HBT products
are
The 3.5 V high-efficiency, linear AWT6 109 PA achieves full output power at a low quiescent
bias current
6OmA Manufactured
of using
InGaP HBT technology provides
an industry
ACPR performance
being tested and approved by a
and 35% power
diverse range of customers.
efficiency.
it leading
of -53dBc
added
Sony reports record revenues In a time of adversity
for all
too many Japanese
companies,
Sony has reported
record rev-
enues together operating
with a rise in
profit for the third
quarter. Central to this success been the PlayStation console
has 2 games
which has at its core
with a blue LED front panel indicator. Also in Sony’s favour was a fall in the value of the yen against the dollar.This
pushed the con-
verted into yen.
Ill-‘/s
REVIEW
THE ADVANCED
5~~~i~[~~~~~T~ff
MA
Sony had to post
AZI N E VOL 15 - NO 2 - MARCH
cut its PlayStation 2 shipment
a 14.4% drop in group net
target for the 2001/02 business
profit for the October-
year to 18m consoles
December
20m.
quarter
from a
year earlier to $475. lm. This was due in part to its cellphone
joint venture
with
Ericsson.
However, profit
rose 9.6% to $1.18 billion, confounding
some analysts,
Sales grew 7.4% which was
a DVD/CD laser together
value of overseas income
Nevertheless,
its highest
quarterly
result
A similar story was to be had in the electronics
division;
from an operating
loss of
Y24.9bn
in the second
On a more cautious the company the electronics
which
to a loss of Y13.9bn
warned
see an operating
note that
division would loss of as
much as Y3Obn thanks to
in the year previous. Investment
poor sales and OEMs working
in the PlayStation 2 has thus
through
started to pay off.The
inventories.
2002
company
in
the third.
Sony’s game division’s operatcompares
quarter,
it rose to a profit of Y70.6bn
ever.
ing profit was Y66.4bn
from
component
Markets & Business
Picogiga strengthens strategy Picogiga (Paris, France) quarter turnover
, fourth
reached
Euros
3m, similar to that of the third
“Our growth prospects based on recovery
are
in the
mobile phone market and gains
quarter and 60% below last
in market share resulting from
year’sAnnual
our new products
turnover
reached
Euros 15m, versus 2 lm in 2000. An aggressive
cash manage-
ment strategy succeeded maintaining
a cash level similar
to the previous
quarter, i.e.
Euros 9m. Debt decreased
to
Anadigics (Warren, NJ, USA) has
beginning
mainly in the second quarter.
received
The technology
from Sewon Telecom,
announced
in
transfer we
should accelerate
this gain in
very positive reactions
amplifier (PA).TheAWT6109
to our sat-
at the end of June. Some 90% of loans have more than one-year
egy and the broadening
maturity, the company
markets.”
Fourth quarter R&D expenses represent
40% of turnover, i.e. a
30% increase
compared
the previous
quarter.
Linh Nuyen, Chairman CEO commented:
innovation reducing
we
(InGaP HBT,
during this quarter in
the same direction.
for use
in Korean band PCS CDMA SewonTelecom
is
using the AWT6 109 PA in a new wireless
modem card used
developed
PDA.
other new products include
not only the InGaPAs HBT with a conventional technology
or a meta-
- but also - Picogiga
such a product worldwide.
in these two
1XR’IT CDMA system data standards, and is optimized
in Mobile Media Tech’s Strata
was the fust company to launch
cash consumption.
and we intend to continue
already announced
is
with all IS95/98 and
products,
the InGaAsSb HBT
strategy whilst
compliant
e-mode PHEMT), Picogiga has
morphic
our aggressive
We succeeded objectives
and
of our
In addition to new products
the last quarter.These
“In difficult
market conditions, strengthened
with
mam-
facturers, for its recently launched AWT6109 power
strat-
added.
order one of
market share. We already note
isfied with our innovation
13 % lower than
a production
Korea’s leading wireless
last December
proposals. We are therefore
Euros 47.4m,
Anadigics PA in Korean Modem
The new HBT products
are
The 3.5 V high-efficiency, linear AWT6 109 PA achieves full output power at a low quiescent
bias current
6OmA Manufactured
of using
InGaP HBT technology provides
an industry
ACPR performance
being tested and approved by a
and 35% power
diverse range of customers.
efficiency.
it leading
of -53dBc
added
Sony reports record revenues In a time of adversity
for all
too many Japanese
companies,
Sony has reported
record rev-
enues together operating
with a rise in
profit for the third
quarter. Central to this success been the PlayStation console
has 2 games
which has at its core
with a blue LED front panel indicator. Also in Sony’s favour was a fall in the value of the yen against the dollar.This
pushed the con-
verted into yen.
Ill-‘/s
REVIEW
THE ADVANCED
5~~~i~[~~~~~T~ff
MA
Sony had to post
AZI N E VOL 15 - NO 2 - MARCH
cut its PlayStation 2 shipment
a 14.4% drop in group net
target for the 2001/02 business
profit for the October-
year to 18m consoles
December
20m.
quarter
from a
year earlier to $475. lm. This was due in part to its cellphone
joint venture
with
Ericsson.
However, profit
rose 9.6% to $1.18 billion, confounding
some analysts,
Sales grew 7.4% which was
a DVD/CD laser together
value of overseas income
Nevertheless,
its highest
quarterly
result
A similar story was to be had in the electronics
division;
from an operating
loss of
Y24.9bn
in the second
On a more cautious the company the electronics
which
to a loss of Y13.9bn
warned
see an operating
note that
division would loss of as
much as Y3Obn thanks to
in the year previous. Investment
poor sales and OEMs working
in the PlayStation 2 has thus
through
started to pay off.The
inventories.
2002
company
in
the third.
Sony’s game division’s operatcompares
quarter,
it rose to a profit of Y70.6bn
ever.
ing profit was Y66.4bn
from
component