"This was our sixth consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding guidance," said Gregory K. Hinckley, President. "Our Flomerics and LogicVision acquisitions are performing well, and our new Valor division is on track to contribute to a strong second half. As a result, we are increasing guidance for the full year."

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced they will release financial results for the company's second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, 2010, on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific.

For the first six months ended June 30, 2010, ICx reported revenues of $77 million, compared to $92 million for the same six months last year.

"This quarter's results continue to reflect the improved business momentum that we have seen over the last few quarters, in spite of the greater than anticipated negative currency effects. Overall, our business performed well, with a positive contribution from all major geographies," stated Jim Cashman, President and CEO.

Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the first half of 2010. Consolidated revenues were NT $312.4 billion (US $9.7 billion), growing by 31% on year.

Karl Gemperli, Elecsys President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to report improving revenues and bottom line results during the second half of the year and remain optimistic about the future driven by dramatic improvements in our bookings and backlog of customer orders."

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2010 net sales of $11.4 billion, a 3% increase over the $11.1 billion in 2009.

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share.

Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter revenue of $10.8 billion, up 34% year-over-year. The company reported operating income of $4.0 billion, net income of $2.9 billion and EPS of 51 cents.

ANSYS, Inc. announced today that the global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes expects to release its second quarter 2010 earnings on Thursday, August 5, 2010.

It looks like the economy is on the mend. Momentum is building in all markets. Daily, news reports from around the world carry a similar upbeat message. Is the economic cloud finally lifting, or are we engaging in more false hope?

MFLEX today updated guidance for the first quarter ended December 31, 2008, which includes expected net sales of approximately $215 million and a gross margin percentage in the 14 to 16% range.

The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q1 2008 declined 1.2 percent to $1350.7 million compared to $1366.8 million in Q1 2007.

Mentor Graphics' revenue is expected to be approximately $185 million versus guidance of $200 million

Fidus Systems reports a 33 percent increase in third-quarter revenues, over the same period last year.

"For the next fiscal quarter, we anticipate continued revenue growth of around 10-15%."

I recently took a trip to speak at the Embedded Systems Conference and at the Jet Propulsion Lab. I love all things related to programmable logic and space flight, and I was fortunate to be able to speak on both topics in the same week. Best of all, I saw JPL assembling the next-gen Mars Rover, which was very cool. Read on!

It looks like the economy is on the mend. Momentum is building in all markets. Daily, news reports from around the world carry a similar upbeat message. Is the economic cloud finally lifting, or are we engaging in more false hope?

This chapter lists the major types of materials used to make printed circuit boards and in particular those used to make HDI boards. It also includes a small section on materials for embedded passives/actives as HDI is an enabler for many embedded passive/active applications.

This edition of Crosstalk looks at both sides of the public company argument. Are they slaves to the quarterly balance sheet or can they follow a long-term strategy that marries product performance with profitability?

I recently took a trip to speak at the Embedded Systems Conference and at the Jet Propulsion Lab. I love all things related to programmable logic and space flight, and I was fortunate to be able to speak on both topics in the same week. Best of all, I saw JPL assembling the next-gen Mars Rover, which was very cool. Read on!

It looks like the economy is on the mend. Momentum is building in all markets. Daily, news reports from around the world carry a similar upbeat message. Is the economic cloud finally lifting, or are we engaging in more false hope?