EMRFD Message Archive 12451

Message	Date	From	Subject
12451	2016-02-27 06:33:50	Chris Trask	Semiconductor News
I only just learned that NXP (née Philips) has bought out Freescale Semiconductor, and they are running around announcing their newly acquired power RF line. This could be interesting. Perhaps Freescale (aka Freefall) will now have competent management. It would be nice if they would see fit to restore ALL of the old Motorola application notes to free online access. Chris Trask N7ZWY / WDX3HLB Senior Member IEEE http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/
12452	2016-02-27 06:43:06	Jim Kortge	Re: Semiconductor News
12453	2016-02-27 06:47:11	Chris Trask	Re: Semiconductor News
> >> I only just learned that NXP (née Philips) has bought >>out Freescale Semiconductor, and they are running around >>announcing their newly acquired power RF line. This could >>be interesting. Perhaps Freescale (aka Freefall) will now >>have competent management. It would be nice if they would >>see fit to restore ALL of the old Motorola application >>notes to free online access. > > I'd also like to see them restore all of the great RF Transistors >that went with those application notes!  :-) > Most of the old Motorola RF power devices are being made by Microsemi. Motorola made some very nice bipolar RF power devices that competed directly with Philips back in the day. Chris Trask N7ZWY / WDX3HLB Senior Member IEEE http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/
12454	2016-02-27 07:01:58	Graham / KE9H	Re: Semiconductor News
Chris: I think it was MA/COM, not Microsemi. --- Graham ==
12455	2016-02-27 07:06:47	Gene W5DOR	Re: Semiconductor News
Amen !!!
12456	2016-02-27 08:36:53	Chris Trask	Re: Semiconductor News
No, it's Microsemi. They have a small plant here in Scottsdale where they make rectifiers and zener diodes. > >Chris: >I think it was MA/COM, not Microsemi. >--- Graham > >== > >