Semtech's Sensor Interface Device Wins EE Times Ultimate Product AwardSX8724 earns listing on hottest building blocks for tomorrow Camarillo, California - July 03, 2008 Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced that its
SX8724 sensor interface device
was selected as the top product in Logic/Programmable Logic & Interface design by Electronic Engineering Times and eeProductCenter.com during the fourth quarter of 2007. “We are grateful for this acknowledgement from the editors and readers of EE Times and eeProductCenter.com and excited by reader response to the product,” said Michel Chevroulet, Sensing Product Group Manager for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Business Unit. “The SX8724 is a great value for smart-sensor manufacturers because it is a highly integrated part that reduces cost, and with the ZoomingADC™ technology, allows OEMs to use lower cost sensors without sacrificing accuracy.” About SemtechSemtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-quality analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products that are designed to benefit the design engineer as well as our environment. The company is dedicated to providing customers with proprietary solutions and breakthrough technology in power management, protection, advanced communications, test & measurement, and wireless connectivity products. Development of our products focuses on smaller form factors, greater energy efficiency, hazardous waste reduction, and an understanding of environmental stewardship. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, contact Semtech Corp. at 200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012-8790; phone (805) 498-2111; email to info@semtech.com; or visit its web site at www.semtech.com. Press ContactDavid Rodewald, PR Coordinator, Telephone: 805.494.9508 |
To select the Ultimate Products, the editors selected up to 10 of the most popular products posted on www.eeProductCenter.com. Qualified readers from EE Times and eeProductCenter.com selected the best-of-the-best top products in seven categories using their Ultimate Products survey. Then, using an electronic balloting process, the products with their accompanying editorial reviews were sent to 1000 qualified readers. These readers scored the product by technical significance and usability scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the highest score. Semtech’s SX8724 was ranked as the Ultimate Product in its category with a usability ranking of “1”.
