Zarlink introduced new single-chip timing products capable of delivering the complete synchronization solution required by new wireless technologies, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).

Zarlink Semiconductor introduced a new service that allows equipment designers to customize the company's recently released ClockCenter free-run clocking products to meet specific application requirements. With this new level of customization, Zarlink's customers can simplify and accelerate design to speed time-to-market for new equipment.

Annual revenue increases to $230.2 million, up 13% or $25.6 million year-on-year, driven by accelerating demand for timing and line circuit products Company delivers fourth quarter revenue at the high-end of guidance, gross margin improves to 53%

Zarlink Semiconductor announces that its platform of Timing over Packet products together with the LSI® Axxia™ Communication Processor family is providing a complete, scalable solution supporting low-cost Ethernet backhaul deployments for wireless service providers.

The Board of Directors of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. announces that Gary Tanner has been appointed Zarlink's President & Chief Executive Officer, effective May 24, 2011, prior to the Company's Board Meeting to be held on May 25, 2011.

Zarlink Semiconductor (TSX: ZL) and Multigig, Inc. today announced that Zarlink has invested US$5 million as part of a US$10 million Series C financing in Multigig, a fabless semiconductor company that provides advanced clock generation and timing products for the wired and wireless communications markets. CMEA Capital and Sierra Ventures also participated in the financing.

Zarlink Semiconductor introduced a new application development kit that helps customers speed the design and evaluation of wireless telemetry systems linking implanted medical devices and home monitoring and programming equipment.

Zarlink Semiconductor introduced two new single-chip ClockCenter universal clock translator products that simplify design, lower power consumption and reduce bill of material costs of multiservice platforms targeting OTN expansion.

Zarlink Semiconductor today issued first quarter Fiscal 2011 results for the three-month period ended June 25, 2010. All figures are is U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. Following the previously announced divestiture of the Optical Products Group, the financial results for this business unit have been reported as a discontinued operation for the current and comparative periods.

Zarlink Semiconductor has introduced a family of Video IP Surveillance (VIPS) camera and control room optical transceiver products that improve the performance and reduce installation and expansion costs of video surveillance systems. The compact (41 millimeter wide) plug-and-play copper-to-fiber converter modules provide a secure and extended point-to-point link between video cameras and the control room over single-stranded multi-mode optical f...

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has expanded its hands-free voice processing portfolio with new firmware that simplifies design, reduces cost and speeds time-to-market for feature-rich desktop phones and home automation systems.

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has introduced a development kit that enables faster design and evaluation of wireless telemetry systems linking implanted medical devices with monitoring and programming equipment. Medical device manufacturers are developing telemetry systems that will support new monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Zarlink’s ZL70101 radio frequency (RF) transceiver ...

Zarlink Semiconductor has announced its ZLynx products are the first active optical cable assemblies with integrated optical-electrical converters to be tested and accepted by the IBTA (InfiniBand Trade Association) as being compliant with the InfiniBand architecture specification.

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has announced that it is sampling a range of integrated analog/digital PLLs (phase-locked loops) that meet all Synchronous Ethernet timing requirements, including the latest recommendation from the ITU-T (International Telecommunications Union). Consented in June 2007, the ITU-T G.8262 recommendation (former G.paclock) outlines the minimum performance requirements for timing devices used to synchronise networking equipm...

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has expanded its VEC (voice echo canceller) product portfolio with a hardware and firmware platform for next-generation telecom equipment that support voice services over converging networks. The highly integrated ZL38015 hardware and ZLS38233 firmware solution helps manufacturers simplify design, speed time-to-market and lower bill-of-material and resource costs.

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has introduced a range of tools that simplify the design of hands-free communication systems, including car kits, speakerphones and home automation systems. Complementing Zarlink’s platform of hands-free voice processing solutions, these design tools include a full evaluation board, mini-evaluation board and a “plug and test” diagnostic kit.

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has introduced the ZL70101 transceiver chip, an ultra low-power RF system-on-a-chip solution for use in implanted medical devices, programmers, and monitoring base stations. Building on Zarlink’s MICS technology platform, the ZL70101 transceiver chip delivers high data rates, low power consumption and unique wake-up circuitry. Using Zarlink’s MICS technology, medical device manufacturers can design in-body communi...

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has introduced the ZL70101 transceiver chip, an ultra low-power RF system-on-a-chip solution for use in implanted medical devices, programmers, and monitoring base stations. Building on Zarlink’s MICS technology platform, the ZL70101 transceiver chip delivers high data rates, low power consumption and unique wake-up circuitry. Using Zarlink’s MICS technology, medical device manufacturers can design in-body communi...

Zarlink Semiconductor has expanded its family of voice processing solutions with a new device enabling high-quality voice in cost-efficient hands-free communication systems, including speakerphones, home automation applications and car kits.

Zarlink Semiconductor has today introduced the industry’s first fully integrated EOE cable product for interconnecting enterprise data centers and high-performance computer clusters. While standard copper cable assemblies strain to meet new speed and link length demands in data centres, Zarlink’s ZLynx fiber optic cables with integrated electrical terminations provide installers and operators with unbeatable advantages in terms of reach, wei...