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ON Semiconductor Wins ASUS “2007 Best Partner Award”

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

TAIPEI – May 8, 2008 –ON Semiconductor (nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power solutions, today announced that it has won the ASUS “2007 Best Partner Award”. The award recognizes ON Semiconductor for its excellent power solutions that help ASUS to expand market share, enhance time-to-market, reduce total cost, and thus winning more customers.

As a technology company with one of the world's top R&D teams, ASUS is well known for developing high quality and innovative technologies and products. In 2007, ASUS shipped approximately 57 million motherboards, which means that one in three desktop PCs sold worldwide features an ASUS motherboard.

ASUS only gives the Best Partner Award to a few outstanding companies from among its vast number of suppliers. Those who won meant that they have demonstrated innovative technologies, first-in-class services, and strong technical support. Winning this award underscores the wide recognition and acceptance by end-users for ON Semiconductor's computing power solutions.

"We are proud to be among the few companies to have won this award," said David Chow, ON Semiconductor vice president of sales for Asia Pacific. "This award reflects our remarkable achievements and support of ASUS’ goals on technology, cost, quality, delivery and service. We share the same commitment with ASUS to bring leading-edge technologies and best-value solutions to our customers. ASUS is among our top computing customers, and we will further strengthen our partnership in our provision of highly efficient power solutions to the ASUS desktop and notebook products."

ON Semiconductor’s Vcore power solutions are prominently deployed in ASUS’ desktop product lines as well as in the popular Eee PC products that focus on providing users with the most comprehensive Internet application based on three Es:
• Easy to learn, work, play;
• Excellent Internet experience, and
• Excellent mobile computing experience.

About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D design team, the turnover for 2007 was 6.9 billion U.S. Dollars. ASUS has been ranked in BusinessWeek InfoTech 100 for 10 consecutive years, and has been ranked No.1 by Wall Street Journal for best quality products in Taiwan.

About ON Semiconductor
With its global logistics network and strong product portfolio, ON Semiconductor (nasdaq: ONNN) is a preferred supplier of efficient power solutions to customers in the power supply, automotive, communication, computer, consumer, medical, industrial, mobile phone, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s broad portfolio includes power, analog, DSP, mixed-signal, advance logic, clock management and standard component devices. Global corporate headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona. The company operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.

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ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its website in this news release, such information on the website is not to be incorporated herein.

ON Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

For the first quarter of 2008, total corporate highlights include:
• Completed the AMIS Holdings, Inc. acquisition on March 17, 2008
• Acquisition is accretive to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share in Q1 2008
• Retired AMIS Holdings’ $277 million senior bank facility
• Total revenues of $421.9 million
• GAAP gross margin of 34.7 percent
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 37.6 percent
• GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.07
• Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.21
• Cash and cash equivalents of $307.9 million

For the first quarter of 2008, ON Semiconductor stand alone highlights include:
• Total revenues of $396.4 million
• GAAP gross margin of 35.7 percent
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 37.0 percent
• GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.14
• Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.20

PHOENIX, Ariz. – May 6, 2008 – ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ONNN) today announced that total revenues in the first quarter of 2008 were $421.9 million, an increase of approximately three percent from the fourth quarter of 2007. During the first quarter of 2008, the company reported GAAP net income of $20.8 million, or $0.07 per share on a fully diluted basis. First quarter 2008 GAAP net income included a net charge of $44.6 million, or $0.14 per share on a fully diluted basis from special items. The special item details can be found in the attached schedules. During the fourth quarter of 2007, the company reported GAAP net income of $61.1 million, or $0.20 per share on a fully diluted basis.

First quarter 2008 non-GAAP net income was $65.4 million or $0.21 per share on a fully diluted basis. Fourth quarter 2007 non-GAAP net income was $68.7 million, or $0.23 per share on a fully diluted basis. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, to the company’s most directly comparable measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are set forth in an attached schedule and on our website at www.onsemi.com.

On a mix-adjusted basis, average selling prices in the first quarter of 2008 were down less than two percent from the fourth quarter of 2007. The company’s total gross margin in the first quarter was 34.7 percent. Non-GAAP total gross margin in the first quarter was 37.6 percent. GAAP gross margin in the first quarter included a net charge of approximately $11.9 million or 290 basis points from special items. The special item details can be found in the attached schedules. A reconciliation of non-GAAP gross margin which is a non-GAAP financial measure, to the company’s gross margin prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP is set forth in an attached schedule.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2008 was $97.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $102.1 million. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the company’s net income and net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP is set forth in an attached schedule.

Excluding the impact of the acquisition of AMIS Holdings, Inc. which closed on Mar. 17, 2008, ON Semiconductor had stand alone revenues of approximately $396.4 million in the first quarter of 2008, a decrease of approximately three percent from the fourth quarter of 2007. ON Semiconductor also reported first quarter 2008 stand alone GAAP net income of $40.1 million, or $0.14 per share on a fully diluted basis. First quarter 2008 stand alone GAAP net income included approximately $19.1 million, or $0.06 per share on a fully diluted basis from special items. The special item details can be found in the attached schedules.

Excluding the impact of the acquisition, ON Semiconductor had stand alone gross margin of approximately 35.7 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Stand alone non-GAAP gross margin in the first quarter was 37.0 percent. ON Semiconductor stand alone GAAP gross margin in the first quarter included a net charge of approximately $5.1 million or 130 basis points from special items. The special item details can be found in the attached schedules. On a stand alone basis, first quarter 2008 gross margin was also impacted from the increase in manufacturing costs associated with the weaker dollar and increases in direct material costs compared to the fourth quarter of 2007.

First quarter 2008 stand alone non-GAAP net income was $59.2 million or $0.20 per share on a fully diluted basis. Fourth quarter 2007 non-GAAP net income was $68.7 million, or $0.23 per share on a fully diluted basis. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, to the company’s most directly comparable measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are set forth in an attached schedule and on our website at www.onsemi.com.

“The positive transformation of ON Semiconductor continued in the first quarter of 2008,” said Keith Jackson, ON Semiconductor president and CEO. “At the end of December, we closed the acquisition of the CPU Voltage and Thermal Products Group from Analog Devices which boosted our overall computing power management expertise. In the first quarter, we completed the largest acquisition in the company’s history by closing the AMIS Holdings, Inc. transaction. These two transactions greatly enhance our ability to address our customers’ most challenging power management requirements and position ON Semiconductor as a leader in the analog and power management sector.”

SECOND QUARTER 2008 OUTLOOK
“Based upon product booking trends, backlog levels, anticipated manufacturing services revenue decline of $8 million sequentially and estimated turns levels, we anticipate that total revenues will be approximately $545 to $560 million in the second quarter of 2008,” Jackson said. “Included in the total revenue guidance is the expectation of sequential product revenue growth of approximately two to six percent for ON Semiconductor stand alone and approximately $150 million of revenue associated with the completed acquisition of AMIS Holdings, Inc. Backlog levels at the beginning of the second quarter of 2008 were up from backlog levels at the beginning of the first quarter of 2008 and represent over 85 percent of our anticipated second quarter 2008 revenues. We expect that average selling prices for the second quarter of 2008 will be down approximately two percent sequentially. The following table outlines our second quarter 2008 GAAP and non-GAAP outlook.”

* Special Items can include: stock based compensation expense, restructuring, asset impairments and other, net, expensing of appraised inventory fair market value (FMV) step up, amortization of intangibles and income tax adjustments to approximate cash taxes.
** Fully Diluted Share Count can vary for among other things, the actual exercise of options or restricted stock, the incremental dilutive shares from all of the Company’s convertible senior subordinated notes, and the repurchase or the issuance of stock or the sale of treasury shares. Please refer to the table on our website for potential changes to the Fully Diluted Share Count.
*** Regulation G and other provisions of the securities laws regulate the use of financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide important supplemental information to investors. We use these measures, together with GAAP measures, for internal managerial purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. However, we do not, and you should not, rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that – when taken together with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures that we also provide in our news releases – provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures, even if they have similar names. As a result of requests from our investor and research community, we intend to include this non-GAAP table and measures in our earnings releases covering periods through the end of 2008.

FINANCIALS

TELECONFERENCE
ON Semiconductor will hold a conference call for the financial community at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time (ET) tomorrow to discuss the first quarter 2008 results and other related material information. The company will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its website at http://www.onsemi.com. The webcast will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will continue to be available for approximately 30 days following the conference call. Investors and interested parties can also access the conference call through a telephone call by dialing (888) 546-9664 and providing the conference identification number of 44468260. ON Semiconductor will provide a dial-in replay approximately one hour following the live broadcast that will continue through approximately May 14, 2008. The dial-in replay number is (800) 642-1687 and the conference identification number is 44468260. The script for tomorrow’s call will be provided on our website and furnished via a Form 8-K filing.

Q1-08 Quarterly Conference Call Script

About ON Semiconductor
With its global logistics network and strong product portfolio, ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) is a preferred supplier of efficient power solutions to customers in the power supply, automotive, communication, computer, consumer, medical, industrial, mobile phone, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s broad portfolio includes power, analog, DSP, mixed-signal, advance logic, clock management and standard component devices. Global corporate headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona. The company operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.

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ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its website in this news release, information on the website is not to be incorporated herein.

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements and are often characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” or “anticipates,” or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. In this news release, forward-looking information relates mainly to the second quarter of 2008 and its bookings trends, backlog levels, estimated turns levels, anticipated revenues, gross margins and average selling prices, stock based compensation expense and similar matters. All forward-looking statements in this news release are based on management's current expectations and estimates, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Among these factors are revenues and operating performance, changes in overall economic conditions, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, changes in demand for our products, changes in inventories at our customers and distributors, technological and product development risks, availability of raw materials, competitors' actions, pricing and gross margin pressures, loss of key customers, order cancellations or reduced bookings, changes in manufacturing yields, control of costs and expenses, significant litigation, risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions and the integration efforts related thereto, risks associated with our substantial leverage and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, risks associated with our international operations, the threat or occurrence of international armed conflict and terrorist activities both in the United States and internationally, risks and costs associated with the regulation of corporate governance and disclosure standards (including pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), and risks involving environmental or other governmental regulation. Additional factors that could affect the company's future operating results are in “Item 1A Risk Factors” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 28, 2008 and other factors as described from time to time in our SEC filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update such information.

Enhanced Current-Mode Controller for Free Running Quasi-Resonant Operation

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:11 GMT

NCP1338 : Enhanced Current-Mode Controller for Free Running Quasi-Resonant Operation

QR operation ensures full borderline/critical conduction mode in any line/load condition
Influence of the input voltage over the maximum output power is compensated
Soft-Skip™ mode is initiated when power demand falls below a predetermined level

3.0 V SD Video Amp with 8.0 MHz Reconstruction Filter & SAG Correction

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:06:45 GMT

NCS2561 : 3.0 V SD Video Amp with 8.0 MHz Reconstruction Filter & SAG Correction

Integrated 8.0 MHz 2-pole video DAC reconstruction filter with a fixed gain of 2
Built in SAG-correction circuit when used at the output in an ac-coupled mode
Compatible with digital-to-analog converters (DAC) embedded in most video processors; enable pin minimizes power, ideal for portables

ON Semiconductor Releases New PureEdge™ High Performance Single and Dual Frequency Crystal Oscillator Modules

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – May 5, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) a global leader in efficient power semiconductors solutions, announced the expansion of its high performance clock and data management portfolio with the introduction nine new PureEdge™ PLL based clock modules for crystal oscillator (XO) replacement. The NBXxxxx series of devices are ideal for high-speed networking, telecom, and high end computing applications.

“The new clock modules from ON Semiconductor represent the company’s entry into the frequency control market, leveraging its long leadership position in high performance, ultra low jitter clock distribution,” said Dan Huettl, ON Semiconductor general manager and director of the Advanced Logic Division. “These new silicon-based crystal oscillators are simpler to manufacture and provide superior jitter performance compared to expensive crystal oscillators. This supports lower overall system costs and shortened lead times.”

The Devices
The new NBXSBA010, NBXDBA012,NBXDBA014, NBXDBA015, NBXDDA016, NBXDBA017, NBXDBA018, NBXSBA020 and NBXSBA021crystal oscillator modules use a high Q fundamental mode crystal and analog Phase Lock Loop (PLL) multiplier to provide single or dual frequency, ultra low jitter and phase noise LVPECL/CML differential output. The NBXSxxx (single frequency) / NBXDxxx (dual frequency) family of crystal oscillators include the industry’s best long-term time domain jitter performance and exceptional device noise floor of -163 dBc / Hz at 10 megahertz (MHz) offset with Phase RMS jitter of 0.4 picoseconds (ps) when integrated 12 hertz (Hz) to 20 MHz allowing bigger clock timing margins for whole system clock tree.

They create sub picosecond (ps) jitter quality clocks delivering single and/or dual frequency of 100 MHz, 106.25 MHz, 125 MHz, 155.52 MHz, 156.25 MHz, 200.00 MHz, 212.5 MHz, 250 MHz, 311.04 MHz and 312.5 MHz that are ideal for 1x/2x FibreChannel, SATA, iSCSI, PCIe, SONET / SDH, Ethernet and clock margining applications.

Key Features:
- Power Supply – 3.3 V 10 percent
- Low Phase RMS Jitter – 0.4 ps (12 kHz - 20 MHz)
- Industry Best Period Jitter – RMS = 0.6 ps; Pk-Pk = 5 ps (JEDEC Standard – 10000 Cycles)
- Industry Best Cycle to Cycle Jitter – RMS = 1 ps; Pk-Pk = 7 ps (JEDEC Standard – 1000 Cycles)
- Output Clock Duty Cycle – 48 percent to 52 percent (Max)

Packaging and Pricing
These devices are available in the 5.0 mm x 7.0 mm SMD (CLCC-6) package. The NBXSxxx (single frequency) and NBXDxxx (dual frequency) are budgetary priced at $5.99 for the +/-50 PPM (frequency accuracy) and $7.50 USD for +/-20PPM (frequency accuracy) per unit for 1,000 unit quantities.

For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com or contact Prescott Sakai at Prescott.Sakai@onsemi.com.

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ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its Web site in this news release, such information on the Web site is not to be incorporated herein.

ON Semiconductor to Host Analyst Day and Announces Investor Conference Schedule

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 23, 2008 - ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) plans to host an Analyst Day on Friday, May 16, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) in Phoenix, AZ.

Additionally, Donald Colvin, ON Semiconductor’s chief financial officer, will be presenting at the following investor conferences:

• JPMorgan Technology Conference – Monday, May 19, at 11:20 a.m. (ET) at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston.

• Cowen and Company 20/20 Technology Media Telecom Conference – Wednesday, May 28, at 1:50 p.m. (ET) at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

• Friedman Billings Ramsey Spring Investor Conference – Thursday, May 29, at 9:00 a.m. (ET) at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel in New York City.

ON Semiconductor will provide a webcast of the analyst day and investor conference presentations on the Investors section of its website at http://www.onsemi.com.

About ON Semiconductor
With its global logistics network and strong product portfolio, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is a preferred supplier of efficient power solutions to customers in the power supply, automotive, communication, computer, consumer, medical, industrial, mobile phone, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s broad portfolio includes power, analog, DSP, mixed-signal, advance logic, clock management and standard component devices. Global corporate headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona. The company operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.

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ON Semiconductor to Announce First-Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April, 21, 2008 - ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) plans to announce its financial results for the first quarter ending March 28, 2008, prior to the market opening on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

The company will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 7, following the release of its financial results. Investors and interested parties can access the conference call in the following manner:

• Webcast: A live webcast of the conference call will be available via the Investors section of the company’s website at http://www.onsemi.com. The re-broadcast of the call will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will continue for 30 days.

• Teleconference: A telephone conference of the earnings report can be accessed by dialing 888-546-9664 (U.S./Canada) or 706-679-4331 (International). In order to join this conference call, you will be required to provide the Conference ID Number – which is 44468260.

• Teleconference Replay: Approximately one hour following the live broadcast, the company will provide a dial-in replay that will continue to be available through May 14, 2008. To listen to the teleconference replay, call 800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 706-645-9291 (International). You will be required to provide the Conference ID Number – which is 44468260.

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ON Semiconductor Announces Two New Value Chain Relationships with System-Level Wireless Design Experts

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 21 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power solutions, has announced customer-benefiting relationships with two design-oriented companies specializing in the wireless arena. These relationships with design consultancy RF Consult and specialist design-in distributor CompoTEK will supplement ON Semiconductor’s own engineering teams in the deployment of the company’s wireless ASSP (application specific standard product) IC technologies in industrial designs.

Founded in 1999 as a firm of consulting engineers, RF Consult GmbH is a German-based company providing services for the design, prototyping and implementation of systems requiring short-range wireless data transmission. The company’s services range from design and consultancy to field-testing and module production. CompoTEK is also based in Germany and was founded in 1994. The company combines design-in and support services with a broad linecard of wireless-related products and components. Both companies allow ON Semiconductor to provide industrial customers with access to system-level technical specialists who can speed the development of their wireless-based designs.

“Wireless technology is becoming more prevalent in real-world industrial applications such as remote utility metering, access control, security alarms, blood glucose metering, and patient monitoring devices,” said Ryan Cameron, business unit director for ON Semiconductor’s Industrial Products. “Customers who develop these systems are looking for system-level experts who can help bring wireless technology into their product. The strategic relationships with RF Consult and CompoTEK significantly strengthen ON Semiconductor’s ability to serve system designers enabling them to reach their market quicker and more cost effectively. In addition to supplying the wireless IC technology and associated technical support, we can now also recommend a simplified route to trusted design resources.”

Dr. Lutz Konstroffer, managing director of RF Consult, said: “The relationship with ON Semiconductor will allow us to help OEMs to quickly develop systems based around the company’s family of advanced wireless ICs. Our engineering resources will work closely with ON Semiconductor technical specialists to deliver the optimum wireless design in the shortest possible timescale.”

Tassilo Halt, marketing communications director of CompoTEK, added: “Many years of experience of selling and supporting wireless technologies have placed us in an excellent position to support customer designs based on the ON Semiconductor family of wireless ASSPs. The combination of advanced products, ON Semiconductor’s expertise and our own system-level resources provide the customer with access to the expertise they need to optimize and speed their wireless designs.” ON Semiconductor’s wireless product portfolio currently includes single chip, frequency agile transceivers and low power transceivers with clock and data recovery. Developed specifically for the industrial market, these products enable system-wide solutions that significantly reduce the system cost, power consumption, form factor, and time-to-market of short range, low data rate wireless applications.

About RF Consult
RF Consult was founded in 1999. Since then, the company established a firm position in the field of short-range wireless data transmission for industrial and medical applications, home automation and communication. RF Consult offers the complete service: from finding the proper system approach through schematics, PCB and antenna design to testing under field conditions and conformance testing. In order to develop the market and to foster the use of wireless technology, RF Consult offers training courses for beginners and advanced engineers in the field of wireless communication. Particular attention is paid on the tuition of immediately applicable knowledge and the support of the customer’s design projects.

About CompoTEK
CompoTEK GmbH is the fastest growing rep and distributor of communication components in Germany and a leader in providing RF and Microwave solutions. CompoTEK has become the trusted source to a majority of clients in Germany and Austria with its innovative, intelligent and cost-effective products and solutions. CompoTEK was founded in 1994. The Company’s tradition of innovation continues today with CompoTEK finding and promoting leading products and key technologies in the area of RF/Microwave communications. The objective of CompoTEK is to be in the forefront of the Communication revolution through providing innovative/cost-effective solutions to our customer's business.

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ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its Web site in this news release, such information on the Web site is not to be incorporated herein.

ON Semiconductor Introduces a Low Data Rate Wireless Reference Design Featuring a Single-Chip Transceiver Certified for the European Market

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 21, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader of efficient power solutions, has announced a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) compliant reference design to help engineers speed and simplify implementation of low-to-moderate data rate wireless communications in industrial and security applications for the European market.

ON Semiconductor’s new reference design passes all test cases for conducted and radiated measurements according to EN 300 220-2 and features hardware based around the company’s AMIS-53050 single-chip wireless transceiver operating at 868MHz. Using the reference board, engineers can configure the AMIS-53050 for operation in a variety of low power end applications and test modes, and can choose between Frequency Shift Key (FSK) and On/Off Key (OOK) modulation. Potential applications for the reference design include building security, access control, building automation, utility metering and fire detection.

In addition to the reference design, an accompanying CD-ROM provides the necessary configuration software and documentation to facilitate rapid evaluation and prototyping, including a Reference Design Package which consists of PCB build files and a bill of material.

Designed to operate at frequencies between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 960 MHz, the AMIS-53050 IC can deliver data rates up to 128 kilobits per second (kbps). The device can be easily interfaced to a baseband processor via integrated I2C or SPI bus interfaces. As with other members of the ON Semiconductor wireless transceiver family, the IC incorporates a number of proprietary features to reduce power consumption and to extend the useful operating life of battery-powered products. These include the patented Quick Start oscillator with extremely fast (50 microsecond (µs)) turn-on time, and Sniff Mode™ operation. Together, these features allow for very fast wake-up of the receiver from a low-power stand-by mode.

The AMIS-53050 has an integrated 8-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which minimizes the need for external components in wireless sensing applications. In addition, packetization and cyclic redundancy check (CRC) techniques ensure robust transmissions, while data shaping narrows the occupied bandwidth to maximize efficiency.

These features combine to give the AMIS-53050 a unique capability to function as a low power, remote sensor status transmitter. The device can periodically burst a transmission of two channels of sensor data, battery voltage, and temperature, along with a status alarm, all without the need for a microprocessor further reducing time-to-market and saving on development costs.

Commenting on the launch of the ETSI-compliant reference design, Paul Pulley, product manager for industrial wireless ASSPs at ON Semiconductor, said: “A growing number of engineers are looking to implement low data rate wireless functionality into their industrial and security applications. By basing their developments on an ETSI-compliant reference design, these engineers can significantly reduce both their bill of materials and their time-to-market, while benefiting from all of the functionality and low power capabilities of the proven AMIS-53050 single-chip transceiver. Our specialist design-in distributor CompoTEK and design consultancy RF Consult are available for system-level resources needed to optimize and speed wireless deployment of the AMIS-53050.”

Pricing and Availability
The AMIS-53050 reference design is available now without charge on the ON Semiconductor website (http://www.amis.com/products/wireless/amis_53050.html), and is also included on the AMIS-53050 evaluation kit (EVK-53050) CD-ROM. The cost of the EVK-53050 is 450€.

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ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its Web site in this news release, such information on the Web site is not to be incorporated herein.

ON Semiconductor Awarded Longcheer’s “Most Preferred Supplier”

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

SHANGHAI, China – April 18, 2008 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power management solutions, has won a “Most Preferred Supplier 2007” award from Longcheer, a leading mobile phone design supplier in China with research and development centers throughout Asia. It is the second consecutive year that Longcheer has honored ON Semiconductor in this way.

The award honors ON Semiconductor for its outstanding power management products and solutions that have helped Longcheer successfully build its penetration of the market in China and abroad, and increase its revenues.

It also signifies end users’ recognition and acceptance of the power efficiency of ON Semiconductor’s power management solutions.

The Most Preferred Supplier Award is only given to 12 selected partners from among Longcheer’s 300 suppliers. The award recognizes partners who have demonstrated their ability to meet tough performance goals in enabling Longcheer to drive mobile phone design success with quality services.

“ON Semiconductor has demonstrated its best-in-class technical and supply chain capabilities," said Dr. Junhong Du, CEO of Longcheer. "Their outstanding performance has helped Longcheer to enhance the competitive values of our mobile phone solutions, enabling us to stay responsive to our customers’ demanding forecast requirements."

“We are honored that Longcheer, an industry leader in mobile phones, recognized us for our technical solutions and supply chain management for the second consecutive year,” said Darrell Lim, ON Semiconductor regional vice president of Sales for China. “We have learnt a lot on how to better service their requirements. We will continue to challenge ourselves to enhance our product values and services for Longcheer as our partnership enters a new era.”

ON Semiconductor’s power management products and solutions, such as its ESD protection arrays, EMI filters and analog switches, have successfully been used in Longcheer’s mobile phones.

About Longcheer Holdings Limited Longcheer Holdings is the largest mobile handset design house in China, specializing in providing design solutions for telecommunications companies. From handset hardware, software to exterior design, Longcheer provides total and innovative solutions to their customers with rapid time-to-market designs. Longcheer is listed on the mainboard of Singapore Stock Exchange Main Board and is among the fastest growing companies in China and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.longcheertel.com.

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ON Semiconductor Receives Distinguished Industrial Awards from China’s Leading Electronics Magazines

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

BEIJING, China – April 17, 2008 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) today announced that it has won two notable industrial awards for its ESD9L and NCP5810 from China’s leading electronics magazines.

The ESD protection device ESD9L won “Product of the Year 2007” award from Electronic Products China while the dual output DC-DC converter NCP5810 is ranked top 5 in Portable Design China’s “Power Management Survey 2008” after competing with more than 30 competitive products.

Electronic Products China’s Product of the Year 2007 award is given to products that feature great technical or application improvement, innovative designs or higher cost-effectiveness compared with marketing competitors. Portable Design China has very strict judging standards for the Power Management Survey 2008 award. Products are judged according to 12 criteria, including performance, power consumption, software compatibility, ease-of-design, reliability and reference design.

Relying on their high performance, cost-effectiveness, innovative technologies and ease of design, ON Semiconductor’s ESD9L and NCP5810 stood out among the candidates and won. The ESD9L is a single line ESD protection device that offers 0.5 pico farad (pF) capacitance and industry-leading low clamping voltage. It has the industry’s smallest package for ESD protection, ideal for safeguarding high speed data lines in portable applications such as cellphones, MP3 players, PDAs and digital cameras. This ultra-small single line ESD protection package gives designers ultimate flexibility in size.

In order to overcome the limitations of traditional silicon TVS diodes, ON Semiconductor employed a breakthrough process technology to integrate ultra-low capacitance pin diodes with high power TVS diodes into a monolithic die that can be used as a high performance off chip ESD protection solution. This integrated ESD protection technology platform preserves the excellent clamping and low leakage performance of traditional silicon TVS diode technology while reducing the capacitance from 50 pF to 0.5 pF. The total capacitance of 0.5 pF makes the ESD9L suitable for high-speed applications such as USB2.0 high speed (480 Mb/s) and HDMI (1.65 Gb/s). The ESD9L clamps an input ESD waveform of 15 kilovolts (kV) per the IEC61000-4-2 standard, to less than 7 volts (V) in a matter of nanoseconds. This leads the industry in clamping voltage performance and ensures protection for the most sensitive integrated circuits.

The NCP5810 is a 2 watt (W) dual output dc-dc converter that offers both positive and negative output. The device’s output voltage accuracy, high switching frequency, and small package size makes it particularly suitable for powering a display driver in Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (Active Matrix OLED or AMOLED) panel, an emerging display technology for portable applications.

Active Matrix OLED, the latest display technology, delivers better color contrast and video playback quality than today’s LCD displays but creates added power management challenges for design engineers. For example, because AMOLED displays are sensitive to changes in power supply voltages, ON Semiconductor designed the NCP5810 to provide accurate feedback voltage with 1 percent tolerance and a fast line transient response with overshoot of 4 millivolt (mV), given a 500 mV input voltage variation.

Featuring high overall efficiency up to 85 percent at 1.75 megahertz (MHz) oscillator frequency, the NCP5810 delivers best-in-class performance. In order to complement the slim form factor of AMOLED display, the converter switches at the high 1.75 MHz frequency, allowing the use of small inductors and ceramic capacitors. Its ultra-thin package with 0.55 mm thickness allows the NCP5810 to fit into the thinnest portable design form factor. In addition, it preserves battery power in shut-down mode with true cut-off function that limits the leakage display current to typically 1 microamp (uA). Additionally, the NCP5810 features cycle-by-cycle peak current limit and thermal shut down protection.

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ON Semiconductor Introduces Ultra-Small, SOT-963 Packaged, Dual Small Signal MOSFETs for Portable Electronics

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 16, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power solutions, introduced three new dual MOSFETs offered in an ultra-small SOT-963 package and optimized for space-constrained portable electronics. Measuring 1.0 mm x 1.0 mm, the SOT-963 offers 30 percent smaller mount area than comparable MOSFET solutions offered in a single SOT-723 package and a 60 percent smaller footprint than SOT-563 devices. With a low vertical clearance of 0.5 mm, the new SOT-963 packaged NTUD312x devices satisfy the requirements of the new generation ultra-thin handheld portable devices.

The NTUD312x devices have On-Resistance values rated at 1.5 volt (V) gate to source to enable operation at low voltage logic level. NTUD3127C is a 20 V, 200 milliampere (mA) / -180 mA complementary small signal MOSFET. The NTUD3128N is a 20 V, 200 mA Dual N-Channel MOSFET. The NTUD3129P is a -20 V, -180 mA Dual P-Channel MOSFET.

Budgetary pricing for these devices is $ 0.33 USD per unit in 8,000 unit quantities. For additional information, visit http://www.onsemi.com or contact Sam Abdeh at sam.abdeh@onsemi.com.

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12 V, 5.6 V, 6.8 V Low Capacitance Quad Arrays for ESD Protection

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:07:30 GMT

NUP412V NUP45V6 NUP46V8 : 12 V, 5.6 V, 6.8 V Low Capacitance Quad Arrays for ESD Protection

Protects against transient voltage conditions per IEC61000-4-2: Level 4
Configured for individual 4-line unidirectional protection
Low capacitance; low leakage < 1.0 µA @ 3.0 V; space saving 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 mm SOT953

LED Shunt

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:09:49 GMT

NUD4700 : LED Shunt

Provides a current bypass in the case of one LED in a series string going into open circuit
Ensures system reliability, especially for systems where safety or inaccessibility are imperative, such as headlights, lighthouses, bridges, aircraft, runways
Use with 1.0 W LEDs (nominally 350 mA at 3.0 V) or other loads where circuit continuity is required

ON Semiconductor Expands Clock and Data Management Portfolio with New Devices for High Speed Networking and ATE Applications

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. –April 8, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power semiconductors solutions, announced the expansion of its high performance clock and data management portfolio with the introduction of three new devices – the NB7VQ1006M, the NB4L7210 and the NB4N7132 – for high speed networking and ATE applications. These devices maintain the company’s leadership position in high performance logic by delivering new high frequency equalization functions and cross point switches.

“ON Semiconductor is continuing to expand it’s leadership in high performance clock and data distribution with the introduction of three ultra low jitter products targeting high speed networking and ATE applications,” said Dan Huettl, ON Semiconductor general manager of the Advanced Logic Division. “Next generation systems require improved performance and increased design flexibility at lower voltage levels. We continue to provide customers with improved features at competitive prices that deliver the highest performance and best quality.”

The NB7VQ1006M is the newest member of ON Semiconductor’s GigaComm™ family. It is a high performance equalizer that combines signal loss compensation circuitry with an integrated 1:6 Common Mode Logic (CML) output fanout. It is the first of a new cutting-edge 1.8 V family of devices capable of interfacing to the latest 1.8 V FPGAs and ASICs. This device enables equalization across 10 inches of FR4 transmission lines up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) or 7.6 Gigahertz (GHz). The operating temperature range is specified from -40 degrees Celsius (ºC) to +85 ºC and across voltages from 1.71 V to 2.625 V to support lower voltage 1.8 V and 2.5 V operations. Output-to-output skew is 10 picoseconds (ps), typical with RMS clock jitter of 0.2 ps, typical.

The NB4L7210 is a clock or data 2x10 cross point switch which can be used to replace several smaller multiplexers or cross point switches up to 2Ghz. This device offers the flexibility of programming one of the two inputs to be independently routed to each of the 10 differential output pairs. A 10 bit Serial Data Interface (SDI) programs each output multiplex to asynchronously select either input clock, which reduces pin count and allows flexibility of design for system engineers. The inputs accept LVCMOS, LVTTL, LVPECL, CML, or LVDS signals. The integrated phase noise from 12 Kilohertz (KHz) to 20 Megahertz (MHz) is 100 femtoseconds (fs) at 622 MHz, typical.

The NB4N7132 is a high performance serial link replicator which enables serial loop replication and serial loopback control commonly required in Fibre Channel, GbE, HDTV and SATA systems for data rates up to 1.5 Gbps. Other popular applications include routing between internal and external connectors in Host Bus Adaptors, and hot-pluggable links between redundant switch fabric cards.

Additional Features:
• T11 Fibre Channel Complaint at 1.0625 Gbps
• IEEE802.3z Gigabit Ethernet Compliant at 1.25 Gbps
• SMPTE-292M Compliant at 1.485 Gbps
• Operates from VCC = 3.135 V to 3.465 V (3.3 V supply)
• Signal Inputs/Outputs are LVPECL and control lines are LVTTL.

Packaging and Pricing
The NB7VQ1006 is packaged in 24 pin QFN at a budgetary price of $13.00. The NB4L7210 is packaged in the QFN-52 at a budgetary price of $12.60 USD per unit. The NB4N7132 is packaged in the TSSOP-28 at budgetary price of $3.67 USD per unit.

For additional technical information visit www.onsemi.com, or contact Prescott Sakai at Prescott.Sakai@onsemi.com.

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ON Semiconductor Wins 'Best Supplier Award' from Top China Mobile Phone Manufacturer for Second Year Running

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

BEIJING, China –April 7, 2008 –ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power management solutions, today announced that it has received the “Best Supplier 2007” award from Tianyu, China's top domestic mobile phone manufacturer, for the second successive year at a suppliers' day for over 500 industry professionals.

The award recognizes ON Semiconductor's outstanding levels of excellence in technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery and cost, all of which helped Tianyu to reduce cost, increase product quality and support its business growth. It also demonstrates the wide recognition and acceptance of ON Semiconductor's power management solutions by end-users in China.

The Best Supplier Award is given to selected 14 companies from among the hundreds of Tianyu suppliers, and ON Semiconductor is the only analog and discrete supplier to have won this recognition.

"We are honored to win this distinguished award for the second year running," said David Chow, ON Semiconductor vice president of Sales for Asia Pacific. "The award leverages our strong presence in mobile phone solutions and our commitment to delivering value propositions that are critical to our customers’ success. We have demonstrated that we can make a difference and this will pave the way for us to deepen our relationship with Tianyu to take our joint success to the next level."

Tianyu produced 17 million mobile phones in 2007and targets to manufacture 25 million units this year. To further enhance its service to Tianyu, ON Semiconductor has deployed dedicated field application engineers and will continue to provide first class products and technical support by implementing first priority partner program, enhancing strong relationship with Tianyu, fostering strategic reviews and product roadmap alignment, and conducting quarterly business reviews.

Tianyu uses ON Semiconductor’s power management products and solutions across a wide range of its mobile phones, which are marketed worldwide.

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ON Semiconductor Wins 'Best Global Partner' Award from ZTE Corporation for Third Consecutive Year

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

SHENZHEN, China – April 4, 2008 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power management solutions, announced that it has won the “Best Global Partner” award for the third consecutive year from ZTE Corporation, one of China’s leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions.

The award recognizes ON Semiconductor's cutting-edge technologies and highly efficient power products and solutions, all of which have helped ZTE, with sales revenue of RMB34.4 billion in 2007, to further penetrate the China market and expand globally. The award also reflects ON Semiconductor's remarkable achievements and support of ZTE's goals on cost, quality, delivery and service.

The Best Global Partner award is given to selected companies from more than 1,000 ZTE suppliers. ON Semiconductor was considered outstanding for its ability to meet the high expectations and tough performance goals, which allow ZTE to accelerate time-to-market and maximize the quality of its telecommunications equipment and network solutions.

"We are honored to be chosen again for this distinguished award," said David Chow, ON Semiconductor vice president of Sales for Asia Pacific. "It is a significant achievement and is recognition of the dedication our staff have to ZTE, which is our major China customer. We look forward to pursuing more opportunities in GSM/CDMA/WCDMA/TDSCDMA mobile phones, ECL/clocks in telecom system, and power modules in telecom system."

Based on the company's long-standing role in the China market and its R&D capabilities, ON Semiconductor has a strong understanding of ZTE's needs, which enables the company to develop best customized support for ZTE, including Just-In-Time delivery, and dedicated field application engineers.

ZTE's mobile phones, which are marketed worldwide, use ON Semiconductor's leading power management, circuit protection, clock and data management products and solutions.

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ON Semiconductor Expands Power MOSFET and IGBT Driver Portfolio with New Devices for White Goods, Lighting Ballast and Industrial Applications

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 3, 2008 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a global leader in efficient power solutions, has expanded its MOSFET driver integrated circuit (IC) portfolio with the introduction of four new devices - the NCP5106, NCP5104, NCP5111 and NCP5304. These new power gate drivers target low- to mid-power applications and can be used in end products such as white goods, lighting ballasts, and industrial applications such as motor control.

These new high voltage, high-side and low-side drivers are specified over a wide temperature range -40 degrees Celsius (°C) < TJ < 125 °C, and can operate with an input voltage up to 600 volts (V), easing time and effort of design. All the devices feature a dV/dt immunity of 50 volts per nanosecond (V/ns) and are 3.3 V and 5 V input logic compatible. These devices use the bootstrap technique to ensure a proper drive of the high-side power switch and provide rugged design.

The NCP5104, NCP5106B, NCP5111, NCP5304 are high voltage power gate drivers that provide two outputs for direct drive of two N-channel power MOSFETs or IGBTs arranged in a half-bridge configuration. The NCP5106A can be used in any other high-side plus low-side configuration.

Offered in both SOIC-8 and PDIP-8 packages, and priced respectively at $0.80 and $0.96 per unit in 2,500 unit quantities, the NCP5104, NCP5106, NCP5111and NCP5304 are pin-to-pin compatible with industry standard devices.

For additional technical information visit www.onsemi.com, or contact Christophe Warin at Christophe.Warin@onsemi.com.

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3-Channel Video Amplifiers with Reconstruction Filters

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:47:47 GMT

NCS2553 NCS2563 : 3-Channel Video Amplifiers with Reconstruction Filters

Features 6th order Butterworth reconstruction filters and a tight 6.0 +/- 0.2 dB gain; NCS2553 for standard definition; NCS2563 for high definition
All channels accommodate component and RGB video signals and accept DC- or AC-coupled signals
Compatible with most Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) embedded in most video processors

-12 V P-Channel Power MOSFET with Integrated TVS

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:46:03 GMT

NTHD2110T : -12 V P-Channel Power MOSFET with Integrated TVS

Leading edge trench technology yields low RDS(on) and improved system efficiency
Integrated TVS provides a robust 15 kV contact discharge ESD protection for system reliability
1.8 V gate rating for low voltage logic compatibility; space saving 3.0 x 1.9 mm ChipFET™ package