BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$198.1M
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Wolfson Microelectronics is a global leader in the supply of high performance mixed-signal semiconductors to the consumer electronics market. Renowned worldwide for our high performance audio and ultra low power consumption, Wolfson delivers the audio technology at the heart of many of the world's highest profile digital consumer goods. In the home, in the office and on the move, our innovative products can be found in a wide spectrum of end applications, including mobile phones, portable media players, portable navigation devices, digital still cameras, flat panel televisions, gaming consoles, sound systems, all-in-one printers and scanners, automotive infotainment systems and bluetooth headsets.
Number of Employees 366
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
Recent Events
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Wolfson Power Management IC selected for IREX Technologies new touch-screen eReader
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Wolfson AudioPlus" Power Management IC selected by Microsoft for its latest Zune HD media player
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Wolfsons integrated audio and power management IC selected by ZiiLABS
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Wincanton has more ground to lose yet
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Wolfson Microelectronics: Air Pocket Alert
Paul Kedrosky submits: I continue watching company news releases for air pockets, companies that aren’t just seeing revenues go lower on a glide path, but are seeing a complete disappearance of their core business. Today’s example: Wolfson. Wolfson Microelectronics (Edinburgh, Scotland) (WLFMF.PK) has again slashed its fourth-quarter revenue...
Advertising agencies' rosy forecasts wither
The Week Ahead Earnings forecasts are at risk when the advertising group WPP publishes its third-quarter trading statement on Thursday, according to analysts at Collins Stewart. "We are highly concerned that the market is about to be surprised by the scale of downgrades likely to...
Weakness in Asian funds takes toll on Schroders
the investment column Edited by Andrew Dewson Our view: Take profits Current price: 1,547p The wisdom on investing in asset managers is that their stock tends to track the market. After all, management fees are linked to the value of assets under...
MARKET REPORT: Man Group surges on upbeat broker comment
Growing expectations that Man Group's trading statement this month is going be a bullish affair caused investors to pile into the hedge- fund manager yesterday, leaving its stock, up 35p at 1,701p, as the best performer in the FTSE 100. The excitement was in response to comments...
The Week Ahead: BAE beginning to hit all of its targets
LAST YEAR was a good one for BAE Systems, Britain's premier defence contractor, and it should demonstrate that on Thursday by unveiling the first set of final results in a long time not to be drowning in red ink from one-off charges. According to Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein,...
Counter revolution; The stockmarket may be set for recovery, so
TO FLOAT or not to float: that is the question. Whether it is nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of negligent, over-regulated stockmarkets or go private against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them? With apologies to Shakespeare, this is the dilemma facing Scotland's...
Refloat on the cards for McColl; London calling for Clyde Blowers
JIM McColl, chief executive of Clyde Blowers, is considering taking his East Kilbride-based soot blowing and materials handling business back onto the London Stock Exchange within the next couple of years. McColl told the Sunday Herald: "We could be looking at going back onto the market in...
Wolfson takes top Export Award following USA, Asia success.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 March 2002-Wolfson Microelectronics: Wolfson takes top Export Award following USA, Asia success C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01032002 Edinburgh, UK -- Edinburgh based Wolfson Microelectronics' success in exporting 90 of its output of high performance mixed signal devices to...
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