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December
Dec 16, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today introduced the newest member of its growing family of integrated temperature sensors -- a low-power dual thermostat with digital outputs. Capable of operating from a 2.7V? power supply, the LM56 requires just 230mA (max) quiescent current

Dec 05, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today reported net income of $29.5 million or 21 cents per share for the second quarter of fiscal 1997, ended Nov. 24, 1996, compared with net income of $79.8 million, or 57 cents per share, for the comparable quarter of fiscal 1996

November
Nov 26, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced a CMOS dual operational amplifier that combines rail-to-rail output stages, high accuracy and guaranteed 2.7-, 5- or 10V operation over a wide 2-15V operating range

Nov 25, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? announced today that the company's innovative Web site(http://www.national.com) has reached the finalist level in the 1996 National Information Infrastructure (NII) Awards program

Nov 25, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? and Genesis Microchip Inc. today announced they have teamed up to showcase breakthrough LCD driver technology aimed at the CRT replacement market

Nov 25, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced a voltage supervisory chip designed, tested and guaranteed to meet revision 2.1 of the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) specifications

Nov 25, 1996The Fairchild Division of National Semiconductor Corporation? today introduced two families of Tiny Logic single-gate CMOS logic devices, the Tiny HS and the Tiny UHS logic series

Nov 19, 1996National Semiconductor? today announced the latest addition to its family of high-efficiency, CD-quality Boomer audio amplifiers

Nov 18, 1996At the COMDEX/Fall '96 electronics trade show here today, National Semiconductor Corporation? demonstrated its Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology. Shown were both hub and host technologies, which the company said would be embodied in products to be introduced in the first quarter of 1997

Nov 11, 1996National Semiconductor? today announced availability of the Web browser and thin-client reference design, code named 'Odin'. the first 486-based design to successfully shatter the $200 Web browser cost barrier

Nov 11, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced the first 3V 65MHz members of its FPD-Link family of host-to-LCD interface devices

Nov 11, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today unveiled details about its new stereo audio codec that will fully comply with baseline AC '97 specifications

Nov 11, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced new dual and quad operational amplifiers featuring highly accurate rail-to-rail output swings into loads of 600 ohms

October
Oct 31, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? names Kamal Aggarwal to head Central Technology and Manufacturing

Oct 28, 1996The Fairchild Division of National Semiconductor Corporation? today introduced the GTLP16612 Universal Bus Transceiver

Oct 21, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced two new members of its growing family of LVDS(low-voltage differential signaling) chips

Oct 21, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced the first members of its Channel Link chip family for high-speed interconnect in telecommunications and data communications applications

Oct 16, 1996Comlinear, National Semiconductor Corporation's Fort Collins subsidiary, today announced it is reducing its workforce by 16 people

Oct 14, 1996The first Mil-Spec quad line driver-receiver devices incorporating the very high-speed, power-saving Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) standard are available now from National Semiconductor Corporation?

Oct 14, 1996The Fairchild Division of National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced that 22 of its VHC logic family members are now available in plastic dual-in-line packages (PDIPs)

Oct 09, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced it has purchased certain assets of East Coast Labs, Inc.(ECL), a Massachusetts company with its principal place of business in Salem, New Hampshire

Oct 08, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? sets a new standard of RDS(ON) performance through its release today of a new family of Power MOSFETs in SuperSOT-6 and SuperSOT-8 surface-mount packages

Oct 07, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? enables adoption of bigger LCD screens with LVDS Driver/Receiver Chip Set

Oct 07, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? announced today the addition of eight new ultra low power single and dual phase locked loops (PLLs) to its PLLatinum? family of frequency synthesizers

Oct 07, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced two additions to its line of low-dropout regulators

September
Sep 30, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced two new CMOS comparators that combine rail-to-rail input stages and guaranteed low 1?A maximum supply current over a wide 2V to 8V supply voltage range

Sep 27, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today introduced a single-supply op amp for space-constrained applications

Sep 26, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced a monolithic synchronous step-down switching regulator with 96.5% peak efficiency. Designed for portable systems, the LM2650 integrates a controller and a MOSFET on a single chip, with a 3A load range and other system-oriented functionality for easier, more compact design-ins

Sep 24, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today introduced a triple channel CRT driver with 7nsec rise and 5.5nsec fall time typically required for mid-range monitors with horizontal scan frequencies up to 64KHz

Sep 23, 1996New Low-Cost 12-Bit ADC From National Semiconductor Samples at 1.4MHZ

Sep 16, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation announced the first embedded implementation of JavaOS? from Sun Microsystems Inc. running on National's NS486SXF evaluation board

Sep 12, 1996National Semiconductor? AnnouncesAvailability of First BiCMOS Logic Device For Space Applications

Sep 09, 1996National Semiconductor? Announces Zero-External-Component, Low-Cost Microcontroller Family

Sep 05, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced Q1 FY'97 Earnings Results

August
Aug 26, 1996National Semiconductor Announces Latest PCI-TO-PCI Bridge Chip The PicoPower Nile-II

Aug 20, 1996LM78 Monitors Temperature, Voltages and Fan Speed, Enables Early Warning of System Failure and Lowers Overall Cost of System Ownership

Aug 20, 1996National Semiconductor Reduces Work Force By 170

Aug 20, 1996National Semiconductor? Introduces New Single Function PCMCIA Interface Chips

Aug 19, 1996National Semiconductor today announced release of the LM9801, a highly integrated sensor processor

Aug 13, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation? today announced the Comlinear CLC952, a low-cost, high-performance analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with 12-bit resolution and 41MSPS conversion rate

July
Jul 23, 1996New 140MHz Video Preamp With On-Screen Display(OSD) Inputs Completes Family of Devices for Full Range of CRT Monitors

Jul 22, 1996National Semiconductor Acquires Certain Assets of PicoPower Product Group From Cirrus Logic

Jul 18, 1996National Semiconductor Signs Distributor Agreement With Wyle Electronics

Jul 18, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation announces Workforce Reductions at its South Portland, Maine, and West Jordan, Utah Facilities

Jul 08, 1996National Semiconductor Appoints Visvamohan Yegmashankaran as V.P. of Product Development

June
Jun 20, 1996National Spins Out Units To New Fairchild Subsidiary

Jun 13, 1996National Forms Four Business Groups

Jun 12, 1996COO Rich Beyer of National Semiconductor resigns

Jun 11, 1996Industry's Most Accurate Single-Channel Audio Attenuator Generates Only 0.001% THD

Jun 10, 1996National's Linear Temperature Sensor First In A TinyPak? To Operate From 2.7V Supply

Jun 06, 1996National Semiconductor Reports Net Income of $9.1 Million For Fourth Fiscal Quarter

Jun 03, 1996National Releases Family of 15mOhm N-Channel And P-Channel Mofsets in Surface-Mount SOT223 Package

Jun 03, 1996National names Dr. Gobi Padmanabhan Head of Process Technology

May
May 29, 1996National Semiconductor Using Technology From Sun Microsystems For Internet Products

May 20, 1996National Semiconductor Announces Industry's First Complete DC/DC Converter In An IC Package

May 13, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation today announced the dissolution of its Office of the President structure established last year. The company also announced that Ellen Hancock, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has resigned her position effective immediately

May 06, 1996Space-Saver Simple Switcher? Power Converters From National Semiconductor Offer Guaranteed 1A And 3A Performance

May 03, 1996Brian L. Halla Named National Semiconductor CEO See about Brian Halla for more information

April
Apr 29, 1996National Moves And Shapes Information In ATM Networks

Apr 29, 1996300 Series ECL Devices Qualified To Space-Level QML-V Now Available

Apr 25, 1996National Semiconductor Foresees Reduced Earnings In Fourth Quarter

Apr 22, 1996April 22, 1996 - National Semiconductor Broadens EEPROM Portfolio With Three New Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Devices For Enhanced System Designs

Apr 12, 1996National Semiconductor Licenses Cylink Corporation Security Technology

Apr 11, 1996Newboomer? Audio Amplifier Combines Power Amp, Headphone Driver And Buffer With Volume Control And Mic Preamp On A Single IC

Apr 02, 1996National Semiconductor To Reduce Work Force By 400

Apr 01, 1996Leading Semiconductor Companies Define New Desktop PC Architecture Standard

Apr 01, 1996April 1, 1996 - National Semiconductor Research Lab Hires Dr. William S. Mark As Computer Science & Systems Department Head

March
Mar 25, 1996Precise Single-Supply OP-Amp Offers Leading Speed/Power Ratio

Mar 19, 1996National Semiconductor Expands Flash Offering With New Serial Flash Solutions

Mar 12, 1996National Semiconductor Research Center Joins UC San Diego Wireless Communications Consortium

Mar 12, 1996National Semiconductor Introduces Digital Temperature Sensor With Watchdog Function and I Squared C Interface

Mar 11, 1996National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's First SuperI/O Chips With Integrated Fast Infrared

Mar 07, 1996National Semiconductor Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $23.0 Million

Mar 04, 1996New Video Preamps Feature On-Screen Display(OSD) Inputs And Extended Ranges For 85 And 110Mhz Systems

Mar 01, 1996Exploring the Web @national.com

February
Feb 28, 19961500V/?S Slew Rate From 5V Supply Now Possible With National Semiconductor's New Operational Amplifiers

Feb 26, 1996National Semiconductor Joins UC Berkeley InfoPad Research Consortium

Feb 15, 1996National Semiconductor Board Initiates Search To Replace Amelio

Feb 02, 1996Gil Amelio Resigns as Chief Executive Officer of National Semiconductor

January
Jan 25, 1996National Semiconductor Foresees Reduced Earnings In Third Quarter

Jan 23, 1996National Semiconductor Completes Sale Of Dynacraft, Inc. Subsidiary

Jan 19, 1996Low-Power, 12-BIT ADCs Added To Nationals High-Performance Line

Jan 17, 1996National Semiconductor Corporation Assembles World Class Wireless Team With Acquisition Of SiTel Sierra b.v.

Jan 12, 1996Low-Cost, Adaptive Cable Equalizer Handles Data Rates From 50 To Greater Than 650Mbps

Jan 10, 1996Integrated, Low-Power 12-Bit ADC Combines High Resolution, High-Speed Performance For Military Applications