Eagle Test Systems: Peaceful easy feeling

Since Eagle Test Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLT) has landed below its IPO price with the withering economy, can it fly high again? | Nasdaq: EGLT |Comment

FormFactor dips 14% on analyst downgrade to ‘perform’

Livermore, Calif.-based FormFactor Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM) is off 14% today after analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock after the open to “perform” from “outperform.” | Comment

ANADIGICS off 28% on weak Q3 outlook; Piper Jaffray initiates with ‘neutral’

Semiconductor solutions provider ANADIGICS Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) is down 28% today after reporting a bleak third-quarter financial outlook after the close on Tuesday. | Nasdaq: ANAD |Comment

ON Semiconductor to buy Catalyst Semiconductor in all-stock transaction; Catalyst soars 54%

Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:CATS) is soaring 54% in today’s trading after signing a definitive merger agreement with ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:ONNN). | Nasdaq: CATS |Comment

Entegris pens $158M deal for Poco Graphite

Entegris Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG) announced ahead of today’s opening it had inked a deal to obtain privately owned Poco Graphite Inc. for $158 million in cash. | Nasdaq: ENTG |Comment

Newsletter Watch: China BAK Battery

Read why Asia Stock Alert editor Tony Sagami recently chose China BAK Battery (Nasdaq:CBAK) as his latest recommendation. | Nasdaq: CBAK |1 Comment

Rudolph Tech up 12% in pre-market on better-than-expected Q2 revenue estimates

Rudolph Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:RTEC) shares are rising 12% in pre-market trading today after the company announced ahead of the bell its second-quarter revenue guidance will exceed the high end... | Nasdaq: RTEC |Comment

EMCORE up 10% in pre-market after announcing $29M in new orders

EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq:EMKR) is up more than 10% in pre-market trading today after the company announced earlier this morning it had received $29 million worth of new orders for concentrator... | Nasdaq: EMKR |Comment

Syntax-Brillian plunges 87% in pre-market on Chapter 11 filing, intention to sell Vivitar

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC) is plummeting nearly 87% in pre-market trading today after the Tempe, Ariz.-based company announced early today it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection... | Nasdaq: BRLC |Comment

Technitrol falls to 52-week low on Q2 revenue outlook

Technitrol Inc. (NYSE:TNL) slumped to a 52-week low Wednesday after the electronic components producer cut its second-quarter revenue outlook. | NYSE: TNL |Comment

Brightpoint to restructure European operations

Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL) announced Monday it would reconfigure its European operations and cut staff by 275 to 325 positions. | Nasdaq: CELL |Comment

Ceragon granted $5 million follow-on equipment order

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRNT) announced early Wednesday it was awarded a $5 million follow-on equipment order from a mobile operator in Mexico. | Nasdaq: CRNT |Comment

Value Find: Meade Instruments Corp.

For investors with an iron stomach and a penchant for dumpster-diving, microcap play Meade Instruments Corp. (Nasdaq:MEAD) may be worth a closer look. | Nasdaq: MEAD |Comment

Littlefuse: Great expectations

Littlefuse, Inc. (Nasdaq:LFUS) is in the process of laying the groundwork for big things to come. | Nasdaq: LFUS |Comment

Sector Watch: Semiconductor stocks

Still have a phone that only makes phone calls? That's all changing with Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:SIMO) and EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Nasdaq:EXFO). | Nasdaq: SIMO |Comment

Polypore International: Lithium batteries and more

The specialized microporous membranes made by Polypore International Inc. (NYSE:PPO) are the sort of thing that no one seems to have heard of but may unknowingly come in contact with. | NYSE: PPO |Comment

Multi-Fineline: Change in strategy could prove profitable

After learning a painful lesson when the RAZR cell phone fad faded, Multi-Fineline Electronix (Nasdaq:MFLX) is broadening its customer base and altering its current business strategy. | Nasdaq: MFLX |Comment

Argon ST: Defense contractor stays on target for growth

Read why Argon ST, Inc. (Nasdaq:STST), a supplier of guidance and detection equipment for military and intelligence applications, seems to be right on target for continued growth. | Nasdaq: STST |Comment

STEC, Inc.: Solid state disk drive maker's risky bet pays off

STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), formerly known as SimpleTech Inc., has made a bold move into solid state drives made from "flash" memory chips that can similarly replace hard disk drives on computers. | Nasdaq: STEC |Comment

Daktronics expects higher sales, lower gross profit in 2009

Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAKT) CEO Jim Morgan said changes in product development and manufacturing have enabled the maker of large screen video displays to double its annual income over the last... | Nasdaq: DAKT |Comment

Sykes Enterprises: Leader of the pack

In a fast-paced specialized global economy, maintaining customer contact is no small feat, but Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYKE) has built a rocketing revenue business by mastering the challenge. | Nasdaq: SYKES |1 Comment

Emerging opportunities in small-cap tech

It’s been a rough ride for technology this year. However, the small-cap tech space looks to be bottoming out, which means opportunities are emerging for investors. | Nasdaq: NETL |Comment

Ramtron International: Cash in your chips

Ramtron International (Nasdaq:RMTR) makes and markets ferroelectric memory chips and microcontroller and integrated semiconductor solutions. | Nasdaq: RMTR |Comment

Ramtron International: Tough little memory chips with a big future

Read why the long-term prospects of Ramtron International Corp. (Nasdaq:RMTR) may offer a significant upside surprise. | Nasdaq: RMTR |Comment

Value Find: Alliance Semiconductor Corp.

The volatile market may have presented an opportunity in shares of Alliance Semiconductor (OTC:ALSC), a microcap semiconductor turned investment holding company. | OTC: ALSC |Comment

Roberts on investing in small caps

Doug Roberts, author of the new book "Follow the Fed to Investment Success," recently shared his favorite picks of AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ), Corvel Corp. (Nasdaq:CRVL) and A-Power Energy Generation... | NYSE: AZZ |2 Comments

Value Find: Comarco, Inc.

Large and repeated insider buying coupled with a recent shake-up of Comarco, Inc.’s (Nasdaq:CMRO) management and board of directors suggest this beaten down microcap may have a second life. | Nasdaq: CMRO |Comment

CEO: Taser to increase R&D spending

Taser International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR) CEO Patrick Smith said that although the first quarter is seasonably weak, the stun-gun maker is proud of year-over-year growth in a challenging economic... | Nasdaq: TASR |Comment

Oberweis on small caps: Now is the time

Jim Oberweis, president and lead portfolio manager of Oberweis Asset Management and president of The Oberweis Funds, shares his outlook on small caps and favorite picks, including Natus Medical... | Nasdaq: BABY |Comment

Axsys Technologies: A tale of two analysts

A year ago, shares of Axsys Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:AXYS) took off. The question now is whether this stock will once again beat estimates and continue its climb, or miss expectations and see a... | Nasdaq: AXYS |1 Comment

Littelfuse Inc.: See the light

Littelfuse Inc.’s (Nasdaq:LFUS) fuse may have blown, but the lights that have been turned off are beginning to flicker as the company restructures to streamline fixed costs and take advantage of... | Nasdaq: LFUS |Comment

C&D Technologies CEO expects return to profitability by year's end

C&D Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:CHP) CEO Jeff Graves said the maker of standby power systems is on track to make a return to profitability this year, which is the firm’s fiscal year 2009. | NYSE: CHP |Comment

Aruba Networks slides on JP Morgan downgrade

Shares of Aruba Networks (Nasdaq:ARUN) are taking a hit today after JP Morgan downgraded the company to “underweight” from “neutral” on concerns surrounding its sales cycle length and... | Nasdaq: ARUN |Comment

Sierra Wireless: Connecting to profit

Mounties and maple syrup aren’t the only things Canada is famous for: tech companies also have their place in the country’s bustling cities. Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq:SWIR)... | Nasdaq: SWIR |Comment

FARO Technologies: Reach out and touch some products

With its problems behind it, FARO Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:FARO) looks like a well-oiled machine; it may even be slick enough to succeed in a rusty market. | Nasdaq: FARO |Comment

Interview with Mary Lisanti

Mary Lisanti, president and chief investment officer of AH Lisanti Capital Growth, talks about the current environment for small caps in an interview with SmallCapInvestor.com. The former... | BMRN |Comment

Value Find: Lantronix, Inc.

A recent changing of the guard in management and the board of directors of Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX), a little-followed microcap network device play, suggests an emerging value situation worth... | LTRX |Comment

NVE Corp.: Spin doctors

Read why NVE Corp. is one nano stock that could be gearing up for some mega long-term growth. | CY |1 Comment

Tessera Technologies plunges on rejected patent

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRA) shares are plummeting after the U.S. Patent Office rejected a patent by the developer of miniaturization technologies after a reexamination. Siliconware... | TSRA |Comment

Value Find: Centillium Communications Inc.

Continued insider buying and the sale of a money-losing legacy business suggest shares in Centillium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CTLM) may have finally found a bottom and could be poised for a... | CTLM |Comment

Aehr Test Systems: Semiconductor tester bucking a downturn

Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), is a seller of semiconductor test equipment that has been largely ignored until recently. | AEHR |Comment

China TechFaith Wireless posts Q4 profit above the Street

China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CNTF) reported a profit for its fourth quarter after the close yesterday that beat the consensus on Wall Street, and guided for... | CNTF |Comment

DTS rises on analyst upgrade

DTS Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI) shares are rising after the provider of entertainment technology’s stock was upgraded by investment bank Deutsche Bank after the opening. Deutsche upgraded DTS to... | DTSI |Comment

Intellon Corp. flat after Q4 loss

Shares of Intellon Corp. (Nasdaq: ITLN) are flat following news that the maker of integrated circuits for powerline communications reported a fourth-quarter net loss that was not as bad as Wall... | ITLN |Comment

Newsletter Watch: "Best versus the rest" strategy

Check out how Ken Kam, developer of Marketocracy.com, analyzes all trades within model portfolios on the website to form the basis for specific stock selections. | FSIN |Comment

Multi-Fineline Electronix posts strong Q1 on GM and sales to Apple

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFLX), manufacturer of flexible printed circuit boards and related component assemblies for electronics industry, reported robust fiscal first-quarter... | AAPL |Comment

Value Find: ESS Technology, Inc.

After pressure last year from activist investors, ESS Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESST) is finally showing signs of getting its act together. | ESST |Comment

SigmaTel to be acquired by Freescale Semiconductor for $110M

SigmaTel, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGTL) reported this morning that it will be acquired by privately held Freescale Semiconductor for $3 cash per share, or approximately $110 million in aggregate. | SGTL |Comment

Silicom Ltd. reports receipt of $1.8M order

Silicom Ltd. (Nasdaq: SILC) this morning said it received a $1.8 million order from one of China’s largest domestic server companies, representing its first significant penetration into the vast... | SILC |Comment

Trident Microsystems slides on lowered outlook despite strong Q2

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a semiconductor company focused on multimedia and digital television markets, reported fiscal second-quarter 2008 results above the consensus on Wall... | TRID |Comment