Conexant Systems, Inc. (CNXT) is one of the top-performing Zacks #1 Rank companies on Tuesday with shares that have advanced approximately 9.7%.

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In its fiscal fourth quarter, the semiconductor company announced EPS that easily surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings estimates advanced in response but have stood still since.

Conexant Systems is a fabless semiconductor company with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative semiconductor solutions, including products for imaging, audio, embedded-modem and video applications.

CNXT is part of the electronic components - semiconductors industry, which is well-represented on the Zacks #1 Rank List. There are 7 other names from that space on today's list, including Actel Corporation (ACTL), Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), Broadcom Corporation (BRCM), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (

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3Com Corp. (COMS) is in the news for winning new business deals across geographies. The first one of them is the “Brazil's Airport Administration" deal, where 3Com and its H3C enterprise networking solutions will provide the network infrastructure for the network upgrade project of 11 main airports in Brazil. Under this project, 3Com will be upgrading the wired and wireless network of the Airport, in order to support the increasing traffic of passengers and employees.  This upgrade of Brazil Airports is expected to improve the performance on data, voice and video applications used for flight information systems, air traffic control, surveillance and IP telephony systems substantially, while reducing the total networking cost considerably.

3Com had another win at the South African government’s Social Security Agency (SASSA), wherein SASSA has opted for a distributed network of H3C and 3Com-branded solutions to run its vast social security grant system across the

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Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN) reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell yesterday. The company posted a GAAP net loss of $4.5 million, compared to a net loss of $6.8 million. Excluding certain items, loss per share came in at 4 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a 5-cent loss. Aruba provides enterprise mobility solution that enables secure access to data, voice and video applications across wireless and wireline enterprise networks. It licenses and sells ArubaOS, a modular and flexible operating system that forms the core of its user-centric network architecture. Aruba is the second largest wireless LAN provider and competes with larger rival Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO). The Sunnyvale, CA-based company’s revenue recorded a growth of 10.5% year-over-year and 16% sequentially to $53.3 million, driven by strong demand in the U.S., where it posted 35% sequential growth. The company, which focuses on government, ...

Arris Group Inc. (ARRS) has become the world leader of the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) market. According to a recent report of Infonetics Research, Arris achieved this milestone for the first time in its history during the second quarter. The CMTS market is highly competitive as large broadband gear makers like Cisco System (CSCO) and Motorola (MOT) are also major players. Arris always remains a strong contender for the North American market, but globally it performs poorly compared to its peers.

Arris has established a solid foothold in the rapidly growing CMTS market. The prime reason for this is the aggressive roll-out of DOCSIS 3.0 technology by cable MSOs. As a result of DOCSIS 3.0 implementation, downstream port shipment increased 9% globally during the second quarter compared to the previous quarter. At present, Arris commands approximately 47% of the global CMTS market having taken over the leadership

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When things are looking up, look up TechwellTechwell, Inc. (TWLL) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs mixed signal ICs for multiple video applications. We continue to believe that the security/surveillance market will be stronger in 2009 compared to other markets, withstanding, to an extent, the impact of the recession.The company's exposure to Asian customers and markets is a key factor in this respect. Techwell also has several new products in the pipeline that are expected to have a positive impact on profitability once the recession is over. We believe the other segments will remain soft, at least until 2010.Auto revenue rebounded in the last quarter, and while the growth rate may not be sustainable, an increasing percentage of auto revenue in the mix will lower margins and bring them closer to the long-term model. Although management is optimistic about the benefits ...

ESPRE Solutions, Inc. is billed as a video media solutions company, and has been making significant headway in that arena over the last few months. The company’s revolutionary video compression codec, LSVX™, was recently enlisted by Baidu.com, China’s largest search engine.

Shares of ESPRE experienced an impressive surge in price today (June 16th), as a result of this morning’s news that the company has received official approval for listing on the OTC: Bulletin Board. “This acceptance on the OTC:BB marks the successful completion of a concerted effort to achieve the sounder listing and trading platform for our shares that our shareholders have been seeking,” remarked Peter Lanace, ESPRE’s CEO.

The company became fully reporting in January of this year, with the hope that a Bulletin Board listing would come to fruition. Now a reality, the added transparency afforded by the switch will likely increase investor confidence, resulting in a greater innate

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