Xicor arranges shareholder meeting

Xicor Inc. revealed that it will hold a special meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the previously announced acquisition of Xicor by Intersil Corp. Completion of Intersil's acquisition of Xicor is subject to shareholder approval and other conditions identified in the acquisition agreement.

Xicor designs, develops, and markets high performance analog mixed-signal ICs used in communications, computing, networking and industrial applications. The company's mixed-signal products include data conversion products, power management ICs, application-specific standard products and interface devices. Xicor's programmable analog mixed-signal components regulate, control, convert and manage various voltages and currents through the use of a serial interface and internal EEPROM.