Controversy over historical stock options granting practices at many electronics firms has dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Below is a collection of EE Times stories chronicling these unfolding events.

July 14, 2006
Backdating task force probes Bay Area companies

July 7, 2006
Vitesse on life support as investment firm demands sale
Nasdaq seeks to delist Asyst Technologies

July 5, 2006
SEC, DoJ looking at Marvell's options practices

July 3, 2006
Maxim, msystems, Zoran face stock probes

June 30, 2006
KLA-Tencor discloses stock-option irregularities

June 29, 2006
Apple uncovers stock options irregularities

June 28, 2006
Option probe widens for Asyst

June 27, 2006
Linear gets inquiry over option practices
AMCC receives subpoenas for stock practices
VeriSign hit by stock-option probe
Rambus may restate results in options probe

June 26, 2006
Troubled Vitesse says stock will be delisted

June 23, 2006
Xilinx receives SEC inquiry on stock options

June 20, 2006
Stock option scandal claims another industry exec

June 16, 2006
Trident hit by inquires over stock options

June 15, 2006
Linear probed by SEC over stock options
Maxim sued over stock option investigation

June 14, 2006
Pressure builds to crack down on stock options

June 13, 2006
Asyst faces stock option probe by SEC

June 12, 2006
Report: SEC looks into Broadcom's stock options

June 9, 2006
Option probe delay's Semtech's report
SEC targets Sanmina-SCI

June 8, 2006
Xilinx directors sued over stock options

June 1, 2006
M-Systems to probe stock option practices
Deloitte knew of Micrel stock option deal
Vitesse sued by shareholders

May 31, 2006
AMCC to investigate stock option practices
Troubled Brooks hit by shareholders suit
Sycamore subpeonaned for stock options

May 30, 2006
Rambus hit by growing stock option scandal
SEC probes KLA-Tencor's option practices

May 25, 2006
Linear Tech slapped with shareholders suits over options grants
Altera target of investigations, shareholder suits

May 24, 2006
KLA-Tencor acknowledges subpoenas, forms committee
Analog Devices subpoenaed for stock option practices

May 23, 2006
Zoran: no backdating here

May 22, 2006
Brooks subpoenaed over options granting practices
Feds reportedly probing KLA-Tencor options grants
Can you smell that smell?
Stock option shell game investigated

May 17, 2006
Vitesse fires execs, expands investigation

May 12, 2006
Brooks faces SEC inquiry, Nasdaq de-listing

May 11, 2006
Brooks to re-state financials for '99 through '05

May 10, 2006
Altera CEO: no timetable for investigation

May 8, 2006
Altera to review stock option practices

May 5, 2006
Power Integrations chair, CFO resign

April 29, 2006
Shareholders plan class action against Vitesse

April 27, 2006
Vitesse says its latest financials are "not reliable"

April 18, 2006
Vitesse brass placed on leave