Chips – Semiconductor

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Recognizing the pervasiveness of Wi-Fi technology, Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) said it plans to buy Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros Communications Inc. (ATHR) for $3.1 billion. Qualcomm said the acquisition will help …

Via CNTV Chip making giant Intel has recently opened its new factory in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China. CCTV reporter Yin Hang sits down with Yang Xu, President …

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AUSTIN, Texas–Freescale Semiconductor introduced two new products into its family of DSPs, one designed to support 3G and 4G wireless networks, while the other is cost-optimized for W-CDMA rollouts. Both …

Local San Jose wireless chip maker Altera has said it will boost its R&D spending in 2011 while optimistically forecasting a rise of between 3-6% in its fourth quarter revenue – in line with earlier analyst predictions.

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported that its India-based Wireless Broadband Business Services Private Ltd. venture has in partnership with Ericsson successfully demonstrated LTE TDD mobility using the 2.3 GHz spectrum band …

The domestic wireless industry is set for a change in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) throws its mighty weight behind the launch of its LTE network. (Sure, the …

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AUSTIN, Texas–Venture capitalists speaking at the Texas Wireless Summit held here earlier this week said they would be interested in funding businesses that drive innovation, including technology that can better …

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A whopping 6 trillion text messages were sent by mobile users across the planet last year, but computing powerhouse IBM Corp. believes that’s small fry, having just developed chip technology …

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Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported $865 million in net income on $2.95 billion in revenues during its quarter ending Sept. 26. In the year-over-year column, revenues are up 10% and net …

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Sequans Communications reportedly has its eyes on an initial public offering in the United States to raise up to $80 million.The Paris-based chipset maker, which has backing from Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), …

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Belgium-based USB maker Option is dropping its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy allegations against Huawei Technologies after the two companies reached a business agreement that includes Huawei licensing Option’s connection management software …

Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), said it plans to acquire Percello Ltd., which develops system-on-a-chip femtocell solutions, for about $86 million, giving Broadcom a play in the small-cell sector, which is expected …