Chips – Semiconductor

Leuven, Belgium-based wireless module manufacturer Option, is set to cut 150 jobs from its production engineering and logistic facility in Cork, Ireland, according to Ireland On-Line.The cuts, which are expected …

Qualcomm Inc. said LG Electronics Co. Ltd. is one of three major phone makers that agreed to license its 4G high-speed wireless technology, solidifying its position in the mobile market …

Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure

Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The wireless industry …

Big box retailers have made comparing cellphone plans and pricing much quicker by putting most of the options under one roof. So the real question is who has what?Best Buy …

Ericsson’s growing presence in the North American market is set for further expansion in the coming months as the infrastructure and technology giant this week announced that its current CTO …

Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday forecast weaker than expected full-year results, but its extension of a key deal with Korea’s Samsung Electronics helped offset the disappointment for some …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.High-speed wireless data …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. As 2010 …

From boarding passes to checking in luggage, airlines are testing wireless technology in efforts to speed travelers through to their destinations.Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Continental Airlines are all …

What a strange paradoxical digital world this is, with its seemingly endless supply of free content gushing through broadband pipes amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. How …

With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States and are hopeful federal stimulus funds …

The difficult economy has had an effect on the Ultra Wideband market, with 2008 marking the exit of four UWB chip makers from the market, according to a report from …

With three of the four largest wireless providers in the United States selling femtocells to boost indoor coverage, and the fourth expected to join the party, a Massachusetts company is …

An inventory buildup, slowing demand and lack of visibility into how to weigh those two factors is hanging over the wireless chip industry as companies search for a way ahead. …

Fiscal first-quarter revenue for Qualcomm Inc. reached $2.52 billion, up 3% year-on-year – the high-end of the company’s prior guidance – and net income reached $341 million, down 56% from …

Texas Instruments, Inc. yesterday posted a 30% year-on-year drop in revenue and a 95% drop in operating profit. About one-quarter of T.I.’s revenue in the fourth quarter was derived from …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today delivered a mixed bag of results – strong handset shipments and net profit loss – but it had already taken steps to deal with strength …

Mobile handsets bolstered sales and profits at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the fourth quarter, as the Korean handset vendor cemented its No. 2 global position.The company shipped 53 million …

Qualcomm Inc. agreed to pay about $65 million today for certain assets from chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., including intellectual property and the right to hire key technology personnel to …

As goes the handset market, so goes the chip market – with a few notable variations on the theme.The slackening demand for handsets has caused an inventory buildup among chip …

Research indicates that 2010 will be the year that femtocell technology will boom, and the major carriers are positioning themselves to take advantage by selling a product that boosts wireless …