Chips – Semiconductor

SAN DIEGO-Applied Micro Circuits Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire a chip unit of IBM Corp. for approximately $227 million. The deal covers intellectual property and a …

If Motorola Inc.’s position as the No. 2 handset maker has remained tenuous during the past two years, the company just lost that same spot in another space in the …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week identified exclusionary wireless standards and high mobile-phone interconnection fees as barriers to telecom trade in a new report, and did not rule out bringing complaints …

Amid predictions of the largest year ever for the mobile-phone industry, market leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to …

WASHINGTON-Legislation has been introduced that would classify voice over Internet Protocol as an information service, releasing it from telecommunications regulation. “VoIP-technology that enables efficient, cost-effective delivery of voice communications over …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Mobile-phone chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. said its revenues for the quarter will come in at the high end of its expectations of between $152 million and $163 million. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …

Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company’s technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company’s offerings is certainly noteworthy. Founded …

FRANKFURT, Germany-As the mobile-phone sales increase, the world’s chipmakers continue to look to take advantage of the market opportunity. For example, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe released its new Mobile Media Processors, …

TEMPE, Ariz.-In spite of price declines, wireless local area networks chip market witnessed a 176-percent growth in 2003 with Broadcom Inc. as the big winner in revenues, according to a …

Atlanta-Qualcomm Inc. made several announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta including an extensive agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. to deliver a wireless 3D gaming platform. Qualcomm’s Mobile …

ATLANTA-UTStarcom Inc. said it has entered an agreement to acquire the intellectual property portfolio of Hyundai Syscomm for between $12 million and $15 million in cash. Terms of the deal …

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with …

CHICAGO-Despite the possibility the carrier may be forced to chip in additional funds to cover spectrum procured through its Consensus spectrum realignment plan currently in front of the Federal Communications …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today said it filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization about China’s tax treatment of integrated circuits imported from the United States, likely raising the stakes …

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with …

MONTREAL-Wavesat Inc., which develops OFDM broadband wireless access silicon solutions, said it has entered a cooperative agreement with ZTE Corp. of Shenzhen, China. The agreement calls for ZTE to evaluate …

WASHINGTON-The stakes have been raised in the U.S.-China wireless trade dispute, with the Bush administration last week issuing a veiled threat about seeking redress at the World Trade Organization, and …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it cut 50 positions from its research and development facility in Texas. The company said the layoffs were primarily in its radio network and core network …

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. plans to unveil an ultra-wideband platform and it joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working …

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip …

OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and RF Micro Devices Inc. respectively introduced a media processor and transmit module for mobile handsets. Atsana’s product, the J211, is for embedded applications such as …

LONDON-Startup Gametrac Europe Ltd. is taking direct aim at industry giant Nokia Corp. with plans to sell a wireless video-game device very similar to Nokia’s N-Gage. And to do so …

FREMONT, Calif.-Singapore’s ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. and ChipPac Inc. have agreed to merge, creating what it calls one of the world’s premier test and assembly solution providers for semiconductors. …