WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc.ST believes it "opens up a host of new market opportunities in the mobile, pay TV, IT security and identification markets.""Storing application code in Flash rather than...
Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies.In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years ago when they shed units they described as inconsistent with their core competencies."The long-term trend...
Failure to arrive at an industry standard has caught ultra-wideband technology players between bowing to standards pressures and customer demand.The Institute of Electrical and Electronics working group's meeting, which ended Nov. 14, closed like the one held two months earlier-without the 75 percent votes...
WASHINGTON-While the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association was laboring to find a new leader whose conservative politics would align with the GOP-led Congress and as top members steered hundreds of thousands of dollars to congressional Republicans who might share their deregulatory goals, top lobbyists...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has extended its deal with ARM Ltd. to license the ARM1136J core and the ARM1136JF core for smart phones and personal digital assistants.The ARM products "feature a combination of high performance, low power, small size, high-code density and powerful...
News on the Wi-Fi vendor front continues to move along, with several new funding announcements and additional consolidation.First, hot-spot aggregator Boingo Wireless announced it completed its Series B round of financing, scoring $10 million for a total funding war chest of $30 million. Boingo...
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.-IBM Corp. said it has demonstrated what it describes as the world's first silicon germanium transistor that can improve performance four times and reduce power consumption five times more than what is currently available in wireless devices."As the wireless industry continues to...
On balance, wireless chips have carried a small swagger as the industry's only oasis of good news. But Texas Instruments Inc. caused the sector to stumble by narrowing its third-quarter forecast.The semiconductor bellwether said it revised its earnings per share to between 20 cents...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Micro fuel cells face a number of hurdles before wide-scale use and acceptance is possible, according to research from ABI. The firm emphasized that regulatory approvals must be granted for final product designs and a distribution network must be established for those...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments took some zip out of semiconductor optimism when it narrowed its quarterly forecast.The chip bellwether said it expects third-quarter earnings of between 20 cents and 23 cents per share as against its July prediction of between 19 cents and 23 cents per...
Intel Corp. this week announced plans to build a $375 million assembly and test plant in western China's Sichuan province and a research and development center for digital home and wireless communications in South Korea.The company said the plant will create 675 jobs, expected...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it cut 200 jobs in its semiconductor division as part of its effort to cut costs and move back to profitability."It was a tough day," said Amy Halm, spokesperson for Motorola, explaining that the layoffs affected workers in Austin, Phoenix...
TOKYO-Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has brought chip maker Fujitsu Corp. down to "junk" status, owing to the company's poor earnings. "Given Fujitsu's weak earnings base, it will likely take significant time for the company to improve its financial profile to a level consistent...
NEW YORK-TTP Communications said it suffered a pre-tax loss of between $5 million and $5.5 million for the six months to Sept. 30. In the same period last year, the company recorded a profit of $3 million.The software and chip design company, whose shares...
SAN DIEGO-Samsung Electronics said it will work with chip maker Staccato Communications to develop ultra-wideband products, a short-range technology with a data-transfer rate of up to 480 megabits per second.The standards for this broadband technology have yet to be approved, but companies have started...
Instilling further proof of their strong partnership Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc reported plans to develop a dual-branded "Verizon Vodafone" laptop data card service designed for business customers who travel between the United States and Europe.The companies said the...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-A class-action lawsuit filed against chip maker Intel Corp. has been dismissed on grounds of insufficient proof.U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel said the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that the company misled investors about Intel products or revenues in the third quarter of...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill-For the first time since 1959 when it built its first chip plant, Motorola Inc. has lost its place among the elite chip makers, dropping out of the top 10, according to an IC Insights report on the space."Motorola has been a fixture...
DALLAS-An upswing in the wireless semiconductor sector has helped Texas Instruments beat expectations in its second-quarter results with earnings of $121 million, or 7 cents per share.The earnings amount to an increase from $95 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier."We did...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Philips Electronics beat market expectations in its second-quarter results by posting a net profit of $47.5 million, in spite of the ravages of the SARS epidemic and a weak consumer market.The market anticipated a net loss of $75.7 million."Focus on costs and...
TOKYO AND DALLAS-Underlining industry optimism about a rebound in the chip sector, companies are staking out their product positions with a view to differentiating themselves.Intersil Corp. introduced three 1.4 GHz current feedback amplifiers for high-speed video, test and instrumentation and other high-frequency applications."When combined...
WASHINGTON-It is back to square one in the search for the next president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) turned down the job last week."It was the hardest professional decision that I have ever had to make," Pickering told...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) has dropped out of the running to head the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "This past week, my family and I did feel an obligation to have a serious discussion about my having the opportunity to lead the Cellular Telecommunications...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it plans to build a $3 billion semiconductor plant in Richardson, Texas, that promises to be the largest private-sector development in Texas history and an indication of the emerging recovery in the chip sector. "We stand to gain from the...
