LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Mobile TV chipmaker Newport Media Inc. said it added $25 million to its funding coffers during a second round of fundraising. The round, led by Oak Investment Partners, brings the company's total funding to more than $36 million. The company said it...
LONDON-Operating system vendor Symbian Ltd. announced it will cut its licensing fees in half in a bid to counter encroaching competition from Windows Mobile and Linux. Symbian currently charges handset makers $5 per phone (for shipments of more than 2 million units) to use...
The IEEE'S recent decision to allow competing ultra-wideband standards in the marketplace has not deterred investors, but could spell trouble for the Bluetooth industry, which last year hooked its future to the UWB standard. The IEEE group voted unanimously at a meeting in Waikoloa,...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones.The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY, which is designed to act as a re-usable platform for MIPI camera interfaces, display panel interfaces and general-purpose high-speed/low-power interfaces....
AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. announced it has manufactured 24-megabit silicon nanocrystal memory technology, bringing next-generation non-volatile embedded memories closer to production.The company explained that non-volatile memory technology is denser, faster and more cost-effective than conventional floating gate-based flash memory technology. In addition, Freescale noted...
The W-CDMA race has just started, but chipset vendors from all corners of the industry are driving to play in the nascent but growing market. Already, industry heavyweights Texas Instruments Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and others have vaulted into the space. Although...
Skyworks Solutions Inc., which provides semiconductors for mobile applications, said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenues below the low end of the company's previous guidance. Based on a preliminary review of unaudited results, the company said it expects to report revenue of $190 million...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength of desktop computers. "The rapid convergence of digital entertainment and mobile communications technology requires new levels of system performance and...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength of desktop computers. "The rapid convergence of digital entertainment and mobile communications technology requires new levels of system performance and...
The race to bring the much-hyped wireless home to market continued to heat up last week as two major wireless mesh-networking chipmakers gained traction in the nascent market. Zensys A/S, a Denmark-based company, added two new backers for its proprietary Z-Wave technology. Monster Cable...
Following is a list of public wireless companies that have had ratings changes and investment notes from investment-banking and financial firms this week.
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. used its annual analyst meeting here to paint a portrait of itself as a sleek, lean, high-tech firm with plans to sit alongside such well-known consumer brands as Apple Computer Inc. and Nike Inc. And to verify its progress, Motorola released a...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced it will continue to use chips from Freescale Semiconductor Inc.-the company's former chip subsidiary-in its third-generation devices through 2008. Motorola and Freescale have been developing 3G chips since 2001.Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Motorola and Freescale are driving innovation...
Mesh network technology company Zensys this week plans to announce it raised $16 million in its second round of funding. The financing was led by new investor Bessemer Venture Partners, which was joined by existing partners Palamon Capital Partners and Danish growth fund Vaekstfonden....
To the Editor: I just read the article "Connecting dots draw future of wireless" in the May 23 issue. In the article, the section on 802.15.3a states that "Both sides are backed by major vendors ..." This is misleading. The article implies that these...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...
Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating on Freescale Semiconductor from neutral to buy, saying the company is improving its margins even though revenue growth is...
AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor reported net sales of $1.44 billion compared with net sales of $1.43 billion in the fourth quarter and $1.4 billion during the first quarter of 2004.Net earnings for the quarter were $85 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared with...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc.The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official test houses, National Technical Systems Inc. and TUV Rheinland. It also used analysis tools from...
Freescale Semiconductor launched a single-source ZigBee-compliant platform, which the company said is the first of its kind in the world. The product was confirmed as IEEE 802.15.4- and ZigBee-compliant by TUV Rheinland of North America.The solution enables wireless products for monitoring, sensing, automation and...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The memory business did not fail chip companies last year, according to an annual semiconductor ranking from iSuppli Corp. The ranking showed that memory chip companies outperformed companies that concentrated on other products, said iSuppli.The sales revenue of companies such as Samsung...
Two chipmakers are either selling or mulling selling part of their wireless businesses, while another company is selling its shares in a semiconductor firm. RF Micro Devices Inc. said it is doing away with its wireless local area network chip business in a move...
MANHASSET, N.Y.-The WiMedia Alliance said it has merged with the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group.The combined group will be known as the WiMedia Alliance Inc. Both groups plan to interface their complementary protocols for ultra-wideband technology.The combined group, which espouses a multi-band approach,...
