CHICAGO, Ill.-RF Micro Devices Inc. posted a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $138.3 million, or 7 cents a share, in contrast to a net profit of $2.8 million, or 22 cents a share in the same quarter last year.The company attributes its poor showing...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices announced the opening of a new design center in Boulder, Colo.The center, opened as a result of RFMD's acquisition of Channel Technology, will focus on designing low-cost, highly optimized integrated solutions that support the convergence of multiple standards, including cellular,...
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, United States—Circuit manufacturer RF Micro Devices said it has begun production shipments to a major European handset manufacturer.The company said it expects the shipments to hit multi-million dollar levels this year.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Circuit manufacturer RF Micro Devices Inc. said it has begun production shipments to a major European handset manufacturer.The company said it expects the shipments to hit multi-million dollar levels this year.
BEIJING—Nokia officially inaugurated its largest production base in China on 20 December. Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications and 15 of Nokia's component suppliers are located in the Xingwang International Industrial Park, part of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone.Fifteen to 20 suppliers are expected...
TAIPEI, Taiwan—RF Micro Devices announced the opening of a new sales and customer support office in Taipei, Taiwan. The new office includes a customer development lab equipped for wireless local area network (WLAN) and GSM handset development, which will allow customers to more quickly...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. agreed to purchase IBM Corp.'s global positioning system development operation, the company said.The acquisition provides RFMD with advanced GPS technology and access to IBM's chipscale packaging technology. As part of the transaction, IBM has agreed to transfer to RFMD...
As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced spending and plant shutdowns.Some of the alliances are between NEC Corp. and Taiwanese Semiconductor...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Mobile developers Zucotto Wireless, RF Micro Devices and PacketVideo have each announced separate plans to establish research and development centers in Europe. These companies, which are following in the path of many other high-tech firms, including Intel and Microsoft, are looking to...
InterWaveWireless networking provider InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced TurboMax, a macro network product offering wireless community network service providers extended coverage capabilities to meet the needs of community networks with dispersed populations. The company said the solution is ideally suited for network expansion where...
Vyyo Inc. reported net revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 increased to $3 million, compared with $1 million reported for second-quarter 1999. The company recorded a net loss of $8.1 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a net loss of...
Mobile LifestreamsA Web site designed for the mobile communication professional was launched by Mobile Lifestreams Ltd. According to the company, the new site, www.mobile4mobile.com, was designed to cover the needs of those involved in the mobile communications industry. The site aggregates information about mobile...
PETALUMA, Calif.-Tegal Corp. said RF Micro Devices Inc. placed a follow-on order for Tegal's 901G diode plasma etcher.The tool will be used for etching devices on gallium arsenide substrates-widely used in cellular phones and other wireless communications products-at RF Micro Devices' North Carolina manufacturing...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. received its first major order from China for radio-frequency integrated circuits, which are used in dual-band Global System for Mobile communication handsets.Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co. Ltd. will be using the RF2138 and RF2140 power amplifiers in its GSM...
Standard & Poor's Corp., New York, has placed the low-tier, speculative-grade CCC rating of $350 million in Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. convertible preferred stock due 2011 on "CreditWatch with negative implications." Proceeds of the convertible preferred stock are to be used for purchasing preferred partnership...
GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. has signed a contract for its wireless prepaid calling service with Cellular One of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, which will offer the service to more than 1 million consumers in a 31-county area in the two states. Cellular One's offering...
