RF Micro Devices

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

InterWave Wireless 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 …

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 …

Mobile Lifestreams A 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.” …

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 …