Having cast his shadow over the company for more than half a decade, the resignation of Christopher Galvin as chief executive officer of Motorola Inc. has foisted on the company the challenge of which path to follow next. The appointment of a replacement will...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it is offering sensors that interoperate with the ZigBee protocol in environments as diverse as a factory floor to a game console in the family room."Wireless sensor networks should obtain real-time data on systems or devices without requiring physical contact,...
Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. announced an innovative plan to sell low-end mobile phones in Europe, a move that further expands the mobile-phone market to include telecommunications providers. Further, the company said it plans to introduce a tri-band phone that will work in the United...
Communications company Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. announced an innovative plan to sell low-end mobile phones in Europe, a move that further expands the mobile-phone market to include telecommunications providers.Primus is a global telecommunications company offering bundled voice, data, Internet, digital subscriber line, Web hosting,...
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...
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...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Semiconductor said it has launched its latest multimedia system-on-a-chip product known as RE4525 for cell phones, personal digital assistants and other devices."The ER4525's enhanced multimedia capabilities include MPEG-4 video capture and playback at CIF resolution, JVT video decoding, 1.3 Mpixel still image...
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...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Amalfi Semiconductor announced it has secured $12 million in Series A financing, which it will use to develop and market a new generation of RF IC solutions."Amalfi's products will address large existing markets, with solutions that provide compelling value," said Gus Tai,...
NEW YORK-Shares of semiconductor giant Texas Instruments were up Thursday morning following SoundView Technology Group's ratings upgrade to "outperform" from "neutral."The company was trading at $19.90 per share after closing Wednesday at $19.32.
One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor.With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and carriers all see their technologies...
Chips continue to provide cheer in an otherwise gloomy wireless environment.According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, strong demand of chips in the mobile market played a significant part in worldwide sales of $12.54 billion in June as against $12.49 billion in May. Flash memory,...
No WinTel animosity is intended. MIPI is just another warm and fuzzy alliance.Never the friendliest of allies, Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. were quick to rebut the wide speculation that the formation of the Mobile Industry Processor Interface alliance created to focus...
The magic is in the finger.Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger grants access to mobile devices and all their features the way the password does."It's a...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-ARM Ltd. said it has added a new member to its foundry program, and it is the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., which has also licensed the ARM7TDMI microprocessor core."It significantly strengthens our support for customers in China who now have access to...
In what industry experts see as a counterpunch to WinTel, a Microsoft-Intel partnership, some major industry players have a formed a new alliance that focuses on peripherals, microprocessors and software interfaces for mobile devices.Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., STMicroelectronics and ARM said they have...
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...
CHICAGO-On the surface, the second-quarter results of vendor Motorola carry a breath of optimism with a $119 million profit, or 5 cents per share.But the robust figure emanates from special one-item factors like the reversal of previous severance charges and investment income, which amount...
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel-Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has described as "without merit" a legal action filed against it in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of the company's shareholders.The company said it has not received a copy of the...
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...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors witnessed its third consecutive monthly increase from March to May of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.In its report, the SIA said the sector enjoyed a 2-percent sales rise in May with a total of $12.50...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The wireless local area networks semiconductor market will increase at a13-percent compound annual rate from 2002 to 2007 to $1.1 billion, according to a report from IDC."The next several years are going to witness rapid development of a WLAN infrastructure, which in turn...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration said Hynix Semiconductor Inc.-a manufacturer of computer chips for mobile phones and other high-tech gear-exported products to the United States that were unfairly subsidized, setting the stage for a 45-percent duty on future imports from the South Korean company. The International...
