Semiconductor

DALLAS, United States—In a memorandum of understanding, L.M. Ericsson said it has agreed to combine Texas Instruments’ semiconductors with its mobile platforms. “TI’s wireless digital signal processor and analog products …

DALLAS-L.M. Ericsson said it has agreed to combine Texas Instruments’ semiconductors with its mobile platforms in a memorandum of understanding. “TI’s wireless digital signal processor and analog products and proven …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said its bank group has given it the go-ahead to renegotiate its $4 billion loan by recording the business restructuring and other charges.The green light …

Japan Toshiba Corp. said it would slash production of its domestic dynamic random access memory chip by 60 percent as part of its response to a flagging economy. The company …

SAN JOSE, California, United States—Analyst firm Gartner Dataquest said worldwide semiconductor revenue this year will be $168.1 billion, a 26-percent drop from last year.“There are few signs of growth in …

BERLIN-Siemens AG posted a third-quarter net profit of $1.4 billion, enhanced by its transfer of stake from its semiconductor company Infineon to its pension fund. Excluding exceptional items or money …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has decided not to spin off its semiconductor business, and the company’s chief operating officer, Richard Sulpizio, resigned his position. Anthony S. Thornley will replace …

Analysts wonder whether Motorola Inc. can reconcile its handset and semiconductor businesses in light of its announcement to sell its semiconductor technology to other manufacturers, including its rivals. “That’s where …

NEW YORK-Oki Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, Calif., will make commercially available in September its new module, compatible with version 1.1 of the Bluetooth standard for short-range wireless applications. The Bluetooth module, which …

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 …

The European and North American wireless local area network worlds got a little closer last week thanks to Germany-based Systemonic AG, which introduced a baseband processor supporting both the North …

Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week. Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it could cut jobs at a semiconductor plant in Scotland and put off an increase in chip output at a Chinese joint venture as part of its …

NEW YORK-Although it recently affirmed its ratings on Semtech Corp., a wireless device semiconductor maker, Standard & Poor’s Corp. revised downward its ratings outlook for the company to reflect “stresses” …

DENVER, United States-The third-generation (3G) hype is much less intense than a year ago, as executives and engineers get down to the nitty-gritty of making the new technology-and their business …

In a triangular deal, German-based operator T-Mobil is partnering with Agere Systems to adopt Samsung’s General Packet Radio Service class 8-cell phone. The phone, which will be made available commercially …

Cellemetry L.L.C. Numerex Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will incorporate Ida Corp.’s Global Trakit Data Center in its Cellemetry network, enabling automatic vehicle location and remote asset management. …

Blackstone Blackstone announced Elaine Moncayo has joined its marketing department as marketing coordinator. In her new position, she will be responsible for internal marketing, including newsletter, brochures, Web site updates …

Cambridge Silicon Radio introduced its MicroSira and CompactSira development tools for integrating Bluetooth functionality into a range of personal computer and personal digital assistant applications. Both products contain CSR’s single …

NEW YORK-Global semiconductor sales dropped 4.7 percent in April to $13.72 billion from $14.4 billion in March, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The deepest dives were in the Americas …

Manufacturers realize that making devices smaller and equipped for high-data speed is becoming as important as efficiency across technology lines. Tropian Inc., a semiconductor company that offers advanced radio-frequency products …

Wireless networking recently received a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which said it was proposing new rules regarding frequency hopping spread spectrum systems operating in the 2.4 GHz band …

NEW YORK-The worst is just behind or dead ahead for technology stocks, depending on whether you believe the bull or the bear who shared the dais at the New York …

HILLSBORO, Ore.-Under a $1.3 billion deal, chip maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. will merge with wireless components maker Sawtek Inc., a move the companies said will allow them to create highly …

NEW YORK-With the personal computer sector maturing, CIBC World Markets views “communications applications as the next driver of the semiconductor industry,” notwithstanding the current but temporary slowdown, said N. Quinn …