Semiconductor

After contemplating the matter for years, Motorola Inc. has decided to jump feet first into the global smart card business. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer has created a new business unit …

CINCINNATI-GTE Wireless launched its personal communications services network in the Cincinnati major trading area, which covers greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. The network uses Code Division Multiple Access technology. GTE …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Motorola Inc.’s Semiconductor Products Sector said it is volume shipping its 68175 FLEX chip paging protocol IC worldwide. The FLEX chip IC processes information that has been received …

Aerial Communications Inc. appointed John Foster and Thomas Wilson Jr. to its board of directors. Foster and Wilson both will serve on Aerial’s audit committee and on its stock option …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Semiconductor sales increased by less than 1 percent in North and South America and in Asia-Pacific markets in December, while sales declined 2 percent in Europe and Japan, …

SEAL BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell International Corp. signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the Wireless Semiconductor Products group of Pacific Communications Sciences Inc. from parent company, Cirrus Logic Inc. Rockwell …

The latest radio acquisition by Harris Corp. puts the company in the position to compete for a multimillion dollar government contract upgrading airport radio systems. Harris is buying the Digital …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and NEC Corp. have teamed up to develop a core process for manufacturing integrated circuits with features as small as 0.18 microns. The current standard …

NEW YORK-As expected from its advance warning last month, Motorola Inc. last week reported lower sales and earnings for the third quarter of 1996 when compared with the same period …

Wireless Access Inc.-recently licensed to incorporate the ReFLEX protocol in its integrated circuit chipset-is guided by a twofold business philosophy, said Tim Williams, founder and chief technical officer of the …

SAN FRANCISCO-Philips Electronics NV of the Netherlands and Motorola Inc. announced a cross-licensing agreement giving Philips access to the FLEX family of messaging technologies, including the FLEX one-way, ReFLEX two-way …

NEW YORK-Glenayre Technologies Inc. recently issued an advance warning that it expects its third-quarter net income to be “significantly below” results posted in the same period last year. According to …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc.’s unusual advance warning last week of poor third-quarter expectations raised eyebrows and at least two questions. Is Motorola still the bellwether company, giving early notice of stormy …

The equipment arm of Geotek Communications Inc. has signed a supply contract with Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. designed to strengthen the New Jersey-based company’s position in Korea. Hyundai will …

Allen Telecom Group’s Telecom Systems Division introduced NanoLite, a fiber optic microcell system the company said allows service providers to select locations for optimum cell site coverage while reducing site-related …

WASHINGTON-The United States and Asia-Pacific nations are progressing toward an accord to eliminate tariffs on wireless telecommunications equipment and information technology products by 2000. U.S. trade officials met with their …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Group has appointed Paul Strzelecki vice president and general manager of Motorola’s European Cellular Infrastructure Division. Strzelecki will be responsible for ECID’s overall …

AUGUST 13-14 Wireless Interconnection ’96, by Bellcore. Westin Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, Calif. Call Pam Dunn at (800) 521-CORE. 13 & 20 Semiconductor Conference, by the New York Society …

AUGUST 1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898. 5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the …

BERKELEY, Calif.-TCSI Corp. announced it has successfully completed development and testing of software for the Japanese Personal Digital Cellular standard’s newest Revision C. The company said this milestone is the …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported disappointing second-quarter earnings July 9. The industry giant cited competition’s effect on cellular handset and semiconductor prices, which offset increases in cellular infrastructure and paging revenues. …

WASHINGTON-The United States and China last week averted a high-profile trade war over intellectual property rights that threatened to cut into wireless telecommunications commerce between the two countries. The U.S.-Sino …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-AKM Semiconductor Inc. said it has introduced a third-generation chipset for wireless telephones and other communications devices that is less than half the size of current chipsets. The …

WASHINGTON-The United States and China are on the verge of a trade war that could hurt the wireless telecommunications industry’s ability to expand into one of the world’s fastest growing-and …

Another handset manufacturer saw its company stock drop then slowly rise again following the release of a quarterly report with stagnant earnings. It’s the continuation of a process that began …