SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Philips Semiconductors announced a new Time Division Multiple Access radio-frequency chipset targeted for designers of dual-band TDMA cellular and personal communications services handsets.The chipset reduces the number of components needed to build a dual-band RF system by half, said Philips.The SA1920 RF receiver...
Competition among companies that supply digital signal processors to the wireless industry is beginning to heat up with new alliances and investments changing the competitive landscape.IBM Corp.'s Microelectronics division last week announced it will pump $100 million into several new initiatives designed to expand...
NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service Inc. confirmed the speculative grade rating of Ba1 on $1.8 billion in outstanding debt of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., including Samsung Electronics America Inc. and other subsidiaries guaranteed by the parent company.However, the New York rating agency also said it...
Site AdvantageSite Advantage Inc. introduced a snap-in cable hanger for coax cables. Features include a nose that provides holding strength while remaining easy to insert and a large gripping area to prevent unexpected pull outs. Indented fingers support corrugated coax cables. The ergonomically-designed hanger...
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to move forward with a rulemaking on calling party pays service. While CPP service has been implemented with great success throughout much of the rest of the...
oseph B. Cahill Crain's Chicago Business CHICAGO-As economies from South Korea to Indonesia convulse, China has become the last line of defense in Asia for Motorola Inc. The importance of China to the Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer of semiconductors and wireless communications gear became...
IBM Microelectronics Division and CommQuest Technologies Inc. last week announced a merger agreement, giving IBM an entrance into the wireless industry with CommQuest's experience in semiconductors for wireless applications. The arrangement is valued at $180 million, which IBM said will be financed by cash...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. introduced the OneC Global System for Mobile communications platform, a customizable, single-chip baseband silicon solution.The OneC chip enables manufacturers to customize semiconductors for GSM mobile phones or related applications such as mobile computing, personal digital assistants and global positioning...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped more than 6 million Mobile Station Modem chips to Code Division Multiple Access handset manufacturers worldwide.Qualcomm's ASCI Business Unit is producing approximately 1 million chipsets each month.The chips being shipped are Qualcomm's third-generation design, which will be...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. granted a worldwide, royalty-bearing license to Sharp Corp. to manufacture and sell Code Division Multiple Access subscriber products.Sharp is the 16th Japanese manufacturer to receive an Interim Standard 95 CDMA license from Qualcomm. Sharp develops core technology products such as liquid...
Contactless smart cards are becoming hot business.Motorola Inc. announced last month its plans to be a leader in the business of contactless smart cards. Meanwhile, the France-based Gemplus Group claims to have already achieved "world leadership in the area of contactless products," according to...
A few more pieces have fallen into place for the Philips Consumer Communications division as it pulls together its wireless handset sales machine to build a brand name in the United States.The Philips brand is well known in Europe, but Philips downplayed its own...
PanaVise Products Inc. debuted PortaGrip 2000, a cellular phone holder that features four-way adjustability. The side jaws move back and forth, while the support slide moves up and down, the company said. PortaGrip adjusts to hold any size or shape cellular phone. Three models...
Ericsson Inc. introduced a lightweight, palm-sized cellular phone which delivers up to 90 minutes of talk time and 24 hours of standby time, the company said. The phone, named AF 738, uses Advanced Mobile Phone Service. Features of the new phone include 99 speed...
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 weather ahead for the entire industry? Or are its problems largely attributed to external factors...
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 counterparts from 17 other member nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Aug. 21-23,...
NEW YORK-Hugh Johnson's official title is chief investment officer of First Albany Corp., Albany, N.Y., an investment bank and brokerage firm that specializes in high-technology stocks. In that capacity, "I'm in charge of agonizing at our firm; I'm always worried," he said.At least through...
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.Second quarter sales totaled $6.83 billion, compared with $6.88 billion during the second quarter of...
NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that number is expected to grow by an additional 20,000 this year, according to Christian & Timbers Inc.The wireless-related businesses affected...
VLSI Technology Inc. is bolstering its modem chipset offerings with a complete reference design solution to enable developers to quickly enter the market for Cellular Digital Packet Data applications.VLSI designs and manufactures semiconductors for the computer, consumer entertainment and communications industries. With nearly $600...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced record sales and earnings for the third quarter, although its general systems sector reported moderate growth in the cellular subscriber base in the United States.Motorola said third-quarter sales increased 21 percent to $6.9 billion. Net income rose 31 percent to...
