STMicroelectronics

For Qualcomm Inc., CDMA is a double-edged sword. Although the company has enjoyed a significant amount of prosperity in its efforts to expand the CDMA industry, its success seems to …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance, dedicated to developing the ZigBee specification and ZigBee products, announced 27 new member companies, bringing total membership to more than 70 companies. Among the new …

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members. The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces …

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members. The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces …

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it has acquired wireless local area networks chip developer Synad Technologies Ltd., a startup based in the United Kingdom. The acquired company, which has 50 engineers, will bring …

LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at Moscone West, the expansion of San Francisco’s Moscone …

DALLAS-Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are jointly developing a standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution, which they hope to market to handset manufacturers worldwide. The protocol, which provides …

DALLAS-Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless …

Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless …

WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc. ST believes it “opens up a host of new market opportunities in …

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it suffered a net loss of $49.1 million, or 6 cents per share. In the year-ago period, it had net income of $131 million, or 15 cents a …

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics and the Kudelski Group announced they will provide a jointly developed third-generation Secure JavaCard system solution. The solution will include a background-compatible 3G SIM/USIM card to enable service providers …

STOCKOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract to embed its Bluetooth platform in the products of STMicroelectronics. The platform, which is known as Q-E1, offers such features as …

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. …

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 …

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 …

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital …

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital …

Bucking an anti-investment tide generated by the SARS epidemic, two major wireless players, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., announced initiatives to pursue CDMA investments in the Chinese market. Qualcomm said …

As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share. “Standard groups are …

In an apparent counter-punch to a recent Nokia Corp.-backed initiative with Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Inc. has seized the spotlight with a series of chip announcements, drawing attention …

Following a trend by wireless players to chip away at Qualcomm Inc.’s stranglehold on the CDMA market, Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced a joint development program to offer …

Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing. Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has thrown its support behind the OMAPI standard initiative announced by STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments last December to boost open standards for 2.5-generation and third-generation mobile phones, …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics have come together to establish an open standard with the Open Mobile Application Processor Interfaces for application processors targeting 2.5G and third-generation mobile phones, personal …