Intel (INTC) and Samsung (SSNLF) continue to dominate the global semiconductor market, but Qualcomm (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Broadcom (BCOM) and nVidia (NVDA) are coming on strong, thanks in large part to the success of their chips for wireless devices.
Qualcomm remains the...
Small cell base stations packed onto a single chipset are set to help service providers dramatically increase capacity without a parallel increase in cost and power consumption. At Mobile World Congress, Freescale (FSL), LSI (LSI), Texas Instruments (TXN) and Mindspeed (MSPD) are leading the...
Arteris, a venture backed by some of the semiconductor industry's major players, says it has licensed its chip-to-chip interconnect technology to China's Ingenic. Ingenic makes the processor that powers the Novo7, an Android 4.0 tablet that sells in China for $99.
Arteris says its...
Texas Instruments says fourth-quarter revenue will be lower than expected, thanks to weakness in all markets -- except mobile. Success in the wireless market has been a key differentiator for chipmakers this year, as companies that have a strong presence have posted markedly better results than their competitors.
As the amount of data moving over wireless networks grows, so does the demand for the chips that generate and process that data. Strategy Analytics estimates that sales of smartphone applications processors surged to $2.2 billion in the third quarter, up 30% from the...
In a move to bolster its Machine to Machine (M2M) strategy, Texas Instruments has announced 10 new Bluetooth low energy (BLE) profiles, updates to its BLE-Stack, and a new development kit. This includes sample applications which TI hopes will inspire developers to use Bluetooth...
Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced it has won the Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Award for “Enabling Technology” for its latest small cell base station System-on-Chips (SoCs).
The Femto Forum, an independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, recognizes achievement and contributions...
Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced it has won the Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Award for “Enabling Technology” for its latest small cell base station System-on-Chips (SoCs).For more click on the link below.
Texas Instruments (TXN) released a new technology that allows users to stream content from their devices to larger screens via the Netflix HD app for Android. TI is the first to achieve the Netflix Silicon Reference Implementation (SRI) certification ...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) today announced its second device in the family of PurePath Wireless audio products which can be used for anything from consumer music players to mobile phones, to high end multimedia systems.The multi-channel CC8530 radio frequency (RF) SoC for wireless headsets...
3D mobile technology is about to get a very big boost on Monday, as chip maker Texas Instruments (TI) confirmed it would be partnering with MasterImage 3D on a development board which could be used to build glasses free apps, UIs and content for mobile devices.
While Google worked closely with Nvidia on its Gingerbread and HoneyComb versions of Android, Texas Instruments (TI) is the software firm's latest best buddy when it comes to Ice Cream Sandwich, with Qualcomm rumored to be on the BFF list once Jelo comes around.
Microsoft has hit back at allegations from Intel that the four versions of Windows ARM would not run existing PC programs and would offer a poor experience to users.
As predicted by RCR Wireless News at the Mobile World Congress event earlier this year in Barcelona, Spain, mobile processor maker Nvidia Corp. said it will acquire 3G/4G baseband chip maker Icera Inc.The news is significant, because despite Nvidia's success over the past...
Wireless giant Qualcomm is serving up something sure to make mobile lovers everywhere salivate with anticipation – videos of its new 1.5GHz third generation SnapDragon processor in action.
Today, Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced the company’s newest member to the TMS320C66x (C66x) generation of multi-core devices, the TMS320C6671 (C6671), in addition to architecture software updates to the company’s KeyStone platform to help ease user development.
Using the 1.25...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) doesn’t just make chips, it also makes software-defined digital up and down converter (DUC/DDC), and today the firm has announced its most powerful to date.
Dubbed the GC6016, TI says its converter is perfect for narrow...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) doesn’t just make chips, it also makes software-defined digital up and down converter (DUC/DDC), and today the firm has announced its most powerful to date.Dubbed the GC6016, TI says its converter is perfect for narrow and wideband 2G,...
Texas Instruments Inc. has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.
The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last quarter. It also posted net income of $666 million ...
April 18 2011 - 6:52 pm ET | Sylvie Barak | RCR Wireless News
Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.
The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last...
Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last quarter. It also posted net income of $666 million and earnings per share...
DALLAS, Texas-Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced it will be buying National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion. The two firms have signed “a definitive agreement.
The move combines TI...
