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| China is pressuring Qualcomm |
1/30/2014 |
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"While the (fine) money may be very attractive to the NDRC, they would also be happy if Qualcomm were to make all sorts of commitments regarding its technology and the licensing of the technology,"
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| Is Chrysler still a US big three automobile company? |
1/30/2014 |
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Chrysler and Fiat will be known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV as they move forward together as a single company. Fiat's board of directors agreed on the new name Wednesday, with headquarters for tax purposes in the United Kingdom.
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| AMD released first ARM server processor |
1/30/2014 |
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AMD's SeaMicro division will be offering server platforms based on the processors. These solutions are targeted at large-scale data center applications such as AMD's recent win at Verizon. Although the announcement of the Verizon design win did not mention anything about the AMD's ARM-based platform, being part of AMD's product roadmap likely influenced the decision.
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| Rambus memory IP earning increased |
1/29/2014 |
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Rambus Inc. capping off a transition year for the venerable memory maker with solid growth on topline revenue and strong projections for 2014. Rambus' stock jumped nearly 7 percent to close at $9.58.
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| Sony to buy CMOS sensor fab from Renesas |
1/29/2014 |
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Last October, Sony said it hoped to extend CMOS capacity by 20 percent in the next few years, with the bulk of this business year's 60 billion yen budget for investment in semiconductors going into the image sensors.
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| Intel invested $120m to consolidate Bangalore campuses |
1/29/2014 |
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"Our new capacity in Bangalore will give us the right resources to make a meaningful difference as the company moves into exciting areas like the Internet of Things. This move reinforces Intel's commitment to invest and grow in India,"
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| Sharp to expand solar project in Thailand |
1/29/2014 |
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Sharp will collaborate on the design and construction of the plant and will also supply the solar modules and balance of plant (BOP) for it. When the plant comes online, the total amount of power generation capacity of Sharp solar power plants in Thailand will exceed 150MW.
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| Google Samsung to cross license |
1/28/2014 |
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Allen Lo, deputy general counsel for patents at Google, echoed Ahn's comments, saying that "by working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation."
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| SMIC now ready to roll 28nm |
1/28/2014 |
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SMIC's 28nm process technology targets primarily mobile computing- and consumer electronics-related applications, such as smartphone, tablets, TVs, set-top boxes and networking. It provides customers high performance application processors, cellular baseband, wireless connectivity, etc.
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| New HP Chromebook chooses LTE |
1/28/2014 |
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Instead of turning to a well-known company like Qualcomm for cellular technology, for example, the H-P Chromebook uses a wireless chip from Israel-based Altair Semiconductor, which only communicates using the fourth-generation technology known as LTE.
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| IC supply to be driven by high speed wireless devices |
1/28/2014 |
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"In the home, high-speed wireless-enabled PCs will be used to stream HD content to the TV on the home network. In the office space, mobile PCs equipped with high-speed wireless will be able to receive and transfer large files in seconds, compared to minutes, and act as a source device for larger displays for use in applications such as video conferencing."
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| Qualcomm bought IP from HP on fundamentals of mobile OS |
1/27/2014 |
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The chipmaker charges royalties to handset makers and rival semiconductor companies for the use of its code division multiple access, or CDMA, wireless technology, which has become part of most high-speed mobile data systems.
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| Bluetooth dialer unloads the weight of your smartphone |
1/27/2014 |
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Bluetooth dialers don't come with a modem. With just this device, you can't actually dial anybody. And yet, combined with a phablet or tablet, the Bluetooth dialer assumes all the elements (look and feel, convenience) of a feature phone.
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| Lenovo to take over some IBM servers |
1/24/2014 |
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The move lets IBM focus on its higher-margin Power and proprietary servers, while Lenovo extends its market for high-volume x86-based systems that have arguably become high-tech commodities.
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| PC industry slow down to affect semiconductor process development |
1/24/2014 |
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Intel has excess fab capacity, which positions it well for the future, but each new process generation still requires an increased R&D investment. The industry is already struggling to bring EUV lithography technology to market. An investment cutback could further exacerbate problems with that technology.
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| Agilent Technology's Test and Measurement to rebrand as Keysight |
1/24/2014 |
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Agilent currently has two distinct businesses, one is the electronic measurement business and another is the life sciences and diagnostic business. Post-split electronic measurement business will become Keysight Technologies, however the life sciences and diagnostic business of Agilent will remain as it is and operate under the same name.
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| MediaTek stock fell after JPMorgan downgrade |
1/23/2014 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co downgraded its outlook for the Taiwanese integrated circuit (IC) designer amid concerns that its development of smartphone chips for Time-Division Long-Term Evolution (TD-LTE) is taking too long.
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| Verizon to offer premium Mobile TV service |
1/23/2014 |
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Verizon Communications Inc. announced that it's buying Intel Media, a division of Intel Corp. that's been preparing to launch a service that streams TV channels over the Internet.
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| Texas Instruments to part 1,100 |
1/23/2014 |
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It is reducing investments in markets that do not offer sustainable growth and returns. The $80 million of charges to cut 1,100 jobs is expected to produce annual savings of about $130 million by the end of 2014
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