A Qualcomm-Broadcom marriage could be hammered out on Valentines Day, according to published reports -- or Qualcomm could once again reject Broadcom's proposal.
Broadcom continues its quest to acquire Qualcomm with the announcement today that it has lined up the necessary funding to cover the...
NXP/Qualcomm deal is major premise of recent "best and final" offer from Broadcom
The Qualcomm subsidiary working to acquire NXP extended to Feb. 23 the cash tender offer period afforded NXP shareholders looking to agree to sell their stock in the Dutch semiconductor firm for...
In addition to OEM support, Qualcomm is working on 5G with 18 major global operators
SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm announced today that its X50 modem will be used by more than a dozen device OEMs to bring the smartphone piece of the 5G equation to reality. This...
New offer values Qualcomm at roughly $120 billion
Broadcom has increased its bid for Qualcomm by 17%, and is now offering shareholders $82 per share. Investors seemed unimpressed by the offer, sending Qualcomm shares down to $64 Monday morning. Qualcomm recently told investors that its...
ReefShark 5G chipsets focused on enabling massive MIMO and promise throughput of 84 Gbps per module
Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018, Nokia today made major announcements to its 5G portfolio geared toward delivery of an end-to-end solution for next-generation networks as well as reducing...
Fine related to Qualcomm agreement with Apple regarding LTE chipsets
The European Union Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager this week announced a $1.2 billion fine against chipmaker Qualcomm, alleging the U.S. company influenced consumer choice through an exclusivity arrangement with Apple. Qualcomm has said it...
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich begins CES with keynote presentation
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week with a keynote presentation centered around drones, autonomous vehicles and quantum computing.
Krzanich began his keynote addressing a security glitch...
Patches to Intel kernel flaw could slow down computers by 30 %
An apparent security flaw has been reportedly found in almost every Intel processor chip made in the last decade, forcing a redesign of Linux and Windows kernels. Adding insult to injury, the required...
Snapdragon 845 brings major advancements in immersive AV, AI, security, connectivity and performance
For the past five year, Qualcomm Technologies has spent more than $1 billion per quarter on research and development. Last week, with a bevy of executives, partners, press and analysts on hand...
Broadcom today said it plans to nominate 11 board members for election to Qualcomm's board of directors at an annual shareholders meeting in March.
This move, potentially signaling a move toward a hostile takeover, comes on the heels of Qualcomm's board unanimously rejecting an unsolicited...
Momentum for Gigabit LTE continues to improve as more operators and device makers get on board. A recent third-party study underscores the benefits of the new technology to both end users and operators that are driving this shift. The testing showed surprising gain in...
Amazon offers tools to help deploy MCU-based connected devices
NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer, introduced the LPC54018 MCU-based IoT module with support for the recently launched Amazon FreeRTOS on Amazon Web Services (AWS), providing developers with universal connections to AWS.
The cost and complexity...
Marvell makes offer for telecom chip maker Cavium
The semiconductor market continues to consolidate, with Marvell Technology Group making a $6 billion bid for chipmaker Cavium. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies, with Cavium shareholders to receive $40 per share...
After taking a week to review Broadcom's unsolicited $130 billion buy-out offer, the Qualcomm Board of Directors today announced it has "unanimously rejected" the bid.
Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Chairman and Chairman of the company's board Paul Jacobs , noting the company won't further comment on...
Qualcomm is reviewing the "unsolicited" offer
Other than to say it has received Broadcom's "unsolicited" 12-figure acquisition offer, and will review with its financial and legal advisors, "Qualcomm will have no further comment until its board of directors has completed its review."
Broadcom is a silicon...
Arm fellow speaks about the limits the semiconductor industry is facing
Santa Clara, Cali. – Advances in silicon processing technologies has brought the semiconductor industry into a transitional, intermediate state of limbo. That is at least the view of Arm Fellow Greg Yeric who gave a...
The operator plans a trial during the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang
HONG KONG--South Korean mobile carrier KT confirmed plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019, the company’s SVP of network strategy, YongGyoo Lee, said during a keynote presentation at Qualcomm’s 4G/5G Summit.
The executive...
Qualcomm is prepping to support 600 MHz as the spectrum repack continues
HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies announced new additions to the RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum.
The announcement was made during the...
Qualcomm pushing to support rapid commercialization of 5G NR in 2019
HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies announced it has successfully achieved a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices. The 3GPP is working to standardize 5G New Radio in mid-2018.
The San Diego, Calif.-based...
New RF SOC to support 5G, DOCSIS 3.1, test applications
Xilinx aims to support the ongoing evolution across both wired and wireless networks with its new radio frequency system-on-chip release. The company said it is is already shipping samples to customers who are working on...
LAA demonstration, which builds on field tests, is set for Mobile World Congress Americas
Earlier this year AT&T worked with infrastructure vendor Ericsson on a field trial of License Assisted Access (LAA), which aggregates licensed and unlicensed spectrum to create a wider data channel, which,...
The non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard is set for finalization in December, an accelerated timeline agreed to earlier this year and meant to speed delivery of commercial 5G-related services like home broadband and television following a fixed wireless access deployment model....
The San Diego, Calif.-area is home to numerous nonprofits engaged in a wide range of charitable activities. But Mission Edge is different; the organization, itself a nonprofit, provides professional services like accounting, payroll, OSHA compliance and human resources to other nonprofits so they can...
Gigabit LTE test used Qualcomm chipset, Sony Xperia device
The list of two dozen-plus global operators testing gigabit LTE services has a new entrant in Russian carrier MegaFon, which said it achieved downlink throughput of 979 Mbps in a test this week. MegaFon used a...
