Ericsson and IBM said they have created an integrated circuit designed for use in future "5G" base stations. The companies announced the first reported silicon-based millimeter wave phased array antenna module operating at 28 GHz.
The 28 GHz band is being used by both AT&T...
Makers of wireless infrastructure are often careful about naming the semiconductor companies that supply their chipsets, creating a tension between chip vendors who want to promote their customer wins and manufacturers who want to maintain a competitive advantage by disclosing as little as possible....
The market for small cell chipsets has not developed as quickly as vendors hoped it would, but that is probably a function of carrier and consumer choices that have little to do with the chips themselves.
Outdoors, carriers are choosing fiber-fed remote radio units more...
South Korean fine hits bottom line.
Qualcomm said its sales were up during its first fiscal quarter, but modem shipments were down. The leading developer of chipsets for mobile devices reported $6 billion in revenue for the most recent quarter, and $800 million...
Consolidation continues in the semiconductor market, with two makers of internet of things modules joining forces. Switzerland's U-blox is paying $52.5 million in cash for SIMCom's cellular modem products, research and development team and customer base. China's SIMCom, which is currently owned by SimTech...
Apple is suing Qualcomm, claiming the chipmaker owes the iPhone maker $1 billion. Usually, funds flow the other way: from Apple to Qualcomm. Apple spends billions of dollars to buy Qualcomm's chips and license its patented technologies, and Qualcomm is thought to have promised...
Zentri specializes in cloud-controlled solutions.
Silicon Labs, a chip and software developer focused on the internet of things, is securing a ready market for its solutions with the purchase of Wi-Fi module maker Zentri.
Zentri, which was formerly called ACKme, is based in...
Regulators claim "no license, no chips" policy hurts competitors.
Intel's efforts to crack the market for baseband processors could get a boost from the U.S. government. This week the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in San Jose, California, seeking a permanent injunction against market...
Now that nearly every new smartphone sold in the U.S., Japan, South Korea and much of Europe includes an LTE modem, one might think all modems are pretty much the same. After all, "5G" smartphones are still a few years away and LTE is...
Tally is part of new retail platform.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich took the stage at the National Retail Federation's biggest show of the year to demonstrate a robot called "Tally," which Intel calls "the world’s first robotic autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution...
Eight multibillion dollar mergers announced within two years
Automation is expected to bring big productivity gains to the U.S. economy, but it is also likely to eliminate quality jobs as machines take on more of the work done by humans. The industry driving automation is...
The MIPI Alliance released a new sensor interface specification designed to streamline sensor integration in smartphones, wearables, "internet of things" devices and automotive systems. MIPI I3C is said to be an interface for connecting sensors to an application processor, and is meant to enable...
The "internet of things" is connecting more than robots and sensors; it is also connecting companies that normally guard their tests and prototypes from competitors. Test equipment maker National Instruments has brought competitors Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise together as sponsors of its new...
Samsung's semiconductor business is a bright spot for the world's largest smartphone maker, and continues to grow despite the company's on-again off-again relationship with major customer Apple. Samsung Electronics' most recent quarterly report showed its chip unit delivering more than half the company's operating...
How long will it be until self-driving cars become part of daily life? For some Americans, the future is literally right around the corner. Google parent Alphabet is preparing to put Chrysler Pacifica minivans that drive themselves onto public roads in Phoenix and Mountain...
After weeks of hype and several leaks in the technical press, Qualcomm's newest mobile processor finally made its official debut at CES 2017. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf highlighted the new chip's capabilities in a keynote speech that focused more on the "5G" future than...
Move may be tied to potential U.S. supply chain disruption.
ZTE is reportedly trimming its workforce by 5% as the Chinese company faces the potential loss of access to chipsets from U.S. suppliers. The United States government is set to impose sanctions...
Verizon Wireless is teaming up with the chipmaker that calls itself the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for innovative devices.
Verizon and Cyrpress Semiconductor said their partnership will bring robust wireless connectivity with end-to-end security to "internet of things" developers by incorporating Verizon's ThingSpace...
Verizon Wireless certified new LTE Category M1 modules to connect "internet of things" devices with low bandwidth requirements. LTE-only chip makers Sequans and Altair both announced new modules that use their chipsets at CES 2017.
Category M1, or Cat M1 for short, is the name...
Intel plans to sample its first 5G modem this year, and the world's largest chipmaker is determined to win more business with developers of 5G equipment than it has with LTE equipment makers. Qualcomm, which dominates the market for LTE modems, has already announced...
As CES 2017 gets underway in Las Vegas, Qualcomm is making it crystal clear the "internet of things" is a top priority for the chipmaker. On Tuesday, the company announced an IoT partnership with Verizon Communications, a new IoT connectivity platform and "gigabit class"...
Amid a wave of consolidation in the semiconductor industry, the Obama administration is reportedly preparing a "blueprint for action" to help the incoming Trump administration protect U.S. intellectual property. According to The Wall Street Journal, President Barak Obama plans to leave President-elect Donald Trump...
Facing allegations of 'abuse of market dominance,' Qualcomm calls the fine 'unprecedented and insupportable'
In a Dec. 28 announcement, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, charged with overseeing and regulating competition in South Korea, charged U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm with leveraging its dominant position in the chip...
Tests expected to accelerate 5G NR specs in 3GPP Release 15.
Qualcomm and Ericsson plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G "New Radio" standards with SK Telecom. The 5G NR designation is being looked at by the Third...
