SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The chip business is looking good for Intel Corp. again as the bellwether raised its revenue guidance for the first quarter to between $9.2 billion and $9.4 billion, up from between $8.8 billion and $9.4 billion.This impressed J.P. Morgan. "Although Intel raised...
MONTREAL-Semiconductor developer Wavesat Inc. said the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program will contribute $990,000 toward the company's development efforts, according to a contribution agreement.Terms of the agreement call for Wavesat to develop a WiMAX chip to meet IEEE 802.16e standards. The funding...
SAN FRANCISCO-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has narrowed its forecast for its quarterly earnings owing to weaker demand for its television and video projector chips.The chip bellwether said it anticipates revenue of between $2.91 billion and $3.03 billion with earnings of between 22 cents...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will file its unaudited financial statements for the third quarter of 2004 and the unaudited financial statements for 2004 by the end of April. The company also indicated it had about $3.7 billion in cash at the end of...
Two chipmakers are either selling or mulling selling part of their wireless businesses, while another company is selling its shares in a semiconductor firm. RF Micro Devices Inc. said it is doing away with its wireless local area network chip business in a move...
Two chipmakers are either selling or mulling selling part of their wireless businesses, while another company is selling its shares in a semiconductor firm.RF Micro Devices Inc. said it is doing away with its wireless local area network chip business in a move that...
While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has introduced a UMTS play into the picture: Enter UMTS450 technology. The company describes UMTS450 as a complete high-speed packet-based data and voice solution designed for UMTS operators with access to...
NEW YORK-Deutsche Bank raised its rating on Infineon from "sell" to "buy" Thursday following news that the company plans to restructure its chip manufacturing organization, including phasing out manufacturing at its Munich Perlach plant in Germany.
While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has brought UMTS technology into the spectrum battle. Enter UMTS450 technology.The company describes it as a complete high-speed packet-based data and voice solution designed for UMTS operators with access to spectrum...
In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful.But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must decide how much of their resources to devote to GSM without jeopardizing the promise of W-CDMA.Today, GSM provides the main...
CANNES, France-Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to develop, integrate and conduct interoperability testing for Alcatel's network infrastructure solution and Intel's...
Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. to develop, integrate and conduct interoperability testing for Alcatel's network infrastructure solution and Intel's WiMAX...
Device news continued at a flushed pace with Motorola Inc. releasing details on its iTunes phone, Hop-on announcing a $36 handset, Sanyo Corp. offering an innovative new messaging product, and U.S. mobile virtual network operator Boost Mobile going "old school" with a vintage telephone...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Seiko Epson Corp. has integrated its LCD controller chip with Qualcomm's integrated mobile display digital interface technology.The MDDI solution connects LCD panels and camera modules to the mobile station modem."The MDDI solution complements our business strategy, enabling us to offer...
AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductors Inc. said it has unveiled a chip platform the size of a postage stamp for mid- and high-tier mobile devices. Royal Philips Electronics said it produced an EDGE cellular system solution in commercial volumes for handsets.Known as Mobile Extreme Convergence, the...
DALLAS-The chip market is not looking as cheery as a year ago as some of the bellwethers are witnessing slips in their fortunes. Texas Instruments Inc. and RF Micro Devices epitomized this trend as both failed to swing upward in their net earnings.TI reported...
A U.S. District Court sided with Qualcomm Inc. in its fight against a northern California technology company accused of infringing on technology patents, the chipmaker said Tuesday.The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Maxim Integrated Products Inc. from using Qualcomm trade secrets, but stopped...
More than 1.5 billion people subscribe to wireless services. The vast majority of those wireless users see their mobile phone as a device that allows them to talk to other people-and nothing more. The wireless industry, however, is spending billions of hours and dollars...
KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing. The technology allows users to view video content including films, TV shows and music videos on their mobile handsets in full-screen formats. The...
KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing.The technology allows users to view video content including films, TV shows and music videos on their mobile handsets in full-screen formats. The product...
Just a few years ago, players on the CDMA aisle of the technology wars believed the future belonged to them alone. The other players, huffing with GSM, could not figure out what armor to deploy. Qualcomm Inc.-which gave CDMA to the industry and the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. said it has signed a deal with AT&T Corp to research and develop high-speed wireless broadband, Internet telephone technology and converged voice and data devices for enterprises.This chimes in with the chip bellwether's new model of reaching telecom equipment vendors through...
LOS ANGELES-Texas Instruments Inc.'s shares fell 1.6 percent as the chip maker announced its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share will fall within the mid range of its projected estimates.The company said it anticipates revenue of $3.02 billion to $3.14 billion, with earnings per...
The world's two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for portable, two-way interactions, technology companies the world over are scurrying to build devices that...
