Chips – Semiconductor

Amid predictions of the largest year ever for the mobile-phone industry, market leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 percent …

WASHINGTON-Legislation has been introduced that would classify voice over Internet Protocol as an information service, releasing it from telecommunications regulation. “VoIP-technology that enables efficient, cost-effective delivery of voice communications over Internet broadband networks-is at a critical stage in its development, …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Mobile-phone chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. said its revenues for the quarter will come in at the high end of its expectations of between $152 million and $163 million. The company said it is experiencing strong customer demand and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 percent following the news to about $17.33 per share. “The …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that have announced EDGE commitments at 76 in 50 countries. However, …

Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company’s technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company’s offerings is certainly noteworthy. Founded in 1995, Aura is a fabless semiconductor vendor. The company …

FRANKFURT, Germany-As the mobile-phone sales increase, the world’s chipmakers continue to look to take advantage of the market opportunity. For example, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe released its new Mobile Media Processors, which the company said incorporate MPEG-4 and JPEG hardware encoding …

TEMPE, Ariz.-In spite of price declines, wireless local area networks chip market witnessed a 176-percent growth in 2003 with Broadcom Inc. as the big winner in revenues, according to a study released by Forward Concepts. The report said prices fell …

Atlanta-Qualcomm Inc. made several announcements at the CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta including an extensive agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. to deliver a wireless 3D gaming platform. Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem baseband solutions will include ATI’s IMAGEON architecture to …

ATLANTA-UTStarcom Inc. said it has entered an agreement to acquire the intellectual property portfolio of Hyundai Syscomm for between $12 million and $15 million in cash. Terms of the deal call for UTStarcom to acquire the product portfolio, intellectual property-including …

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with Wokup,” said Sanjoy Malik, Air2Web’s president and chief executive officer. …

CHICAGO-Despite the possibility the carrier may be forced to chip in additional funds to cover spectrum procured through its Consensus spectrum realignment plan currently in front of the Federal Communications Commission, Fitch Ratings upgraded its rating of Nextel Communications Inc.’s …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today said it filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization about China’s tax treatment of integrated circuits imported from the United States, likely raising the stakes in a separate trade dispute between the two countries over …

ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with Wokup,” said Sanjoy Malik, Air2Web’s president and chief executive officer. …

MONTREAL-Wavesat Inc., which develops OFDM broadband wireless access silicon solutions, said it has entered a cooperative agreement with ZTE Corp. of Shenzhen, China. The agreement calls for ZTE to evaluate Wavesat’s DM256 chip. “We will test and evaluate Wavesat’s DM256 …

WASHINGTON-The stakes have been raised in the U.S.-China wireless trade dispute, with the Bush administration last week issuing a veiled threat about seeking redress at the World Trade Organization, and Intel Corp.-the world’s top chip-maker-declaring it will not back the …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it cut 50 positions from its research and development facility in Texas. The company said the layoffs were primarily in its radio network and core network research divisions. Nokia spokeswoman Laurie Armstrong said the move was …

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. plans to unveil an ultra-wideband platform and it joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a …

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband …

OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and RF Micro Devices Inc. respectively introduced a media processor and transmit module for mobile handsets. Atsana’s product, the J211, is for embedded applications such as multimedia ones. RF Micro Devices transmit module is called the …

LONDON-Startup Gametrac Europe Ltd. is taking direct aim at industry giant Nokia Corp. with plans to sell a wireless video-game device very similar to Nokia’s N-Gage. And to do so Gametrac is siding with Nokia’s main rival in the space: …

FREMONT, Calif.-Singapore’s ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. and ChipPac Inc. have agreed to merge, creating what it calls one of the world’s premier test and assembly solution providers for semiconductors. The companies have tested and packaged chips for bellwethers like …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments signaled the chip industry’s assured return to good times with a net profit of $512 million, or 29 cents per share, in the fourth quarter. This trumps the company’s result of the same quarter last year when it …

Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. recorded solid growth, while Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Siemens AG reaffirmed sunny outlooks. …

Motorola Inc. posted a net income of $489 million, or 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2003, trumping Wall Street expectations. This figure contrasts with a year ago when the company had a net income of $174 …