Chips – Semiconductor

TOKYO-Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will merge most of their semiconductor operations April 1 into a new company, Renesas Technology Corp., whose goal is to turn on profit its first fiscal year on sales of at least $7.5 billion. …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. released a new chip the company said will work as a smart antenna for CDMA networks, doubling the networks’ capacity for voice and data traffic. The new application-specific integrated circuit will work in Lucent’s newly …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies released a new chip the company said will work as a smart antenna for CDMA networks, doubling the networks’ capacity for voice and data traffic. The new application-specific integrated circuit will work in Lucent’s newly released …

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DALLAS-In a move to push for Linux-based wireless devices, chip maker Texas Instruments said it will work to embed a Linux platform from MontaVista Software Inc. into its OMAP application processors for wireless handsets. “Because of its flexibility and ease …

PLANO, Texas-Describing the product as the first chip that integrates CDMA and wireless local area network solutions in a single device, SyChip said Cyberbank Corp. has integrated the SyChip WLAN6060EB embedded solution into its POZ hybrid PDA. “The integration … …

PLANO, Texas-Describing the product as the first chip that integrates CDMA and wireless local area network solutions in a single device, SyChip said Cyberbank Corp. has integrated the SyChip WLAN6060EB embedded solution into its POZ hybrid PDA. “The integration . …

NEW YORK-Intel Corp and five other wireless chip makers suffered downgrades from Merrill Lynch to sell from neutral. The other companies include Analog Devices Inc., Applied Micro Circuits Corp., Conexant Systems Inc., PMC-Sierra Inc. and Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. The investment …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel corp. said it has opened a $2 billion expanded chip plant, called Fab 11X, in New Mexico to build microprocessors on 12-inch silicon wafers. “As computing and communications devices converge, the need for increasingly complex components with …

PARIS, France-STMicroelectronics has denied press reports that his company is in possible merger talks with Motorola Inc. or any other major corporation. “We keep our eyes and ears open but we have a strong internal growth strategy, so we are …

TOKYO, Japan-Intel Corp. said it expects its Manitoba microchip to usher in an era of one-chip processor when the product launches in 2004. The company has been one of the top chip makers working on creating integrated products.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Sandbridge Technologies has made commercially available its new Sandblaster Baseband Processor, which uses software defined radio to enable multimode, multiplatform and multifunction wireless terminals. The company said its ultra-low power, re-configurable chip technology enables a single wireless communications …

ARLINGTON, Ill.-Neither Motorola nor STMicroelectronics has confirmed press reports that both companies are in talks that could lead to Motorola’s semiconductor division being sold to STMicroelectronics. Such a merger will make STMicroelectronics the second-largest chip company in the world. “We …

Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said they have decided to bring their semiconductor units together to form a new company called Renesas Technology Corp. The new company, which should begin operations in April, is intended to combine the system …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-ARM Ltd. said it will collaborate with China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. to develop an ARM7TDMI microprocessor core-based test chip for the Chinese company’s 0.18 CMOS process. “The ARM7TDMI test chip will enable local semiconductor houses to develop …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Visa International has developed a chip-based card that will enable users to make payments without inserting or swiping their cards. “Based on an international standard, ISO 14443, the new specification uses a chip embedded in a plastic card …

NEW YORK-The quarterly estimates of Texas Instruments Inc. and Micron Technology dropped in the eyes of two brokerage firms, Salomon Smith Barney and Bear Stearns respectively. Qualcomm Inc., however, enjoyed an AG Edwards upgrade to overweight from equal weight. Its …

NEW YORK, N.Y.-Spirent Plc said it has acquired Ubinetics” CS100 product line and rights to associated intellectual property for $6.5 million in cash. “The CS100 3G base station emulator product is used by leading mobile phone manufacturers and chip set …

GENEVA, Switzerland-STMicroelectronics said it will present at the Diskcon Exhibition in San Jose next week a new read/write chip called Leonardo that cuts consumption power on mobile phones. “Building on the experience of previous generation read channels, Leonardo includes an …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has introduced its AirForce BCM4702 network processor chip and the WiFi-compliant BCM94702AP reference design platform to support next-generation wireless local area network technologies. “Broadcom complete reference design package enables manufacturers to build high-performance wireless local …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. says it has rolled out a chip known as TNET1100B, which uses less power in cellular phones and personal digital assistants. The chip focuses on Wi-Fi-based devices for home networking and other in-building activities, including hotels, campuses, …

NEW YORK-Canesta Inc recently made commercially available its Projection Keyboard original equipment manufacturer development toolkit to permit mobile device manufacturers to customize projection keyboard layout using the San Jose, Calif. company’s chips. “This will permit such products as smart phones, …

BERLIN, Germany-Siemens AG said its voting rights in chip maker Infineon have dropped to 25 percent, following the sale of 4.3 million shares of its pension fund on the stock market. Siemens decided to shed its stake in the semiconductor …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. Palm reported revenue for the fourth quarter, ended May 31, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. The company’s stock dropped slightly at the start of trading …