Chips – Semiconductor

NEW YORK-San Francisco-based World Wide Wireless Communications Inc., which has a patent pending for putting wireless network infrastructure onto computer chips, is engaged in a battle with a bank over …

BOSTON-Smart cards are poised to move beyond their role in identifying Global System for Mobile communications subscribers, due to momentum outside wireless and beyond U.S. borders. The challenge both for …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote standardization of a technology for locating the point of origin of an emergency wireless phone …

ELite Logistic Services Elite Logistic Services Inc. introduced its PageTrack control module, a wireless automotive security, control and monitoring solution. The system uses SkyTel Communications Inc.’s two-way ReFLEX network, the …

TOKYO-Hitachi Ltd., Intel Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Sharp Corp. agreed to standardize specifications for stacked chip scale packages, a multiple memory module for mobile communications and handheld computing applications. …

WASHINGTON-An International Telecommunication Union task group in June in Beijing approved a carrier-crafted plan to harmonize competing U.S. and European CDMA technologies for Internet-friendly third-generation mobile phones, paving the way …

HONG KONG-China United Telecommunications Corp.’s plan to deploy Code Division Multiple Access technology ensures its survival into the next generation and creates momentum for cdmaOne technology throughout the Asia-Pacific region, …

WASHINGTON-An International Telecommunication Union task group in Beijing last week approved a carrier-crafted plan to harmonize competing U.S. and European Code Division Multiple Access technologies for Internet-friendly third-generation mobile phones, …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group introduced a subscriber line interface circuit chip that operates on 3.3 volts of power, thereby reducing power consumption by about 35 percent compared with …

The Operators Harmonization Group, an ad hoc assembly of mobile phone operators from around the world, sent its third-generation technology harmonization proposal to the International Telecommunication Union, which meets in …

Xircom Xircom Inc. announced a new product line called CompactCard, which it said extends wireless connectivity for Windows CE handheld computers. CompactCard is a series of Type II CompactFlash cards …

Industry executives in February hailed the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue agreement as a major breakthrough in the 3G debate, but today it appears standards bodies have made little progress to pursue …

WASHINGTON-The fallout of last week’s Federal Communications Commission decision on solving the dead-zone problem saw the chairman’s office denouncing the industry’s response and consumers advocates split. As expected, the FCC …

WASHINGTON-The consumer group fighting for specific E911 call-completion regulations vowed to take its case to court if the Federal Communications Commission adopts a technology-neutral rule this week. When it became …

The Operators Harmonization Group, an assembly of mobile phone operators from around the world, said they agreed last month in Tokyo to a baseline proposal to harmonize ITU CDMA-based third-generation …

SnapTrack Inc. last week announced a strategic partnership with Motorola Inc. under which it will license its personal location system to Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector. Motorola will use SnapTrack’s technology …

Carriers are keeping quiet about events that transpired during a third-generation harmonization meeting two weeks ago in Japan, but an independent study commissioned by Vodafone plc is seen by cdmaOne …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could make a decision on the strongest-signal debate as early as this month at the public meeting, said senior FCC officials last week. While the details …

Nortel e-mobility services Nortel Networks introduced a portfolio of subscriber services, called e-mobility services, that provide rapid, flexible deployment of leading-edge voice and data capabilities optimized for the Internet Protocol …

The world’s carriers are set to meet in Tokyo this week for another round of discussions on converging Code Division Multiple Access-based third-generation technology. The International Telecommunication Union adopted a …

L.M. Ericsson said it supports the third-generation TDMA proposal and a group of 3G CDMA technologies that accommodates three different modes and various chip rates. The statement comes just weeks …

WASHINGTON-Despite the much-ballyhooed settlement of the patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson and the global embrace of multiple third-generation mobile phone standards, it remains unclear whether American wireless …

Silicon Wave Inc. announced it is developing a Radio Modem Control integrated circuit for Bluetooth applications, using an advanced silicon-on-insulator technology known as BiCMOS. Silicon Wave hopes to combine Bluetooth …

Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn’t resolve key technical differences 3G …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. announced the D5361, a single-chip radio-frequency solution for the Personal Digital Cellular standard, which will be manufactured by IBM for DSPC using IBM’s Silicon Germanium technology. …