Semiconductor

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Semiconductor Inc. said it has rolled out a line of embedded ARM-based application processors to support Windows CE.NET version 4.1. in empowering next-generation wireless devices like personal digital assistants and smart phones. “Both companies (Microsoft and Samsung) …

DALLAS-Thanks to sales of analog chips and digital signal processors, Texas Instruments reported a second-quarter net income of $95 million, or five cents a share. This contrasts with a net loss of $197 million, or 11 cents a share, during …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Wireless data platform provider Parthus Technologies plc announced revenue for the second quarter of $10.8 million and a net loss of $2.3 million, news that sent the company’s stock up about nine percent to about $4 per share. “While …

KIRCHHEIM/TECK-NABERN, Germany-Dialog Semiconductor plc and Sarnoff Corp. said they have agreed to partner to develop imaging technology for wireless devices. “Its (Dialog) power management and audio chipsets are already established in mobile phones, and now Dialog can offer advanced camera-on-a-chip …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said its DragonBall MXI microprocessor has been certified for the recently delivered Palm OS 5, enabling the semiconductor company to provide solutions to licensees of the Palm platform. “With its low power consumption, high level of integration …

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Jazz Semiconductor announced a joint manufacturing and marketing agreement with MEMSCAP, a provider of micro-electro-mechanical systems solutions. The agreement will allow Jazz Semiconductor to provide its customers with a single source for wireless semiconductor integrated circuits incorporating MEMS-based …

OTTAWA, Ontario—SiGe Semiconductor announced its RangeCharger-based PA2423MB power amplifier has been chosen by W-Link for use with it’s Class 1 Bluetooth products. SiGe’s power amplifier strengthens signal integrity in W-Link’s Bluetooth products to improve the performance of wireless data exchange …

OTTAWA, Ontario—Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has introduced a programmable media processor for video camera-enabled phones and WiFi Web cameras. “Atsana’s unique technology enables handset designers to deliver a low battery drain and low cost camera-enabled handset design, while providing …

OTTAWA, Calif.—Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and Omnivision have agreed to jointly develop reference design to improve the performance of mobile video and imaging devices like wireless cameras and video-enabled phones. “Our efforts with Atsana are intended to optimize the interoperation of …

SEOUL, Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported $7.6 billion in total sales for the first quarter and $1.46 billion in profits, which marked a record 764-percent increase from the fourth quarter. Samsung reported $948.4 million in profits for first-quarter 2001. The …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.—Broadband wireless company IPWireless Inc. announced it will partner with Flextronics Semiconductor to develop and manufacture the IPWireless System on a Chip (SoC). “The SoC design will open the door for mobile hardware manufacturers to integrate our technology …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—AMD said it has unveiled a new mobile Athlon XP processor that delivers high performance and requires low power to notebooks. “The launch of the mobile AMD Athlon XP processors based on 0.13 micron technology on Socket A consolidates …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. beat analyst expectations and reported a net loss for ongoing operations, excluding special items, for the first quarter ended March 30, of $174 million, or 8 cents per share. Analysts predicted a loss of between 11 cents …

PARIS—Three semiconductor companies announced they would forge a US$1.4 billion alliance to develop new chips with a view to cutting costs and defining standards for the industry. The companies, Motorola of the United States, STMicroelectronics of France and Philips of …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Technology firm DSP Group announced it will merge its digital signal processing subsidiary, Ceva Inc., with wireless platform licensing company Parthus Technologies plc. The new combined company will be called ParthusCeva Inc. “The merger of our two companies will …

LONDON—Wireless platform licensing company Parthus Technologies plc announced it sold its NavStream GPS location-based services platform to the semiconductor division of Samsung Electronics.

LONDON—Although global computer chip sales are down sharply form a year ago, year-on-year comparisons are improving, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, commenting on numbers recently released by the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) and the European Electronic component Manufacturers’ …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB and Texas Instruments have signed an agreement to make reference designs for GPRS and 3G platforms based on TI’s silicon technology as an extension of a memorandum of understanding both companies signed last September. “Ericsson will offer …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Xtreme Spectrum Inc. said it demonstrated streaming video applications using ultra-wideband technology. The demonstration used four DVD players broadcasting four different MPEG-2 video streams running at 10 megabits per second to four different displays across a room using …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—UltraRF Inc. announced at the Wireless Systems Design Conference & Expo this week that it has appointed Arrow Electronics Inc. to distribute its RF power semiconductor products in North America. “Arrow’s established leadership in electronic distribution, coupled with …

CANNES, France—Sasken announced this week at the 3GSM World Congress that its wideband CDMA protocol stack software has been optimized to work on Intel Corp.’s semiconductor platform.“Working with Intel is an important step toward meeting our goal in becoming the …

LONDON—Symbian announced six semiconductor companies have joined its Semiconductor Partner Programme, showing support for Symbian OS and ARM core-based chipsets. The six new partners—Agilent Technologies; Epson; Parthus; Philips Semiconductors; Samsung and STMicroelectronics—join existing partners ARM; Intel; Motorola SPS; Qualcomm CDMA …

AUSTIN, Texas—Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to acquire chipmaker Alchemy Semiconductor by the end of the first quarter of this year. The companies have disclosed the financial terms of the deal. Alchemy makes chips for personal digital assistants and …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—TelASIC Communications announced it has completed a $22.5 million initial round of financing. The semiconductor company plans to develop cost-effective RF and analog mixed signal solutions for advanced wireless applications. “I decided to lead this company because of …