Semiconductor

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. and Darien Telephone Co. announced that TDS’ Camden Telephone Co. affiliate of St. Mary’s, Ga., has acquired controlling interest in the Georgia rural service area 12 wireline cellular market, which serves 211,000 pops between Savannah, …

The Personal Mobile Communications Division of Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. announced the MobileAccess smart phone. The phone integrates a cellular telephone with broad messaging and data capabilities in a lightweight, handheld unit, the company said. The model relies on cellular …

NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that number is expected to grow by an additional 20,000 this year, according to Christian & Timbers …

Telex Communications Inc. has introduced a lightweight headset specifically for cellular phones and other mobile applications. The company said its Telex Nomad Headset is a lightweight, ear-worn device with an adjustable boom microphone and high-fidelity speaker. The headset is designed …

NEW YORK-Recent blips of volatility in the stock and bond markets are no cause for alarm for wireless companies planning to tap the public capital markets this spring, Wall Street executives said. One in three Americans now owns mutual fund …

A young company out of Santa Ana, Calif., proclaims its antenna technology increases the range for wireless devices 50 percent to 100 percent and eliminates digital interference with hearing aids and pacemakers. RangeStar Inc. spent several years in research, developing …

Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group signed a licensing agreement with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute to manufacture and sell Motorola FLEX chip sets. Motorola said it plans to license key semiconductor houses worldwide to manufacture and distribute FLEX chip sets. …

Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group was a victim of its own success during the last five months of 1995. A variety of factors caused significant delays in the shipments of its popular one-way and two-way pagers, according to several major …

AT&T Wireless Services announced three executive positions for its North Texas/Louisiana district. Todd Felker is now director of marketing and is responsible for advertising, distribution strategy, market research and analysis, product introductions, public relations, revenue forecasting and sales planning and …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. introduced its FLEX chip set, which it will license to semiconductor manufacturers, who in turn will sell the set to customers wanting to build FLEX-based products. The company expects samples of the chip set will be …

Texas Instruments Inc. and AT&T Microelectronics have launched a semiconductor marketing race, each introducing single-chip digital signal processors they say complete more instructions per second using less power. Texas Instruments Dallas-based TI offers two DSP solutions; the 541 DSP for …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Driven by the emerging Interim Standard-136 digital cellular market, DSP Communications Inc. and NEC Electronics Inc. said they plan to jointly introduce a new chipset. DSPC has agreed to develop the baseband hardware and software technology for the chipset …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. is beta testing its recently constructed Philadelphia spread spectrum network to offer integrated digital radio service for commercial fleet management and mobile work groups. “It’s not completely built out, but will be within a month or …