BROWSING: STMicroelectronics

Two marquee chipmakers Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics said they are sampling what they describe as the first standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution.The chips will be embedded in cell phones, personal digital assistants and other mobile devices.EV-DV technology is the next migration step from EV-DO...

For Qualcomm Inc., CDMA is a double-edged sword.Although the company has enjoyed a significant amount of prosperity in its efforts to expand the CDMA industry, its success seems to cut both ways as Qualcomm is now in the midst of a chip shortage due...

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance, dedicated to developing the ZigBee specification and ZigBee products, announced 27 new member companies, bringing total membership to more than 70 companies.Among the new inductees are Airbee Wireless, LG Electronics Inc., Siemens Building Automation, Silicon Wave Inc., STMicroelectronics and...

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members.The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces to mobile application processors."Our growing membership base sends a clear signal that the mobile industry...

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members.The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces to mobile application processors."Our growing membership base sends a clear signal that the mobile industry...

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it has acquired wireless local area networks chip developer Synad Technologies Ltd., a startup based in the United Kingdom.The acquired company, which has 50 engineers, will bring to ST its expertise in radio frequency, digital integrated circuit design, and system and software...

LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at Moscone West, the expansion of San Francisco's Moscone Center conference facility. The contract was awarded by InSite Wireless, which leases wireless capacity...

DALLAS-Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are jointly developing a standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution, which they hope to market to handset manufacturers worldwide.The protocol, which provides both voice and data, will enable cell phones, personal digital assistants and other mobile devices...

DALLAS-Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless communications. The companies aim to grab market share from Qualcomm Inc., which has enjoyed...

Adding to recent optimism surrounding the uptake of CDMA technology-based products, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced they have created an open solution that supports the CDMA2000 1X standard for wireless communications. The companies aim to grab market share from Qualcomm Inc., which has enjoyed...

WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc.ST believes it "opens up a host of new market opportunities in the mobile, pay TV, IT security and identification markets.""Storing application code in Flash rather than...

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it suffered a net loss of $49.1 million, or 6 cents per share. In the year-ago period, it had net income of $131 million, or 15 cents a share.The net loss for the quarter was after restructuring charges and a financial charge...

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics and the Kudelski Group announced they will provide a jointly developed third-generation Secure JavaCard system solution. The solution will include a background-compatible 3G SIM/USIM card to enable service providers and application providers to design and deploy secure mobile services. The solution is WIM...

STOCKOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract to embed its Bluetooth platform in the products of STMicroelectronics.The platform, which is known as Q-E1, offers such features as fast connection times, enhanced voice quality and advanced frequency hopping for improved coexistence with other...

One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor.With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and carriers all see their technologies...

No WinTel animosity is intended. MIPI is just another warm and fuzzy alliance.Never the friendliest of allies, Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. were quick to rebut the wide speculation that the formation of the Mobile Industry Processor Interface alliance created to focus...

In what industry experts see as a counterpunch to WinTel, a Microsoft-Intel partnership, some major industry players have a formed a new alliance that focuses on peripherals, microprocessors and software interfaces for mobile devices.Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., STMicroelectronics and ARM said they have...

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...

Bucking an anti-investment tide generated by the SARS epidemic, two major wireless players, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., announced initiatives to pursue CDMA investments in the Chinese market.Qualcomm said it has committed up to $100 million in venture investments in early- to mid-stage Chinese...

As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share."Standard groups are paper tigers," remarked Isaac Ro, senior analyst, mobile and wireless technologies with the Aberdeen group...

In an apparent counter-punch to a recent Nokia Corp.-backed initiative with Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Inc. has seized the spotlight with a series of chip announcements, drawing attention to itself as a premier player in the space. The announcements include a W-CDMA...

Following a trend by wireless players to chip away at Qualcomm Inc.'s stranglehold on the CDMA market, Nokia Corp., Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics announced a joint development program to offer chipsets for cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DV.This announcement comes in the wake of Samsung Electronics'...

Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing.Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has seen its worst days. In separate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, both companies...