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Thursday 5 May 2011
GaAs foundries post sales growth in April
GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 15.1% and 3.4%, respectively.
Thursday 28 April 2011
Acquisition positions Silicon Image for wireless HD video leadership, says IHS iSuppli
With its planned acquisition of SiBeam, high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) chipmaker Silicon Image has positioned itself to take the lead in the burgeoning market for the...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Intel adjusts netbook strategy
Intel has recently adjusted its netbook strategy and is set to cooperate with its partners including Asustek Computer and Acer to launch netbook devices priced below US$199 in regions...
Friday 8 April 2011
FET to help China Mobile set up wireless network for public services in Chengdu
Taiwan carrier Far Eastone Telecommunications (FET) will help China Mobile establish a TD-SCDMA+Wi-Fi wireless network in Chengdu, western China, to provide public services for tourism,...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
HTC acquires wireless communication patents from ADC Telecommunications
HTC will acquire 82 patents and 14 patent appliactions concerning wireless communication technologies from ADC Telecommunications for US$75 million, according to the smartphone ven...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake has little impact on wireless communication industry
The earthquake offshore of Japan should have little impact on the wireless communications industry because, unlike in semiconductors and panels, Japan-based companies do not play...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Nvidia launches new 3D Vision glasses and entry-level GPU
Nvidia recently launched a new 3D Vision bundle priced US$149, lower than US$199 of the previous 3D Vision bundle, to boost demand for 3D applications, according to the company.
Wednesday 16 March 2011
MediaTek, Ralink to merge via share swap
MediaTek on March 16 announced that the company has finalized its merger agreement with Ralink Technology through a share swap of one share for 3.15 shares of Ralink, making MediaTek...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
AWSC to see revenues recover in March
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) expects revenues to recover in March 2011 thanks to power amplifier (PA) maker Skyworks resuming normal orders.
Friday 4 March 2011
China's wireless carriers double capital spending on 4G in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
China's investment in the next-generation 4G wireless technology known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is set to double in 2011 as the country's major telecom carriers move to upgrade...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses
Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...
Wednesday 9 February 2011
GaAs foundries VPEC, AWSC and Win Semi report mixed January results
GaAs foundry house Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) posted a new monthly sales record with NT$186 million (US$6.43 million) in January revenues, up 16.3% sequentially. Fellow...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Corning to acquire MobileAccess
CORNING, NY - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced February 1 that it has signed an agreement to acquire MobileAccess, a leading provider of wireless network...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Intel completes acquisition of wireless solution business from Infineon
Intel has announced that it completed the acquisition of Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) business. The pair announced the US$1.4 billion deal on August 30, 2010.