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Broadcom, Qualcomm settle patent disputes
News The two companies announce a settlement that will, among other terms, see Qualcomm fork out US$891 million to Broadcom over a period of four years.
Tags: Mobile processors, Mobile/Wireless, Patents, Integrated Circuit, Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., wireless industry, Wireless, 3G, Fair Trade Commission
Yageo, others forced to scale back as Taiwan's economy slides
News Falling overseas demand for everything from machine parts to mobile phones probably cut Taiwan's economic growth to the slowest in 26 years last quarter. It's costing hundreds of workers at Yageo Corp their jobs.
ST Assembly may post Q1 loss
News ST Assembly Test Services Ltd, Asia's second-largest chip-testing company, will probably report a first-quarter loss, its first in five quarters, as fewer customers sent chips to be tested and packaged.
Broadcom to use Wi-Fi positioning tech in chips
News Chipmaker strikes a deal with Skyhook Wireless to use its Wi-Fi positioning technology in its chips for mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile processors, 802.11/Wi-Fi, GPS, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Positioning, Cell Phone, Chip
Broadcom slaps Qualcomm with another patent suit
News Continuing the companies' long-running war over wireless communications patents, Broadcom is suing Qualcomm for patent misuse, it was announced Wednesday.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Patents, Lawsuits, Patent, Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., Wireless, phone, 3G, blog
Staccato: Wireless USB to be big in 2009
News As the chipmaker unveils its Ripcord 2 65nm CMOS ultrawideband system on a chip, its CEO claims PC makers will start offering wireless USB more widely next year.
Tags: Bandwidth, Processors, UWB, Broadcom Corp., Wireless USB, Wireless, USB, Lenovo Group Ltd., network, killer application
AMD sells mobile tech to Qualcomm
News Qualcomm is acquiring some of AMD's mobile graphics and multimedia technology, along with specialist AMD employees, in a US$65M deal.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Processors, Employee policy/training, Qualcomm Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Manufacturing, Graphics
Broadcom wins latest patent battle over GPS technology
News A U.S. judge has ruled against SiRF Technology's request to re-examine an earlier ruling that Broadcom has not infringed against the company's patents.
Tags: GPS, Mobile/Wireless, Lawsuits, Patents, Patent, SiRF Technology Holdings, Mobile, Broadcom Corp., phone, 3G
HyperTransport gets faster
News A new specification for the communications bus, used in AMD's multicore chips, should give it a speed boost.
Tags: Processors, HyperTransport, Broadcom Corp., Quad-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., consortium, performance, processor, general manager, desktop
TI, Broadcom add to warnings chorus
News Chipmakers Texas Instruments and Broadcom are the latest companies to dramatically cut current quarter estimates amid the global economic slowdown.
Tags: Mobile processors, Earning reports/forecasts, Digital Television, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., Electronics, Chip Company, revenue
Broadcom introduces combo 802.11n chip
News The chip integrates 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio into a single silicon die, a move designed to expand the range of features available in mid-range mobile-phone handsets.
Tags: Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Handhelds, Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Chip, Wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Broadcom to buy AMD's digital TV business
News Company will pay US$192.8 million for the assets, which include processors, receiver ICs, and a line of panel processors that perform advanced motion compensation, frame rate conversion and scaling.
Tags: Processors, Acquisitions, Digital Television, Integrated Circuit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Corp., TV, Compensation, processor, financial
Flash to be optimized for Intel, Nvidia netbooks
News Adobe has announced collaborations with Broadcom and Nvidia that will see high-definition Flash video technology tweaked for portable Web-surfing devices.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Graphics, Mobile processors, Media players, Adobe Systems Inc., Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Broadcom Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Video
TSMC to cut expansion by US$500 million
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said it will pare its budget for expansion this year by almost a fifth as demand slows from customers such as Motorola Inc and Broadcom Corp.
TSMC may delay 12-inch wafer plant
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the biggest contract chipmaker for companies such as Motorola Inc and Broadcom Corp, may delay installation of equipment in a factory to make 12-inch silicon wafers if demand continues at the current level.
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