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Articles tagged with: Broadcom
Broadcom Offers to Acquire Emulex for $764 million in Cash
broadcom has announced an unsolicited offer to the board of Ethernet networking vendor, Emulex Corp to buy the company for approximately $764 million. The offer represents a 40 percent premium above the closing price of Emulex common stock on April 20, 2009, a 62 percent premium to trailing 30 day average price per share and an approximately 85 percent premium to enterprise value. more
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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Down in 2008 - Qualcomm Bucks the Trend
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $255 billion in 2008, down 5.4 percent, or a decrease of $14.5 billion from 2007 revenue, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner. The steep decline in the market in the final quarter of 2008, combined with the ongoing economic weakness, signals far worse declines in 2009. more
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ARM Outlines Vision For Next Generation Of Mobile Gaming
Semiconductor firm, ARM has outlined its vision to shape the future of the next generation of graphics processing and mobile gaming against the backdrop of the 22nd annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. more
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Qualcomm Wins Patent Dispute with Broadcom
Qualcomm has announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by broadcom seeking a declaration that Qualcomm's patents are exhausted and unenforceable. more
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Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008
Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to iSuppli Corp. more
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Nokia Deal to Boost Qualcomm's Dominance in Mobile Handset Baseband Chips?
Due to its recent agreement with Nokia, Qualcomm is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli Corp. Based on iSuppli's preliminary estimate, Qualcomm in the fourth quarter accounted for 40.6 percent of worldwide revenue from shipments of mobile handset baseband semiconductors, up from 36.3 percent in the third quarter. more
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Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures
China's CCID Consulting has reported that after a period of rapid growth over the past few years, the Chinese mobile handset chips market experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008. The research firm predicts that the scale of Chinese mobile phone chips market is expected to reach RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), up by 6%, down to single-digit growth for the first time. more
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Samsung Using Broadcom Chips for EDGE Phones
broadcom has announced that Samsung is to use its single-chip cellular platform for selected future EDGE mobile phones. Based on the 65 nanometer (nm) BCM21331 single-chip EDGE processor with integrated cellular radio, the broadcom advanced EDGE platform features touch-based graphical user interfaces with tactile feedback, motion sensors, advanced multimedia and extended Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity. more
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Broadcom Enables the Android Platform to Support Wireless 'Combo Chips'
broadcom has announced that the software that controls its Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM combination solution is now a standard component of the latest Android operating system. This is the first time that the Android platform includes native support for a multi-functional wireless connectivity solution (or "combo" chip). Open access to portions of broadcom's combo drivers provides Android developers with a head-start in designing mobile devices and applications that utilize the best in wireless connectivity solutions. more
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Chip Manufacturer to Cut 600 Jobs
Semiconductor firm, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing - which makes chips for the likes of Qualcomm and broadcom - has announced that it is to cut 600 jobs after it posted a 4th quarter loss. The firm reported a loss of US$97 million for 2008 - compared to a profit of US$10.3 million a year ago. Annual revenues were US $1,661.1 million in 2008, up 22.5 percent from US $1,355.5 million in 2007. more
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