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Articles tagged with: Infineon
Apples's iPhone 3GS Costs $178.96 to Manufacture
With the new iPhone 3G S's Bill of Materials (BOM) and feature set nearly the same as the previous model in the iPhone line, you might think the product's component selection would be virtually unchanged. However, a dissection conducted by iSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service reveals some interesting changes in the parts and suppliers. more
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Broadcom Emerging as Tier-1 Baseband Supplier
According to a new Strategy Analytics report, cellular baseband revenues are not yet significant for Broadcom, and thus, the company may have to continue its aggressive acquisition strategy in order to build a product range and customer base strong enough to compete with Qualcomm, infineon and ST-Ericsson. more
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Infineon Supplying EDGE Platfom to Nokia
infineon Technologies has announced a deal to supply its XMM 2130 EDGE platform to Nokia for its low to mid range handsets. more
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Electrosmog on the circuit board
The smaller the components in electronic circuits, the more interference-prone they are. If the components are too densely packed, they can interfere with one another. A near-field scanner can accurately detect weak fields and help to protect bank cards against fraud. more
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Infineon and Huawei Sign Letter of Intent for Purchase of Communication ICs
infineon Technologies says that it has signed a letter of intent for framework purchase agreement amounting US$68 millionwith Huawei Technologies to supply end-to-end chip solutions to Huawei's wireline and wireless communication systems. more
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First MIFARE Compatible SIM-Based Solution for Mobile NFC Services
Gemalto, NXP and infineon have announced they are demonstrating the first mobile contactless solution compliant with the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) standard and compatible with MIFARE infrastructures. NXP's MIFARE contactless technology is widely deployed for transport networks and access management worldwide. Being compatible with MIFARE, in addition to all the ISO 14443 contactless infrastructures, the solution will enable users to benefit from any contactless service on his/her mobile phone. more
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Infineon Ships 100 Million Chips for Low-Cost Mobile Phones
infineon Technologies says that it has shipped its 100 millionth low-cost mobile phone chipsets. The X-GOLD101 (E-GOLDvoice) mobile communications chip is the second generation of infineon's integrated baseband chips for GSM/GPRS. more
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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined $12 Billion in 2008
For only the fifth time in the last 25 years, the semiconductor industry will post a decline in revenue, with worldwide semiconductor revenue totaling $261.9 billion in 2008, a 4.4 percent decline from 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner. more
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Developing SIM Cards with a 128MB Memory
infineon Technologies and Micron Technology have announced a joint-venture to develop high-density subscriber identity module (HD-SIM) cards with a capacity greater than 128MB. more
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Blame the 3G iPhone, Not the Carrier
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Connectivity issues with Apple's popular iPhone 3G likely stem from the device, not the wireless carriers that support it, a problem that blemishes a product that has won rave reviews since it made its debut two months ago. more
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