Articles tagged with: Infineon and Semiconductor

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

Related Tags: infineon-technologies, edge, huawei, iden, China

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

Related Tags: gemalto, sim, nfc, infineon-technologies, nxp

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

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

Apple Stresses Manufacturing Cost Reduction for iPhone 3G

The new iPhone 3G sports an evolutionary design that favors cost reduction instead of cutting-edge features, supporting AppleĂ's goal of expanding its market share and achieving a worldwide presence for the product, according to a physical teardown analysis conducted this weekend by iSuppli. more

Infineon Damps Merger and Acquisition Speculation

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- German semiconductor maker infineon Technologies, Tuesday damped speculation that it could be part of merger and acquisition activity in the sector any time soon. more

Global Semiconductor Market Suffers Bad Memories of 2007

Surprising weakness in the memory chip market in the fourth quarter took the wind out of the sails of the global semiconductor market, causing growth in 2007 to fall short of expectations, according to iSuppli. Global semiconductor market revenue grew by only 3.3 percent in 2007, based on the results from iSuppliĂ's final 2007 chip market share data. more

Competitiveness Separates Winners from Losers in 2007 Semiconductor Market

iSuppli's preliminary 2007 global semiconductor market-share estimate reveals performances by individual companies in specific market segments are varying widely, indicating that amid slowing growth for semiconductor sales, companies that have superior execution or that have been better able to capitalize on industry trends or events outperformed the market - and the competition. more

Consolidation Strikes the Mobile Phone Baseband Semiconductor Market

As the mobile-handset market goes, so goes the mobile-handset semiconductor market - and right now both areas are going through a period of consolidation that may lead to a significant winnowing of baseband chip suppliers, according to iSuppli. more

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