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Articles tagged with: Stmicroelectronics and Broadcom
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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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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A Forgettable Year for Memory Chip Makers
For memory chip makers, 2008 will go down as a year to forget, as a major downturn in this segment caused revenue to fall for nearly all suppliers and contributed to negative results for the overall semiconductor industry, according to preliminary market-share figures from iSuppli. more
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Qualcomm Deal Could Hurt Nokia's Current Suppliers
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The agreement by Qualcomm and Nokia to end their long-running patent dispute likely means trouble for Nokia's current chip suppliers. more
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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
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Nokia Says Single-chip Plan Not Hit by Infineon Delay
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia said Thursday its plan to use one chip for radio technology in its mobile handsets is still on track, despite news from supplier Infineon Technologies of delays. more
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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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Nokia Cuts Back on Mobile Chipset Development
Nokia has announced that it is shutting down parts of its own mobile chipset development and will expand its use of commercially available chipsets from 3rd party suppliers. more
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