Articles tagged with: Stmicroelectronics and Semiconductor
Smart-Reset Chip Cures Frustration of 'Frozen' Gadgets
stmicroelectronics has developed a smart-reset chip that is designed to enable consumer goods to be rebooted without removing the battery, or fumbling around for a pin to push the reset button, usually hidden behind a hole in the casing. more
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STMicroelectronics posts loss for third quarter
Swiss semiconductor company STMicroelectronics posted a loss for the third quarter, but said the industry is gaining momentum, with the worst of the economic crisis now over. more
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STMicroelectronics posts larger 2Q loss
Swiss chip maker STMicroelectronics posted a wider net loss for its second quarter Tuesday as revenue declined, but said its results reflect "solid progress across several key fronts" and sales were better than planned. more
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Improved Filtering for Music Playback in Mobile Phones
stmicroelectronics has introduced a new IC that it says delivers improved sound quality by excluding high-frequency interference from cellphones. It will also protect other portable music devices against interference from nearby cellphones. more
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STMicro 1Q loss widens as sales drop off
Swiss chipmaker STMicroelectronics reported a wider first-quarter loss Wednesday as sales sank across the board, and said it would lay off 1,200 people. more
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Soft hardware for a flexible chip
Technology is struggling to meet demands for high-performance, specialised computing systems. A European consortium is responding with a new kind of reconfigurable chip that is both efficient and flexible. 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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STMicroelectronics and NXP Complete Deal to Create Semiconductor Firm
NXP -- the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips -- and stmicroelectronics have announced the closing of the deal bringing together key wireless operations of both companies into ST-NXP Wireless, a deal they announced on April 10th, 2008. 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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