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Articles tagged with: Texas and Qualcomm
Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson Shine, Even as Wireless Chip Market Tanks
How bad was the fourth quarter of 2008 for the global wireless communications semiconductor industry? So bad that the accumulated 10 percent revenue growth during the first three quarters of 2008 was wiped out by a 23.3 percent decline during the last three months of the year, causing annual growth for wireless semiconductors to go flat with a marginal 0.7 percent increase. more
Related Tags: isuppli, st-ericsson, semiconductor, hspa, ericsson, wcdma, semiconductors, memory
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
Related Tags: broadcom, 3g, nokia, sim, semiconductor, texas-instruments, intel, isuppli, ict, rcom, mts, ericsson, mobile-broadband, stmicroelectronics, semiconductors, partner, chipsets, umts, 4g
Mobile Phone Market Poised for Slowdown in 2009
The impact of the global economic crisis will spread to the mobile phone market resulting in a downturn in shipments in 2009. According to IDC, total mobile phone volumes will be 2.2% lower in 2009 than 2008 levels, the first downturn in annual shipment volumes since 2001 when shipments declined 2.3%. Over the past several years, the mobile phone market has enjoyed double-digit annual growth due to an increased emphasis on emerging markets. However, emerging market growth has been steadily slowing as these markets mature. IDC now expects worldwide growth to be just 7.3% in 2008 before slipping into negative growth in 2009. more
Related Tags: nokia, texas-instruments, social-networking, smartphone, smartphones, lte, idc, chipset, mediatek
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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Marvell Tech Taps Trimble's GPS Software for Chipsets
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Marvell Technology Group signed a licensing agreement with Trimble Navigation in a move that it hopes will improve the chips it builds for portable devices. more
Related Tags: texas-instruments, bluetooth, gps, driving, blackberry, chipset
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
Related Tags: broadcom, texas-instruments, intel, citigroup, stmicroelectronics, patents, chipsets
Qualcomm and IMEC Collaborate On 3D Integration Research
Qualcomm has announced that it is the first fabless integrated circuit company to participate in IMEC's industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on three-dimensional (3D) integration. IMEC is a European nanoelectronics research institute. Qualcomm and IMEC researchers in the program will collaborate to understand and develop solutions for the use of 3D technologies in future wireless products. 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
Related Tags: broadcom, semiconductor, texas-instruments, infineon-technologies, gartner, stmicroelectronics, credit-suisse, nxp, freescale-semiconductor, infineon, freescale
Chip Giants Unveil Plans for Mobile Internet Devices
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Chip giants this week took aim at what analysts see as the next major growth area for the tech industry: the market for mobile Web-connected devices that are bigger than cell phones but smaller than regular laptops. more
Related Tags: advanced-micro-devices, cisco, palm, blackberry, hewlett-packard, mobile-internet