RDA buys Chinese IP to broaden cell phone offering

Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 | Comments Off

RDA Microelectronics Inc. (Shanghai, China), a fabless chip company that markets RF and mixed-signal chips for cellular and broadcast communications applications, has announced the acquisition of all the baseband intellectual property from privately-held Chinese company Coolsand Holding Co. Ltd Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →

Judge stops sales of Kaleidescape systems

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A court upheld an injunction banning sales of a home server from Kaleidescape, a heavy blow to the company but is largely irrelevant to the broader industry. View the full article HERE . More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

InvenSense names Globalfoundries, TMSC as dual-source MEMS makers

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InvenSense Inc., a supplier of motion tracking components based on MEMS technology, has announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Oclaro, Opnext to merge

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 | Comments Off

Oclaro, a provider of optical communications and laser products, said it agreed to merge with optical module and components vendor Opnext in an all stock deal. View the full article HERE . More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Nvidia’s Kepler to get compute cousin, says analyst

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 | Comments Off

Nvidia will likely announce a follow-up to its recently launched Kepler platform to better address upcoming compute products and the HPC space later this year, according to an analyst. View the full article HERE . Keep reading: Technology News copy  Read More →

Chip rankings: Intel had highest share in over 10 years

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 | Comments Off

Intel accounted for 15.6 percent of the overall semiconductor market in 2011, as brisk sales of its core chips and the acquisition of Infineon AG’s wireless chip business unit helped the No. 1 chip vendor achieve its highest share of the overall chip market in more than 10 years, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. View the full article HERE . More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

ST closes in on TI atop MEMS top 30 ranking

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STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments were the leading manufacturers of microelectromechanical systems components in 2011 in a market that grew 17 percent to reach $10.2 billion, according market analysis firm Yole Developpement. View the full article HERE . Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →
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