MediaTek deal with Qualcomm reportedly to be finalized shortly

Jul 7, 14:55

Recent reports in Taiwan's Chinese-language press have recently claimed that MediaTek is close to signing a WCDMA licensing deal with Qualcomm, but the Taiwan-based IC designer described...

ZTE and Qualcomm collaborate to boost UMTS system performance

Jul 6, 16:53

Qualcomm and ZTE have announced their collaboration to significantly enhance the capacity and performance of UMTS systems with the integration of Qualcomm's uplink interference cancellation...

Foxlink looks for panel partner for second mirasol plant

Jun 16, 12:30

Taiwan-based Foxlink plan to look for cooperation from panel makers to build a second mirasol plant in 2009 to fulfill the demand from both vendors and system makers, according to...

TI, Qualcomm, Sony, and Samsung score key design wins in new Palm Pre, says iSuppli

Jun 11, 12:25

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), Qualcomm , Sony, and Samsung Electronics are the leading component suppliers for Palm's new Pre, providing the key semiconductor and display technologies...

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies and Foxlink commence operations at Taiwan mirasol display fab

Jun 5, 10:58

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies (QMT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has announced that a dedicated mirasol display fab in the Longtan Science Park in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan...

BenQ reveals plans to launch Android-powered smart handheld devices and netbooks in 2010

Jun 5, 10:00

BenQ, in the wake of the increasing popularity of Android-based products, plans to launch Android-powered smart handheld devices and netbooks in 2010, according to Peter Chen, general...

Qualcomm expands Snapdragon platform with 45nm chipset for smarter smartphones and smartbooks

Jun 4, 15:03

Qualcomm has announced it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a next-generation chipset that uses 45nm process technology to provide faster processing, significant battery life...

TSMC and UMC see clearer order visibility through 3Q09

Jun 4, 12:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to report better-than-expected performance for the third quarter as both...

Computex promises to deliver on the mobile front

Jun 3, 12:30

While Intel appears to be stepping away from the netbook market for the moment, ARM-based competitors are stepping in.

Qualcomm and Gionee sign 3G CDMA subscriber unit and module/modem card license agreement

May 26, 10:56

Qualcomm and Gionee Communications Equipment, a China-based provider of mobile phone solutions, have entered into a 3G subscriber unit and module/modem card (including PCB assemblies)...

Chaos reigns in Top-20 IC company ranking, says IC Insights

May 18, 10:55

The global recession and subsequent inventory corrections in the electronic system and semiconductor industries have caused a major shakeup in the top-20 semiconductor company ranking...

Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson shine amid wireless chip market decline, iSuppli says

May 4, 14:02

The accumulated 10% revenue growth during the first three quarters of 2008 was wiped out by a 23.3% decline during the last three months of the year, causing annual growth for wireless...

Qualcomm and Broadcom settle patent dispute

Apr 28, 10:10

Qualcomm and Broadcom have announced that they have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement. The agreement will result in the dismissal with prejudice of all litigation...

Amazon Kindle 2 costs US$185.49 to build, iSuppli says

Apr 23, 14:17

Amazon's new Kindle 2 eBook carries US$185.49 in materials and manufacturing costs, according to iSuppli. The direct material cost of the Kindle 2, consisting of all parts used to...

Taiwan vendors to launch Snapdragon smartphones at end of 3Q09

Apr 21, 16:34

Taiwan smartphone makers are expected to release Qualcomm Snapdragon-based handsets at the end of the third quarter or in early fourth quarter of this year although an earleir Digitimes...

Worldwide semiconductor revenues contract more than 5% in 2008, Gartner says

Apr 9, 10:19

Worldwide semiconductor revenues went down 5.4%, or a decrease of US$14.5 billion, to US$255 billion in 2008, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner Dataquest. The...

IC backend suppliers face uncertain June

Apr 3, 16:50

Taiwan's IC backend service providers face an uncertain June, as overall end-market demand for the second quarter may fail market watchers' original expectations, according to industry...

MediaTek in talks with Qualcomm for WCDMA license, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 25, 17:10

MediaTek is negotiating with Qualcomm regarding the licensing of WCDMA technology, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Compal Communications braces for cloudy shipment outlook in 2H09, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 23, 14:02

Taiwan ODM handset maker Compal Communications is bracing for a cloudy shipment outlook in the second half of 2009 as the company will be forced to postpone its shipments of smartphones...

Compal utilization rate expected to reach 90% in 2Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 16, 15:02

Compal Electronics' utilization rate for notebook manufacturing has a good chance of reaching 90% in the second quarter as current order visibility is clear, according to a Chinese-language...

Broadcom tops GPS IC vendors, says ABI Research

Mar 16, 10:32

Broadcom ranked at the top of ABI Research's latest worldwide GPS IC vendors evaluation.

ARM-based platforms to enter netbook market in June

Mar 12, 14:14

ARM-based platform makers including Qualcomm and Freescale are preparing to launch ARM-based netbooks at Computex Taipei this year, according to sources at netbook makers.

HTC not to lower first-quarter sales projection despite slow February sales and alleged patent infringement lawsuit

Mar 9, 13:51

High Tech Computer (HTC) has no plans to lower its sales projection for the first quarter of this year despite slow sales in February and the alleged patent infringement lawsuit filed...

Asustek evaluating Qualcomm platform Eee PCs

Mar 5, 15:39

Asustek Computer is evaluating the possibility of developing Eee PCs that adopt Qualcomm's platform, however the company currently does not yet have any mass production plans for...

Nokia deal to boost Qualcomm in mobile handset baseband chips, says iSuppli

Feb 27, 16:36

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.

Qualcomm targets sub-US$150 smartphones with new chipset

Feb 13, 17:20

Qualcomm has announced its new Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to enable sub-US$150 Smartphones. The MSM7227 solution will utilize HSDPA/HSUPA for broadband data speeds...

Probe card maker MPI lands order from Qualcomm

Feb 11, 15:55

Probe card maker MJC Probe (MPI) has received a new order for radio frequency (RF) probe cards from Qualcomm, with shipments having begun earlier this month, according to industry...

Qualcomm and Linktop sign CDMA2000 agreement

Feb 11, 09:54

Qualcomm and Linktop Technology, a company specialized in developing and manufacturing communication terminal products in China, have announced that they have entered into a subscriber...

VIA Telecom receives 3G handset chip orders from Tianyu, Dopod and Lenovo, paper says

Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:30

VIA Telecom, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies, has received orders for baseband chips for use in CDMA2000 handsets from China vendors Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment, Dopod...