CES 2013: More new multi-core chipset solutions unveiled, heating up competition

Jan 11, 14:47

Chipset vendors including Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics and ST-Ericsson have all unveiled their new multi-core solutions for mobile devices and other applications at CES 2013,...

China market: Entry-level smartphones to feature dual-core CPUs in 2H12

Jun 5, 11:10

Smartphones featuring dual-core CPUs are expected to begin penetrating into the CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone segment in China in the second half of 2012 thanks to dual-core reference...

ST-Ericsson seeking cooperation with China-based low-cost smartphone vendors, says paper

May 28, 14:58

ST-Ericsson has won adoption of its U8500 chip solution by China-based Shanda which will launch a smartphone for sale at about CNY1,000 (US$158) in the China market on June 6, according...

IC designers developing multi-core, multi-mode LTE platforms

Mar 2, 11:32

As LTE was one of the major focuses at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, during February 27-March 1, and Qualcomm has taken the initiative to offer an integrated...

Nokia to roll out mid-range Windows Phones using chipset solutions from ST-Ericsson

Nov 3, 14:00

Nokia will step up efforts to gain more share in the mid-range smartphone market by rolling out Windows Phone models powered by NovaThor chipset solutions from ST-Ericsson in 2012,...

Integrated mobile processors to challenge standalone application processors, says Petrov Group (part 2)

Mar 16, 12:19

Recently several handset IC companies have announced integrated mobile processors – products that integrate baseband processor and application processor together with graphics...

Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)

Mar 8, 15:40

Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...

Digitimes Insight: NFC and mobile payment to spearhead M2M development

Mar 3, 12:37

During a February 14 Mobile World Congress (MWC) press event, ST-Ericsson CEO Gilles Delfassy indicated that Internet devices will increase to 50 billion units. This means that in...

Prices for LTE cards expected to fall to US$50 at end of 2011, say Taiwan makers

Jul 13, 11:59

Due to efforts from chip developers such as Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson to move from 3G/3.5G to LTE (Long Term Evolution) and efforts to minimize production costs by system makers such...

Linaro formed to push Linux on ARM

Jun 4, 11:37

ARM and five system-on-chip (SoC) vendors - Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments (TI) - have jointly announced the formation of Linaro, a not-for-profit...

ST-Ericsson focuses on entry-level smartphone segment for emerging markets

May 19, 13:53

ST-Ericsson, the world's third-largest handset chipset maker, is working with China Mobile and handset vendors on entry-level smartphones and TD-SCDMA, according to company senior...

Acer to launch 8-10 smartphones in 2010; to adopt ST-Ericsson 3G solutions for Android models

Dec 22, 11:28

Acer plans to launch 8-10 new smartphones in 2010 with Android-powered models likely to be slightly more than Windows Mobile-based ones, according to sources at Taiwan handset indu...

FIH to consolidate handset R&D units within Foxconn Group

Oct 29, 14:38

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) plans to consolidate a total of eight handset R&D units belonging to member companies within the Foxconn Group, including Foxconn Electronics,...

HTC evaluating Broadcom as additional 3.5G chipset supplier, sources say

Sep 22, 11:34

HTC (High Tech Computer) is evaluating the possibility of adding Broadcom to its supplier list of 3.5G chipset solutions to fulfill its goal of introducing more entry-level and mid-range...

IC distributor WPG sees 3G chip sales soar

Jun 29, 15:13

WPG Holdings' sales of chips used in 3G network interface cards (NICs) in June will be more than three times the May level, driven by China mobile service providers' 3G-netbook bundle...

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...

ST-Ericsson to outsource handset chip production to TSMC and UMC, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 17, 14:38

ST-Ericsson, the joint venture of STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, will outsource 65nm and 45nm handset...