113 news items tagged licensing
MediaTek's role in 5G world: Q&A with TL Lee, GM of wireless communication
Wednesday 4 December 2019MediaTek has released Dimensity 1000 featuring four Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz with four power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2.0GHz, accelerating...
Arm pledges technology support to Chinese companies
Friday 25 October 2019Arm will keep licensing its processor IP and rendering service support to its partners in China, having made strict scrutiny of legal issues involved, according to Allen Wu, executive...
UMC allowed to buy remaining stake in Mie Fujitsu
Thursday 26 September 2019United Microelectronics (UMC) has satisfied all closing conditions, including final approval from all relevant government agencies, for the full acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor...
ProLogium scores points in licensing solid-state LCB technology
Thursday 25 July 2019Solid-state lithium ceramic battery (LCB) maker PorLogium Technology has signed MoUs with four battery and electric vehicle (EV) makers giving them licenses to use its battery manufacturing...
AOT aims to obtain patent and trademark licensing from Cree
Friday 19 July 2019LED packaging service provider Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT) has disclosed it aims to obtain licenses for using US-based Cree's patents and trademark, according to an announcement...
Antitrust ruling against Qualcomm seen beneficial to rival chipmakers
Friday 24 May 2019A recent US court verdict ordering Qualcomm to renegotiate patent licensing deals with customers in accordance with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Act may cripple its dominance...
Meitu and Xiaomi partnership points to consolidation in China smartphone market, IDC finds
Monday 26 November 2018Meitu, a company best known for its selfie app, and Xiaomi announced recently a strategic partnership to jointly launch Meitu-branded phones and other smart devices in a move that...
Security and management key to digital manufacturing: Q&A with Identify 3D CSO Stephan Thomas
Monday 22 October 2018As digital manufacturing is gradually becoming an important part of the worldwide manufacturing industry, data security and supply chain management are major concerns for many large...
Amazon may launch versatile robots integrating new-generation tech in 2019
Tuesday 16 October 2018Amazon is likely to launch in 2019 a versatile robot integrating cloud service, big data, smart voice, IoT, AI and even 5G technologies, which is expected to serve as the web giant's...
AP Memory gearing up for transformation
Friday 21 September 2018AP Memory will be executing its business transformation between the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-half 2019, as the company is looking to improve its gross margin and profit performance,...
SMIC expects revenues to decrease in 3Q18
Friday 10 August 2018China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 4-6% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018, with gross margin...
Arm China JV planning IPO
Tuesday 5 June 2018Arm China will be dedicated to developing products exclusively for the China market, and plans for an IPO on the local stock exchange, according to Rene Haas, president of Arm's IP...
Microsoft mulls raising license fees for Windows OS
Thursday 29 March 2018Microsoft reportedly is mulling adjusting its current Windows licensing plan and is expected to charge more fees on models with higher-end specifications. The move is expected to...
NVM IP provider eMemory posts record revenues and profits for 2017
Tuesday 13 February 2018Taiwan-based eMemory, a developer and provider of embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) technology, has reported net profits of NT$598 million (US$20.4 million) on consolidated revenues...
Alibaba forays into CPU sector via investment in C-Sky Microsystems
Monday 6 November 2017As part of its efforts to enhance its presence in the CPU sector, China tech giant Alibaba Group has invested in Hangzhou-based C-Sky Microsystems, an IC design house dedicated to...
Qualcomm revenues, profits fall in fiscal 2017
Friday 3 November 2017Qualcomm has announced operating income of US$2.6 billion on revenues of US$22.3 billion in its fiscal year ended September 24, 2017, which represented on-year decreases of 60% in...
Qualcomm faces antitrust fine in Taiwan
Thursday 12 October 2017Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded an investigation into wireless chipmaker Qualcomm, finding that certain of the company's business practices are in violation of...
UMC to roll out 22nm process as early as 2018
Friday 28 April 2017Foundry chipmaker UMC has disclosed plans to roll out 22nm process technology as early as 2018. UMC has started IP development for its 22nm process, and expects to introduce the node...
UMC expects flat performance in 2Q17
Thursday 27 April 2017United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments and ASPs to stay flat sequentially in the second quarter of 2017, when the foundry chipmaker's capacity utilization rate...
Powerchip chairman expects long-term DRAM shortage
Thursday 20 April 2017The supply of DRAM memory is likely to stay tight for a substantial period of time, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology.
Microsoft announces IP licensing program for connected cars
Thursday 23 March 2017The automotive industry is undergoing a digital transformation. The technology in automobiles that's connected to the Internet and capable of receiving services from the cloud is...
Microsoft lowers 2017 Windows 10 licensing rates for low-cost notebooks
Thursday 12 January 2017Microsoft has settled with notebook vendors on Windows 10 licensing rates for models to be launched in 2017, with costs for under 14.1-inch low-cost models lowered from 2016, according...
BlackBerry secures global smart phone software and brand licensing agreement with TCL
Monday 19 December 2016BlackBerry and TCL Communication Technology Holdings have entered into a long-term licensing agreement, providing acceleration to BlackBerry's transition into a security software...
Equipment maker GPM strikes licensing deal with IBM
Friday 4 November 2016Gallant Precision Machining (GPM), which mainly makes equipment for the manufacture of display panels and semiconductors, has announced the signing of a joint development and license...
Hydis Technologies cross licensing TFT-LCD patents with Tianma Micro-electronics
Tuesday 6 September 2016EPD (electrophoretic) electronic paper maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) on September 1 announced that its South Korea-based subsidiary Hydis Technologies has signed with China-based Tianma...
- Qualcomm to appeal record South Korean anti-trust fine (Dec 3) - Reuters
- Qualcomm strikes new licensing deal with LG (Aug 20) - Reuters
- AMD not conducting further technology transfers of x86 IP to China JV (Jun 4) - Tom's Hardware Guide
- Nokia caps 5G royalty at EUR 3 as mobile industry seeks licensing peace (Aug 21, 2018) - Venturebeat
- China producing x86 chips nearly identical to AMD server processors (Jul 10, 2018) - Ars Technica
- Google announces patent agreement with Tencent amid China push (Jan 19) - Reuters
- Qualcomm to win EU approval for NXP deal by end of year (Nov 16) - Bloomberg
- BlackBerry signs licensing agreement with India's Optiemus (Feb 6) - TechCrunch
- Qualcomm misses revenue estimates, defends licensing model (Jan 25) - Reuters
- FTC sues Qualcomm over licensing practices (Jan 17) - ZDNet