Chips
Qualcomm samples new smartphone chipset family
Qualcomm, a developer of wireless technologies, products and services, is sampling a new smartphone chipset family. The MSM7x30 family lays emphasis on multimedia performance, supporting high-definition video recording and playback, improved graphics with dedicated 2D and 3D cores, and an overall chip design optimised for a responsive Web experience. The company claims that its MSM7x30 [...]
Vimicro acquires Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell’s ViSS business
Vimicro, a multimedia semiconductor and solution provider, has announced that Vimicro Tianjin, a joint venture company operated and managed by Vimicro, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Video Surveillance System (ViSS) from Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell (ASB). Vimicro Tianjin will acquire the complete ViSS business including all property, plant and equipment, inventories, business contracts, intellectual [...]
Trident to acquire 3 consumer product lines from Micronas
Trident Microsystems, a player in semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television (DTV) markets, has entered into a definitive agreement with Micronas Semiconductor Holding to acquire selected assets of the frame rate converter (FRC), demodulator and audio product lines of Micronas’ Consumer Division. The consideration payable to Micronas will consist of 7.0m shares [...]
Samsung selects Spreadtrum as chipset supplier
Samsung, a player in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, has selected Spreadtrum Communications, a wireless baseband chipset provider in China, as a new chipset supplier. Spreadtrum’s QS520 GSM/GPRS and QS1001 EDGE transceivers have been designed into Samsung’s mobile phone models that are to be shipped internationally. The company has commenced volume shipment [...]
NXP unveils new DVB-C solution, STB150
NXP Semiconductors, a semiconductor company founded by Philips, has unveiled the new STB150 system solution, delivering a complete production-ready platform for the digital cable TV services market. The NXP STB150 integrates a new single-chip CX2448x MPEG-2 decoder for DVB-C (Digital Video Broadcasting – Cable) reception with a TDA18252HN silicon tuner and complete software stack, giving [...]
Openmoko selects STMicroelectronics’ MEMS solution
STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company and a supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) motion-sensing chips, has announced that its LIS302DL 3-axis accelerometer is being used by Openmoko to provide motion-sensing functions in Openmoko’s Neo Freerunner LINUX-based mobile open platform. Openmoko is a project dedicated to delivering mobile phones with an open source software stack. The company is [...]
NXP to transfer its mobile services business to Gemalto
Gemalto, a player in digital security, and NXP, a semiconductor company founded by Philips, have entered into an agreement whereby NXP would transfer its mobile services business to Gemalto. The related unit based in Sophia Antipolis, France will continue to develop and market software and service solutions compliant with the MIFARE4Mobile interface specifications which manage [...]
NXP, MIPS unveil 45nm HDMI 1.3 receiver IP solution
MIPS Technologies, a provider of architectures, processors and analog IP, has announced that its cooperation with NXP Semiconductors has resulted in, what is claimed to be, the industry’s first 45nm HDMI 1.3 receiver IP solution. The companies announced a year ago that they were extending their strategic relationship to offer HDMI-based IP solutions for digital [...]
Qiao Xing Mobile, Datang establish strategic cooperation
Qiao Xing Mobile Communication, a Chinese manufacturer of mobile handsets, has established strategic cooperation with Datang Telecom Technology, a Chinese supplier of TD-SCDMA chipsets. Qiao Xing Mobile’s subsidiary CEC Telecom (CECT) signed the cooperation agreement with Datang. Based on the agreement, Datang will supply TD-SCDMA chipsets to CECT, which will be used in at least [...]
Apache expands collaboration with STMicroelectronics
Apache Design Solutions, a player in power and noise integrity for chip, package, and system convergence, has expanded its business relationship and technical collaboration with STMicroelectronics to address the power and noise challenges associated with 45/32nm designs. Apache and ST’s cooperative efforts have resulted in the delivery of power and noise solutions for SoC power [...]
