The company's Q4 loss widens Swiss semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics said it will write down about $500m to exit its struggling mobile chip joint venture, which was formed in 2008 with Swedish telecoms equipment manufacturer Ericsson. ...
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The CEOs of Europe’s Big Three semiconductor companies are optimistic about 2013. Each, at their earnings calls, said they expected a better end to the year than the beginning. There seems to be a commonly shared belief that Q1 will ...
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STMicroelectronics says it has shipped three billion MEMS sensors to date. ST’s total MEMS and sensor sales grew more than 19% in 2012, reaching a total of approximately $800m, according to market analyst IHS. ST’s MEMS ...
STMicroelectronics has announced that its “Liege” set-top box chipsets have received security certification from Conax, a supplier of conditional access solutions for digital TV. Conax's Contego content protection platform ...
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STMicroelectronics has introduced high-side switch ICs which can be use to replace conventional relays for vehicle electronics such as lights and body modules. The switches are available in a common package style so that modules suppliers ...
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Semi-conductors supplier ST-Ericsson last night unveiled a mobile device chipset that it says will add five hours to the battery life of smartphones once adopted by industry. The Swiss based company, which supplies chipsets and ...
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IDG News Service - Weak economies in the U.S. and Europe together with a slowdown in manufacturing in China hurt semiconductor sales during the second quarter this year, and the market will deteriorate further in the coming quarters as ...
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IDG News Service - Rambus on Wednesday said it would lay off around 15 percent of staff as part of a restructuring effort in which the company is trying to curb expenses to improve profitability. Rambus currently has about 500 employees, ...
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Europe's top digital commissioner has called for an "Airbus for chips" to boost the bloc's microelectronics sector. Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Tuesday that if the European Union wants to be a global player in chip ...
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Chip makers LSI and STMicroelectronics did not infringe on patents claimed by Rambus, according to a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday . Rambus claimed the chip makers had allegedly violated patents related to ...
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Ericsson said it would charge SEK8bn to offset the reduction of SEK8bn of its earnings Q4 2012. Ericsson is demanding a $1.2bn charge to write off its exposure to ST-Ericsson, a venture that produces cellphone components. Established in ...
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MIT is aiming for a leadership position in mobile technology with the launch on Thursday of its latest research center, Wireless@MIT. Also known more formally as the MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing, the new ...
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Intel shaved about a billion dollars off its third-quarter revenue forecast on Friday, blaming the global economy for slowing sales. It will announce full results for the quarter on Oct. 16. The company had previously predicted ...
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Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. With a 27.2% growth in semiconductor revenue, Qualcomm is booming while seven of the top 10 ...
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Swedish telecommunications equipment maker,Ericsson,will take an 8bn Swedish kronor(SEK)($1.2bn)charge in the fourth quarter(Q4)on its stake in the ST-Ericsson joint venture. STMicroelectronics announced earlier this month that it was ...
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