Samsung is to pay$310m for CSR's wireless mobile unit which delivers 36%of CSR's revenues. The deal covers Cambridge-based CSR's products for handsets. It will leave the company focused on audio,imaging,automotive,indoor location and ...
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Samsung Electronics will buy CSR's mobile development division for $310m. The acquisition will see the transfer of 21 patents to Samsung from the UK chip manufacturer, which has been struggling with losses since a restructuring last year, ...
Tags: Samsung, CSR, chip, Wi-Fi chips, Bluetooth chips, location service chips
IDG News Service-Samsung Electronics will buy the handset connectivity and location chip development operations of UK chip maker CSR for$310 million,the companies said Tuesday. Samsung aims to strengthen its application processor platform ...
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The in-vehicle navigation systems sales are expected to quadruple by 2019, according to a new report. According to the Strategy Analytics report, 'Automotive and Portable Navigation: Market Drivers and Forecasts 2011 -2019' the technology ...
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First production order comes from Solar Junction–in which the UK-headquartered wafer foundry has a$5M equity stake. Semiconductor wafer featuring multi-junction cells The advanced semiconductor epiwafer foundry IQE is to ...
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International smartphone brands have been incepting anti-fingerprint film as a basic feature of the products,the market believes China white-box handset makers will soon follow suit in 2012.Demand for anti-fingerprint films is expected to ...
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Market-leading security products supplier,ESP Ltd,is expanding its access control range with the launch of two new audio door entry products-Evoke,an audio door entry system and Evoke KP,featuring an integral access control pin code keypad. ...
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Apple's iPhone 4s remains the most popular smartphone in the UK, but is losing ground to rival devices from Samsung and Google's Android operating system market figures show. While sales of the iPhone 4s accounted for 25% of smartphone ...
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Coasia Microelectronics, which mainly distributes IC components for Samsung Electronics such as CMOS image sensors, multi-chip package (MCP) memory and OLED displays, will grab new orders from several China-based handset makers for AMOLED ...
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Javelin Semiconductor Inc of Austin,TX,USA says that South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is shipping Javelin's PA in the new Galaxy Appeal for AT&T.Javelin's PAs deliver high efficiency across the wide range of required output power ...
Virgin Media today announced a new tariff to bring unlimited data to its customers. Named the Premiere tariff, it is akin to the One Plan from 3 and Full Monty from T-Mobile, offering unlimited mobile internet usage, alongside unlimited ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro,NC,USA says that its Foundry Services business unit has updated its process design kits(PDKs)for use with Agilent Technologies Inc's Advanced Design System(ADS)2011 electronic design ...
Nokia is to sell its UK-based Vertu,luxury mobile phone business,as part of major changes to its mobile business which will see 10,000 jobs go. Nokia has agreed terms for private equity group,EQT VI to acquireVertu which is headquartered ...
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4 June 2012 Handset RF device market to grow from$3.8bn to$5bn in 2016 As handset RF front ends(containing gallium arsenide)are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the 4G era,they cost$9-11 for 4G devices,which is twice that for 3G and ...
This exclusive report for Computer Weekly readers by Juniper Research,offers a comprehensive briefing on the opportunities for NFC mobile payment technology in the retail industry. The report,written for senior IT professionals,covers the ...
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