Category Archives: Work

恆通高科人員、業務全部縮編　凌陽認列資產減損 4 億元

Posted on March 2, 2012 by mtlin

借款子公司恆通高科恐難回收　凌陽認列減損 4 億 萬惠雯 / 精實新聞 IC 設計公司凌陽 (2401) 借款子公司恆通高科約 4 億元的借款，因為恆通高科於昨 (29) 日臨時董事會決議業務縮編，將退出研發 3G 手機晶片事業，凌陽評估借款恆通高科 4 億元恐難回收，故依照會計準則 34、35 號認列資產減損約 4 億元，對 EPS 影響約 0.67 元，將會反應在 2011 年的財報中顯現。 恆通高科原為凌陽旗下開發 3G 解決方案為主的廠商凌陽電通，研發方向為兩大領域，包括 3G WCDMA 手機晶片，以及 3G USB Dongle 數據卡晶片，但過去在研發 WCDMA 晶片投資金額龐大，對凌陽負擔也相當沈重，凌陽於 … Continue reading →

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Orange to Sell Co-Branded Intel Smartphone Reference Design Directly to Customers, Codename: Santa Clara

Posted on February 27, 2012 by mtlin

At CES Intel announced both Lenovo and Motorola would be bringing Atom based smartphones to market in 2012. Lenovo showed off its K800 for the China market at the show, while Motorola offered a more vague commitment to bring multiple … Continue reading →

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Rumor: Nokia to start using MediaTek chipsets in an effort to reduce costs?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by mtlin

Now that Nokia’s decided to make all their phones in Asia in order to try and save some money, why not also go with cheaper Asian components? According to DigiTimes, who has a mixed track record, but have proved themselves … Continue reading →

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A Chinese Law Goes Faster Than Moore’s Law

Posted on December 31, 2011 by mtlin

數位電視晶片業務 ── 無論是智慧電視 SoC 或數位電視解調晶片 ── 都是僅有台灣和中國廠商才玩得起的市場，在這些消費市場中，不斷壓低價格是其唯一的發展邏輯。畢竟，誰願意留在一個企業利潤萎縮速度比摩爾定律更快速的產業中？ 　 – EETimes

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RDA Microelectronics Sampling Wi-Fi Combo Chip

Posted on December 19, 2011 by mtlin

3-in-1 Connectivity Chip Designed to Support 3G/4G Smartphone Growth SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RDA Microelectronics (Nasdaq:RDA) (“RDA Microelectronics” or the “Company”), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets Radio Frequency (RF) and mixed-signal chips … Continue reading →

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Yahoo Battles Brain Drain

Posted on December 5, 2011 by mtlin

Internet Company Braces for Wave of Exits After Holidays To the catalog of problems facing Yahoo Inc., add employees like Greg Cohn. Mr. Cohn joined Yahoo six years ago as a business strategist, working his way up to become a … Continue reading →

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MediaTek friends Facebook with feature phone

Posted on November 8, 2011 by mtlin

Feature phones costing under $50 will soon come with Facebook functions built in

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Broadcom closes DTV, Blu-ray chip units

Posted on September 22, 2011 by mtlin

NEW YORK – Broadcom has quietly shut down its digital TV operations, including offices from Toronto to Pennsylvania to China. The closures began earlier this week (Sept. 19), EE Times has confirmed. More than 100 of Broadcom’s DTV engineering and … Continue reading →

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簡評小米手機這個品牌 Brief comments on the new brand MIUI

Posted on August 17, 2011 by mtlin

這是個以山寨精神為底的 own brand

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Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility 谷歌買下摩托羅拉手機業務部門

Posted on August 15, 2011 by mtlin

Google 官方部落格：Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility Larry Page 的聲明中提到： Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies. … Continue reading →

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