Tag Archives: baseband

ITRI is recruiting for 5G talent

Posted on September 27, 2014 by mtlin

工研院 5G 科專，全方位徵才，從標準制定到實作、驗證。

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Broadcom cuts 2,500 jobs in wind-down of baseband unit

Posted on July 22, 2014 by mtlin

Broadcom Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Scott McGregor gestures during a news conference in Taipei March 18, 2010. CREDIT: REUTERS/PICHI CHUANG (Reuters) – Broadcom Corp said on Tuesday it is winding down its money-losing cellular baseband chip business and … Continue reading →

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Why This Company May Be the Next to Bail on Smartphone Chips

Posted on June 4, 2014 by mtlin

After Broadcom announced that it will bow out of the race for cellular apps processors and modems, it’s probably time to start thinking about which company is going to be next. Even as the industry has consolidated over the years … Continue reading →

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[轉載] 手机芯片市场大洗牌，预测今后发展趋势

Posted on November 7, 2013 by mtlin

阿牧提醒您：道聽塗說投資太多，可能有害身心健康　|　敝小站不負任何責任 发信人: leonidas (东海兔子), 信区: Stock 标 题: 手机芯片市场大洗牌，预测今后发展趋势 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jul 24 17:08:14 2013, 美东) 作为一个手机芯片市场上混了 N 年的软硅工，谈谈我对手机芯片市场的看法： 【声明：别买 IC 公司的股票，这个行业挣得是血汗钱，夕阳行业】 名词解释： AP: Applicaton Processor, 就是 N 个 ARM 搭起来，外加 GPU 的处理器。跑 Android BP: Baseband Processor, 所有的通讯协议，2/3/4G … Continue reading →

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Broadcom Buys Renesas’ LTE Assets – IP, SoC & Engineers

Posted on September 4, 2013 by mtlin

TOKYO — Broadcom Corp. surprised many in the mobile industry Wednesday (Sept. 4) by announcing a definitive agreement to acquire LTE-related assets from Renesas Mobile. With the new acquisition deal, Broadcom, which has shipped no LTE products to date, will … Continue reading →

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MediaTek, MStar Merger Gets China’s OK

Posted on August 28, 2013 by mtlin

LONDON — A previously stalled $4 billion merger between consumer electronics IC companies MediaTek Inc. and MStar Semiconductor Inc., both based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, has received approval from China’s antitrust regulator but with conditions covering the sale of LCD TV … Continue reading →

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高通、展訊手機晶片猛降價　聯發科回防應接不暇

Posted on April 26, 2013 by mtlin

高通（Qualcomm）預估公司最新一季，包括營收、毛利率及獲利表現都略低於市場預期的情形，已獲得大陸智慧型手機產業鏈的證實，大陸白牌手機業者指出，近期高通已針對旗下 4 核心手機晶片報價再度作出折讓動作，最低甚至已跌破 10 美元大關，比起聯發科的 MT6589 手機晶片解決方案還要便宜，這種違背市場秩序倫理的情形，已帶給聯發科很大的競爭壓力。 聯發科在 2013 年第 1 季已進行一連串的成本降低計畫，包括晶粒面積再微縮、尋求更便宜晶圓代工來源及要求封測廠降價等工作，不過，面對高通在上、展訊在下，近期又齊一心志壓低手機晶片報價的共識，聯發科難免有點應接不暇的感嘆。甚至聯發科還認為，在主要競爭對手不是要守、就是想搶市佔率，而不斷祭出更積極的促銷動作，在公司降低成本的動作根本趕不上客戶要求降價的速度下。 近期高通針對旗下 4 核心手機晶片報價再度作出折讓動作，帶給聯發科很大競爭壓力。 符世旻 攝

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Yoshida in China: How ST and Renesas blew it on mobile

Posted on March 20, 2013 by mtlin

SHANGHAI – Let’s face it. All along, we knew how this movie would end. The game is over for Western chip companies — except for a sole survivor and the mobile chip industry leader, Qualcomm. Earlier this week, upon returning … Continue reading →

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展訊收購 MobilePeak 開價過低　小股東不滿欲上訴

Posted on March 15, 2013 by mtlin

大陸通訊晶片商展訊最近在收購 WCDMA 解決方案供應商 MobilePeak 的交易上碰到難題，因為 MobilePeak 的小股東們認為 2011 年時展訊提出的收購價格過低，導致小股東權益受損，正考慮提起訴訟。 新浪科技報導，展訊於 2011 年 5 月 4 日和 6 月 21 日，先後收購先後收購 MobilePeak 所有優先股，使其持股比率達 48.44%。9 月 30 日展訊又收購了部份股票，使得持股比率達 85.9%。12 月 31 日，展訊持有股權達 86.9%。展訊還在 2011 年報中表示，預計收購剩餘股份金額達 110 萬美元。 展訊預計支付 110 萬美元來收購剩餘股份，其目標正是發起訴訟小股東們所持有的股份。小股東認為，展訊和 MobilePeak 的管理階層串通，刻意壓低收購價格，私下給予補償，某些員工甚至得到數百萬美元補償。 … Continue reading →

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New Quad-Core Mobile Chip Will Mean Cheaper High-End Smartphones

Posted on December 13, 2012 by mtlin

Combining components on a single chip lowers the cost of manufacturing. Taiwanese chip giant MediaTek today launched the world’s first quad-core “system on a chip” for smartphones. The new chip, the MT6589, is cheaper to manufacture — which will help … Continue reading →

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