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RDA Microelectronics Sampling Wi-Fi Combo Chip

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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GSM turns 20 today, still rocking the world

Happy birthday, dear Global System for Mobile Communications! 20 years ago today, on July 1 1991, the world’s first GSM call was made by Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri. The historic call used Nokia gear on GSM’s original 900MHz band. … Continue reading

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MediaTek expands operations in Singapore

MediaTek will be growing its presence in Singpore with a new office at One North. MediaTek will also invest more than than $94 million (120 million SGD) to expand its research and development center and business operations in Singapore. “We … Continue reading

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Huawei sues ZTE for patent violation

Huawei has thrown a spanner in the works of rival ZTE’s mobile devices plan, suing for patent and trademark infringement in a handful of European courts. The Chinese vendor claims infringement of patents covering data card and LTE technologies, and … Continue reading

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MediaTek targets local handset manufacturers

Taiwanese mobile chipset maker MediaTek has opened its office in Dubai, a move the the company believes will help it to court mobile handset manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa market. The vendor is aiming to capitalise on its … Continue reading

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[MWC 2011] MOTOROLA GLEAM

MOTOROLA Booth @ MWC 2011 Motorola 的 Razr 超薄系列手機曾經成為街上隨處可見的潮流。在這次 MWC 2011 MOTO 終於正式發佈沿襲 Razr 超薄設計的摺疊手機 — Gleam。 Motorola Gleam 外型十分簡單,面蓋並沒有印上任何標誌,取而代之是一個點陣式 LED 顯示,在露出的鍵盤下方清晰的印上 Motorola 名稱,若沒有看到這標誌,很容易誤認這款是日系或韓系的品牌。打開上蓋,可以清楚感受到 Motorola Razr 標誌性的超薄按鍵,2.4″ QVGA 螢幕已足夠顯示訊息,內建 32MB Flash 及 16MB RAM,能夠儲存 500 條 SMS 及 800 位聯絡人資料,其他功能包括藍牙,FM … Continue reading

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Feeling the heat, MediaTek seeks a comeback

Taiwanese fabless chip vendor MediaTek defied gravity during last year’s recession, growing by more than 20 percent in a year when the wider semiconductor industry declined by roughly 10 percent. But 2010 has been a different story: The wireless chip … Continue reading

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恆通高科總經理陳陽成:明年搶下大陸一成 3G 手機晶片市佔

自老字號 IC 設計凌陽 (2401) 切割獨立出來的恆通高科,總經理陳陽成今日指出,公司自行研發的 WCDMA 3G 手機晶片已經獲得大陸 2 ~ 3 家手機品牌客戶的青睞,自10月起小量出貨,希望到明年底單月出貨量超過 300 萬套,搶下大陸 3G 手機晶片市場一成的市佔。 恆通是在 2006 年 12 月自凌陽科技分割,專注於開發行動通訊晶片解決方案,目前資本額 12.9 億元,凌陽持股 32%,而恆通經過 5 年來的研發,目前已能提供 WCDMA 系統之 3G 手機基頻等相關晶片的解決方案,至於恆通 WCDMA 系統的 IP 則是在多年前就向英國的 TDP TTP (記者外行聽了寫錯,阿牧幫忙更正) 買斷;陳陽成也透露,目前能夠提供完整 3G 手機基頻晶片解決方案的廠商,只有高通、聯發科與恆通 … Continue reading

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The unthinkable has happened: Qualcomm and MediaTek enter into a patent agreement

MediaTek makes chips for various devices including DVD players and televisions, but they’re most known for their mobile phone chips that go into the millions of Chinese made handsets that never leave the country. The Nokla clones we make fun … Continue reading

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Mediatek and Qualcomm play nice

Patent sharing agreement MOBILE CHIP DESIGNERS Qualcomm and Mediatek have inked a broad patent sharing deal. The agreement will give both firms access to a range of each others wireless communication technologies, including CDMA and WCDMA patents and products. Although … Continue reading

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