Tag Archives: RF

Intel snaps up Fujitsu Wireless to improve LTE offerings – but Qualcomm still rules the industry

Posted on August 15, 2013 by mtlin

Intel has quietly snapped up Fujitsu’s wireless division in a bid to further increase its LTE expertise. Specifically, it’s purchased Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products, an Arizona-based arm of the Japanese company that specializes in LTE RF (radio frequency) technology. The … Continue reading →

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Intel buys Fujitsu RF unit to beef up LTE expertise

Posted on August 13, 2013 by mtlin

Intel purchased a unit of Fujitsu, called Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products, a specialist in RF transceiver technology, in a bid to increase its LTE and overall mobile expertise, an Intel spokeswoman confirmed to FierceWireless. Intel spokeswoman Cara Walker said that … Continue reading →

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Intel Acquires Fujitsu Wireless

Posted on August 13, 2013 by mtlin

LONDON — Intel Corp. confirmed that it acquired last month Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products Inc. (FSWP), the Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary of Fujitsu that developed an advanced multimode LTE RF transceiver. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The … Continue reading →

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Broadcom steals MediaTek’s crown

Posted on March 21, 2013 by mtlin

A week after ABI Research crowned MediaTek Inc.’s MT6167 as the first 40nm and smallest multimode transceiver, the market analyst may have to backtrack its announcement. ABI Research has reported that Broadcom Corp. has put into production one of the … Continue reading →

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Examining Qualcomm and Mediatek’s different mindsets

Posted on March 8, 2013 by mtlin

Look out Qualcomm Inc. Taiwanese rival Mediatek Inc. has delivered the world’s smallest multimode transceiver, according to market research firm ABI Research. Mediatek’s MT6167 transceiver is also the world’s first 40-nm transceiver, according to ABI. Last month, on the eve … Continue reading →

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Mediatek Trumps Qualcomm in RF with World’s Smallest Transceiver, According to ABI Research (Mediatek takes crown for tiniest RF transceiver)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by mtlin

ABI Research finds that Mediatek has delivered the world’s smallest multimode transceiver. Coming just a week after Qualcomm announced its intentions to produce RF front ends for high tier LTE smartphones, Mediatek releases the world’s smallest RF transceiver which is … Continue reading →

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高通發表全球通用 LTE 晶片組　射頻晶片市場山雨欲來

Posted on February 22, 2013 by mtlin

雖然 4G 長程演進（Long-Term Evolution；LTE）技術能大幅提升無線網路傳輸速度，但不同電信商、不同地區、不同國家的 4G LTE 網路使用不同頻段的情況卻也造成消費者、OEM 廠莫大困擾。像 2012 年蘋果（Apple）的第三代 iPad 不支援澳洲的 4G 網路技術，便引發當地消費者保護單位一度準備提告。不過在高通（Qualcomm）推出可支援全球各類 2G、3G、4G LTE 的解決方案後，這個問題便可望獲得相當程度的解決。 高通在 21 日透過新聞稿發表其全球通用的解決方案。根據高通說法，該晶片組將支援 7 種無線技術，包括 FDD-LTE、TD-LTE、WCDMA、EV-DO、CDMA 1x、TD-SCDMA、GSM/EDGE，支援的 4G LTE 頻段則多達 40 個左右。 高通表示，該晶片組使用了業界首個 3D 射頻封裝解決方案、動態天線匹配調諧器（Dynamic Antenna Matching Tuner）、功率追蹤器（Power Tracker），以及整合在一起的 CMOS 功率放大器、天線開關（Antenna Switch）。而在該晶片組使用的 3D … Continue reading →

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Best Cost Saving Award for 3GPP low-cost MTC devices

Posted on April 25, 2012 by mtlin

Currently the winner goes to … MStar Semiconductor, Inc.!!!

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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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Semiconductor firm MediaTek to invest $94m in Singapore for R&D

Posted on March 7, 2011 by mtlin

Opens new office at One North in Singapore, plans to double its team strength MediaTek, a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia offerings, will invest more than SGD120m (approximately $94.7m) to expand its research and development centre … Continue reading →

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