In Focus: Silicon

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its highest performing floating-point DSP running at 350 MHz. Target applications include high quality audio conferencing, ...

Marvell announced support for Microsoft Network Access Protection technology in its multilayer switching silicon and related software. Network Access Protection ...

ZyXEL Communications has selected Ikanos' multi-mode central office (CO) and customer premises equipment (CPE) VDSL2 chipsets for used in VDSL2 ...

Cortina Systems has acquired ImmenStar, a privately held semiconductor company that specializes in passive optical network (PON) System-on-Chip (SoC) technology. ...

Atheros Communications has shipped more than 100 million wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets since its founding 8 years ago. The company ...

QUALCOMM and Broadcom agreed to settle claims and counterclaims associated with two patents belonging to Broadcom and two patents belonging ...

Alcatel-Lucent has made an equity investment in SEQUANS Communications, a developer of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions. SEQUANS offers ...

Marvell is supplying its PXA310 applications processor (internally codenamed Monahans) and its 88W8686 WLAN chipset for Seagate Technology's mobile storage ...

Broadcom launched a new mobile television reference design platform for manufacturers that plan to integrate mobile TV into their handset ...

Texas Instruments launched its third generation GSM solution for the ultra low-cost handset market. The "LoCosto ULC" single-chip platform will ...

Motorola has extended its strategic relationship with Freescale Semiconductor as a preferred supplier of 2G and 3G chipset platforms through ...

Nokia has selected Infineon as a supplier of baseband and RF (Radio frequency) chips for GSM mobile handsets. The highly ...

Centillium Communications expanded its end-to-end FTTH semiconductor portfolio with the commercial release of its next-generation Mustang 300 system-on-chip (SoC). The ...