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Freescale files for IPO to raise $1 billion

LONDON–FreescaleSemiconductor,theU.S.chipcompanythatspunofffromMotorolain2004andtakenprivatebyaprivateequityconsortiumin2006,hasfiledforaninitialpublicofferingofcommonshares.FreescaleSemiconductorHoldingsILtd.ofBermudaplanstosell43,500,000commo

NVIDIA Buys Baseband And RF Technology Company Icera For $367M In Cash

NVIDIAthismorningannounceditsacquisitionofIcera,whichprovidesbasebandprocessorsfor3Gand4Gcellularphonesandtablets.Theacquisition,for$367millionincash,hasbeenapprovedbybothcompanies’boardsofdirectorsandisexpectedtobecompleted,subjecttocustomaryc

TriQuint brings GaAs to the masses

From:EETimes,byMarkLaPedusSANJOSE,Calif.–In1985,agroupofengineersleftTektronixInc.andfoundedTriQuintSemiconductorInc.topursuegalliumarsenide(GaAs)technologyforhighperformancewirelessapplications.Foryears,GaAswastoutedasthenextbigtechnology&rsqu

Silicon Image to buy SiBeam for $25 million

LONDON–SiliconImageInc.,asupplierofhigh-definitionconnectivityICs,hasannouncedithasagreedtoacquireprivately-heldSiBeamInc.for$25.5millionincashandSiliconImagestock.SiBeam(Sunnyvale,Calif.)wasfoundedin2004byateamofengineersfromtheBerkeleyW

Analyst: GaAs supply chain robust after quake

LONDON–Suppliesofgalliumandarseniderawmaterials,semi-insulatingbulksubstratesandhavenotbeendisruptedbytheJapaneseearthquakeofMarch11andensuingtsunamiortheon-goingissueswiththenuclearreactorsatFukushima,accordingtomarketresearchfirmStrategyAnaly

IBM shows off 155GHz graphene transistor in the name of DARPA research

IBMmightbecautiousabouttoutinggrapheneasaasiliconkiller,butthathasntstoppeditfrompushingtheproductionofeverfastergraphenetransistors.Withtherecentdemonstrationofa155GHzgraphenetransistor,thefirmsuccessfullyoutdiditspreviousrecord-settingefforts,which

TI to acquire National Semiconductor

CombinationtostrengthenanalogportfolioandcustomersupportTexasInstrumentshassignedadefinitiveagreementtopurchaseNationalSemiconductorinanall-cashtransactionofabout$6.5billion.Thismergerwillunitetwoindustryleaderswhohaveacommoncommitmenttosolvingyouran

iPhone 5 Imagination

Onemorething,personallyspeaking,FMisnecessary.

BlackBerry Touch

BlackBerryTouch,whichmaybereleasedattheBlackBerryWorldinMay,willbemynextcellphone,definitely.EventhoughtheiPhone3GSgivesverygoodexperiences,therearestillsomethingsuckssuchastheweaktodeathantennasignalandbadbattarylife.TheBB8700alwayscomestomymindreca

Why did Anadigics' Rivas leave us?

JunkoYoshida3/30/20113:57PMEDTNEWYORK–MarioRivashasresignedasAnadigics’CEO,bothforprofessionalandpersonalreasons.InaninterviewwithEETimesTuesday,Rivassaid,“Itwasacombinationofthings.”Rivascitedturmoilintheglobalmarket–in

TriQuint and Skyworks Power iPhone 5

From:MWJournalBlog,byPat.TheupcomingAppleiPhone5,duethissummer,willbepoweredbyTriQuintandSkyworksPAs.Whileitisdisappointingthatitwillnothave4GLTEcapability,accordingtoanarticlefromTheStreet,theAppleiPhone5willbeafullfeaturedworldphoneequippedwi

Amid 60 GHz debate, ST ponders WirelessHD

From:EETimesSANFRANCISCO–Amidagreatwirelessdebate,STMicroelectronicsrevealedatISSCCitiskickingthetiresontheWirelessHDversionof60GHznetworking.SofaronlySiBeamInc.hasa60GHzshortrangewirelessproduct,butmultipletechnologiesareemergingtocompetewithi

“中国2011年度电子成就奖”得奖名单揭晓

Distributed PA Chip Delivers up to +25 dBm Saturated Output Power

HittiteMicrowaveCorporationhasintroducedanewGaAspHEMTMMICPowerAmplifierwhichisidealfortestinstrumentation,microwaveradio,andmilitaryandspaceapplicationsfromDCto40GHz.TheHMC930isaGaAspHEMTMMICDistributedPowerAmplifierdiewhichoperatesbetweenDCand40GHz,

TRIQUINT ANNOUNCES NEXT GENERATION MULTI-MODE POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE FOR LEADING 3G/4G CHIPSET

HybridConvergedMMPAImprovesPerformanceandLowersWCDMAandEDGESystemCostHILLSBORO,OREGON(USA)ANDBARCELONA,SPAIN--February1,2011--TriQuintSemiconductor,Inc(NASDAQ:TQNT),aleadingRFfront-endproductmanufacturerandfoundryservicesprovider,todayannouncedavaila