Semiconductor NewsSemiconductors news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Zarlink Responds to Threat of Proxy Battle From Hedge Fund of National Bank Financial- July 5, 2008 Zarlink Semiconductor received a letter from Mr. Scott Leckie, an employee of National Bank Financial.http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/zarlink-responds-to-threat-of-proxy-b... Renesas revamps China unit--again- July 4, 2008 Seeking to cut more costs, Japanese chip maker Renesas Technology Corp. has reorganized its sales and support operations in China--again. Under the new organization, the sales subsidiary in Shanghai--Renesas ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/renesas-revamps-china-unit-again?from... Analyst -- Chip industry no longer "business as usual"- July 4, 2008 Semiconductor industry analyst Malcolm Penn, CEO of Future Horizons , invoked the spirit of both Winston Churchill and King Canute in arguing in his June chip market report that even though the global economy ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/analyst-chip-industry-no-longer-busin... ST, NXP team up on new global wireless trends- July 4, 2008 European chip companies, NXP BV and STMicroelectronics NV, have announced that their joint venture being set up to address mobile applications will be called ST -NXP Wireless , and will be led by Alain Dutheil ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/st-nxp-team-up-on-new-global-wireless... Chip combines audio filtering and ESD protection in flip-chip package- July 4, 2008 By combining complete EMI filtering and ESD protection for stereo headset output and external and internal microphones in a single package, STMicroelectronics' EMIF06-AUD01F2 saves up to 77% of board space ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/chip-combines-audio-filtering-and-esd... Focus buys wireless audio IP- July 4, 2008 Focus Enhancements Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase certain intellectual property rights for a prototype wireless audio chipset developed by AudioMojo Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/focus-buys-wireless-audio-ip?fromrss=... Nokia and Interdigital end patent dispute in UK- July 4, 2008 - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia and InterDigital agreed to drop patent cases in the British courts against each other, sending the wireless technology firm's stock up as much as 7 percent.The lawsuits relate to certain 3G mobile phone technology patents owned by the companies and whether they were essential to the UMTS third-generation telephony standard, InterDigital said in a statement.The companies, which had been locked in the patents battle in the English courts for the past few...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/nokia-and-interdigital-end-patent-dis... Just how many ''Brains'' does a PC need- July 3, 2008 Just how many "brains" does your personal computer need, anyway Not that buying a PC was ever as easy as, say, buying a toaster or an electric toothbrush, but the companies that make the electronic brains, or ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/just-how-many-brains-does-a-pc-need?f... McDermott Will & Emery: Patent Case Results in Favorable Jury Verdict for Linear Technology- July 3, 2008 Today, a unanimous jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware awarded total victory to McDermott client Linear Technology on its claim against Monolithic Power Systems for infringement of two ...http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/mcdermott-will-emery-patent-case-resu... Cypress sells MEMS biz to Dainippon Screen- July 3, 2008 Japan's Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd has acquired Cypress Semiconductor Corp.http://www.topix.net/business/semiconductors/2008/07/cypress-sells-mems-biz-to-dainippon-s... |