Apple buys chipmaker for iPhones, iPods

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:56 -0400

Apple has agreed to buy a boutique microprocessor company named PA Semi for a rumored pricetag of $278 million. PA Semi is known for its low-power, sophisticated chipsets, which according to Forbes, could mean big things for the iPhone and future iPods. The deal is a particular slap in the face for Intel, which has been courting Apple for some time. PA Semi has 150 employees and counts NEC as one of its key customers. Apple is planning to supply existing customers for the foreseeable future but some insiders told Forbes the plan is to bring PA Semi's wares exclusively in-house at some point.

For more on the deal:
- read this article from Forbes

DEALS: Vendors hash out LTE licensing

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:59:52 -0400

DEALS
WHO	WITH	WHAT	SCOOP
Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC	NextWave, Nokia, Nokia Siemens, Sony Ericsson	Committed to IPR licensing framework for LTE	Where is Qualcomm and InterDigital?
Ericsson	China Mobile, China Unicom	Ericsson inked $1.44 billion worth of deals in China	The vendor inked a $1.33 billion deal with China Mobile and a $140 million one with China Unicom.
STMicro	NXP	STMicro plans to merge its wireless chipsets biz with NXP's	STMicro is set to pay NXP $1.55 billion for an 80 percent stake in the JV and the option to buy the other 20 percent after three years.