Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm hinges on NXP deal; Qualcomm raises offer for NXP to $44 billion After extending its tender offer to NXP shareholders earlier this
Following Wednesday meeting with Broadcom, Qualcomm board is “focused on maximizing value” for shareholders While Qualcomm’s Board still says Broadcom’s proposed acquisition price of $120 billion
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Categories A.I., blockchain, Chips - Semiconductor, Cloud Computing, Fundamentals, machine learning, MEC, processor chips
How to take A.I. from the cloud to the edge
The need for distributed intelligence Advancements in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning have taken the cloud to new heights over the past few years. Despite
Arm announces Project Trillium Arm introduced a new processor platform, called Project Trillium, as part of an initiative to bring machine learning to mobile edge devices.
A Qualcomm-Broadcom marriage could be hammered out on Valentines Day, according to published reports — or Qualcomm could once again reject Broadcom’s proposal. Broadcom continues its
NXP/Qualcomm deal is major premise of recent “best and final” offer from Broadcom The Qualcomm subsidiary working to acquire NXP extended to Feb. 23 the cash
In addition to OEM support, Qualcomm is working on 5G with 18 major global operators SAN DIEGO–Qualcomm announced today that its X50 modem will be used
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Broadcom increases bid for Qualcomm
New offer values Qualcomm at roughly $120 billion Broadcom has increased its bid for Qualcomm by 17%, and is now offering shareholders $82 per share. Investors
ReefShark 5G chipsets focused on enabling massive MIMO and promise throughput of 84 Gbps per module Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018, Nokia today made major
Fine related to Qualcomm agreement with Apple regarding LTE chipsets The European Union Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager this week announced a $1.2 billion fine against
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Categories CES, Chips - Semiconductor, connected cars, Devices, drones, Intel, quantum computing, Volocopter
Intel CEO kicks off CES with security update, drones and quantum chips
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich begins CES with keynote presentation Las Vegas, Nev. — Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week
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Categories AMD, AWS, Chips - Semiconductor, Intel, kernel, Linux, Mac, Microsoft, Network Infrastructure, Software, virtual machines, Windows
Intel security glitch may impact processors stretching back a decade
Patches to Intel kernel flaw could slow down computers by 30 % An apparent security flaw has been reportedly found in almost every Intel processor chip
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Categories 5G, CBRS, Chips - Semiconductor, Devices, LAA, Qualcomm, Security, Snapdragon 845, Software, Xiaomi
Meet the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform
Snapdragon 845 brings major advancements in immersive AV, AI, security, connectivity and performance For the past five year, Qualcomm Technologies has spent more than $1 billion
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Categories Avago, broadcom, Business, Chips - Semiconductor, chipsets, Qualcomm, silicon manufacturing
Broadcom looking to out Qualcomm board in hostile move
Broadcom today said it plans to nominate 11 board members for election to Qualcomm’s board of directors at an annual shareholder’s meeting in March. This move,
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Categories AWS, Chips - Semiconductor, Cloud Computing, FreeRTOS, IoT, MCU, Network Infrastructure, NXP
Amazon, NXP tap IoT potential via nod-to-cloud connectivity
Amazon offers tools to help deploy MCU-based connected devices NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer, introduced the LPC54018 MCU-based IoT module with support for the