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Broadcom to work with Nintendo

April 19, 2005 Chipmaker Broadcom has signed a contract with Nintendo to provide wireless technology for the company's next game console. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., wireless technology, game console, console, chip company

Broadcom buys into cell phone graphics

September 20, 2004 The chipmaker is back on a buying spree, having announced deals with six companies so far this year. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., W-CDMA, Cambridge, cell phone, chip company, Bluetooth, camera, video

Broadcom loses patent suit appeal

June 1, 2004 A U.S. International Trade Commission judge denies the chipmaker its appeal against rival Microtune, in an ongoing feud over patents. TAGS: Microtune, Broadcom Corp., patent suit, patent, amplifier, chip company

Trade agency to investigate chipmaker Microtune

April 3, 2003 The U.S. International Trade Commission is looking into allegations that the chipmaker infringed on patents owned by rival Broadcom. TAGS: Microtune, Broadcom Corp., allegation, patent, lawsuit, chip company, Texas, agency, radio

Broadcom to acquire Bluetooth company

April 19, 2004 Chipmaker Broadcom is scooping up Bluetooth software company Widcomm for $49 million as it looks to find more customers of the short-range wireless networking technology. TAGS: Widcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., Bluetooth, wireless networking, wireless technology, acquisition, chip company, software company

Broadcom taps ex-Philips executive as CEO

October 26, 2004 Scott McGregor, former head of Royal Philips Electronics' semiconductor division, will replace Alan Ross, who plans to retire. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., Philips Electronics N.V., semiconductor, head, chip company, CEO

Broadcom to buy maker of 3G chip for phones

June 16, 2004 With its purchase of Zyray, Broadcom will gain technology for adding advanced capabilities to existing handsets. TAGS: Zyray Wireless, Broadcom Corp., W-CDMA, transceiver, MIMO, HSDPA, 3G, handset, chip company, telecommunications

Qualcomm and Broadcom go at it again

July 11, 2005 Two months after Broadcom filed suit, Qualcomm fires back, claiming the cell phone chipmaker infringed on its patents. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., Qualcomm Inc., patent, TDMA, GPRS, EDGE, GSM, intellectual property, CDMA, chip company, Wi-Fi, cell phone

Intel raises the stakes on Wi-Fi chips

November 20, 2003 The chipmaker is developing a Wi-Fi chip for portable devices as well as a software access point for desktop PCs as it looks beyond Wi-Fi chips for notebooks. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., access point, Paul Otellini, Wi-Fi, portable device, IEEE 802.11, chip company, Intel, notebook computer, consumer electronics, cell phone, PC

Broadcom to give wireless networks zip

January 9, 2004 The company introduces a chipset that will enable 802.11g networks to accelerate to 125mbps. The technology could create new opportunities for routing high-bandwidth media. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., IEEE 802.11g, chipset, wireless security, wireless network, WLAN, Wi-Fi, digital media, Consumer Electronics Show, router, chip company, U.S., video

Broadcom chips in with 'blade' win

November 18, 2002 The communications chipmaker taps IBM, HP, Dell and Fujitsu-Siemens to use its technology for thin "blade" servers. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., ServerWorks, blade, communications chipmaker, blade server, Fujitsu Siemens, Ethernet, chipset, networking, server, bank, chip company, IBM Corp., HP, Intel

Chipmaker Atheros files for IPO

December 1, 2003 The maker of wireless networking chips is looking to raise $100 million through its initial public offering and intends to use part of the proceeds to pay back debt. TAGS: Atheros Communications, Broadcom Corp., wireless networking, IPO, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11g, chip company, Wi-Fi

New Wi-Fi standard back on track

January 11, 2006 Opposing groups compromise on standards specifications for faster Wi-Fi, with new proposal expected next week. TAGS: Airgo Networks, Broadcom Corp., MIMO, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi technology, draft, proposal, Wi-Fi, standard, standards, specification, Intel, chip company, process

Intel calls the Wi-Fi shots

October 12, 2005 By touting its own version of a key specification, the chip giant may be rendering a formal standards-setting process moot. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., MIMO, Airgo Networks, IEEE 802.11n, UWB, proposal, Intel, Wi-Fi, specification, standards, consortium, process, standard, consumer electronics, LAN, situation

Wi-Fi start-ups look to combo chips

December 11, 2003 Sychip and other Wi-Fi semiconductor manufacturers are trying to woo customers by integrating radio functions into a single chip or package. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., semiconductor maker, Wi-Fi, semiconductor, start-up, SD card, memory card, module, handheld, radio, chip company, card, Intel, CEO

Divide between U.S. tech firms, China--a great wall?

March 19, 2004 China has been adopting rules that to Western tech firms seem designed to help Chinese companies and force multinationals to expand operations in the East. The repercussions of the growing quarrel ... TAGS: WAPI, Broadcom Corp., China, multinational, World Trade Organization, Chinese company, Taiwan, semiconductor, law, U.S., tax, operation, chip company, vice president

Intel, others to stop shipping Wi-Fi to China

March 10, 2004 The companies say they haven't found a satisfactory way to incorporate an imposed encryption standard into their Wi-Fi chips, as trade tensions between the United States and China heat up. TAGS: WAPI, Broadcom Corp., China, World Trade Organization, Wi-Fi, Chinese company, regulation, Intel, law, government, chip company, Japan, cell phone, U.S.

Intel leads Wi-Fi chipmakers in new forum

October 7, 2005 Intel and others will announce a new industry forum on Monday to accelerate the new, faster Wi-Fi standard, sources say. TAGS: MIMO, forum, proposal, chip company, Atheros Communications, IEEE 802.11n, Broadcom Corp., Wi-Fi, standard, Intel, IEEE 802.11, Cisco Systems Inc., radio, Sony Corp.
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