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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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