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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, chip company, cell phone, Bluetooth, camera, video

Broadcom to pay Intel $60 million

August 8, 2003 The communications chipmaker says it will give its rival a cash payment and submit to technology cross-licensing agreements rather than stand up to pending patent litigation. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., patent, chip company, Intel, payment, agreement, networking

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 technology, wireless networking, acquisition, chip company, software company

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

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

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, GSM, EDGE, intellectual property, CDMA, chip company, Wi-Fi, cell phone

Broadcom, Philips shrink Wi-Fi phone chips

September 5, 2003 The chipmakers are set to announce new Wi-Fi chips aimed at the cell phone market, a move that could revitalize the prospects of the popular 802.11b standard. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., IEEE 802.11, Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Semiconductor, IEEE 802.11g, portable device, Wi-Fi, wireless networking, chip company, standard, research company, cell phone

Microtune, Broadcom claim court wins

August 15, 2003 Chipmaker Microtune says it won double the damages it sought in a patent infringement case against its rival. Meanwhile, Broadcom applauds another ruling. TAGS: Microtune, Broadcom Corp., patent, damage, Texas, spokesman, chip company, broadband, California, U.S.

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 braces for new challenges

August 8, 2003 With the Intel lawsuits now behind it, the chipmaker is gearing up for two challenges: how to increase revenue and how to clear the technological hurdles that face the industry. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., chipset, challenge, litigation, manufacturing, Intel, chip company, CEO, PC

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

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, Consumer Electronics Show, Wi-Fi, digital media, chip company, router, U.S., video

Two chipmakers unveil combo Wi-Fi chips

September 15, 2003 Broadcom and Royal Philips Electronics introduce new Wi-Fi chips that combine 802.11 standards as they look to optimize processors for the largest segment of the market: PCs and PC peripherals. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., IEEE 802.11, Philips Electronics N.V., IEEE 802.11g, peripheral, Wi-Fi, standards, wireless networking, wireless network, band, feet, chip company, segment, radio, networking, PC

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, Wi-Fi, chip company

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, proposal, draft, Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi, standard, standards, specification, Intel, chip company, process

Wi-Fi and 3G may come together

September 9, 2003 New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to 802.11b and could test whether Wi-Fi and cellular data services can cooperate rather than compete. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, networking chip, data service, 3G, Philips Electronics N.V., wireless networking, handheld device, theory, portable device, chip company, handheld

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, consortium, standards, process, standard, situation, chip company, consumer electronics
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