Reuters: Broadcom - the King of Unlicensed Spectrum tech - is shopping for small IC firms. LTE over Unlicensed Spectrum tech?
Broadcom closed its Licensed Spectrum biz before a sale to Avago and sold other Unlicensed Spectrum tech to Cypress in a steamlining of redundancies.
Next is whom?
reuters.com
MARCH 15, 2018 / With Qualcomm behind it, Broadcom looks to smaller deals (Reuters) - Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) on Thursday said it was likely to pursue smaller acquisitions of chipmakers after its failed hostile takeover bid to acquire rival Qualcomm Inc ...
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2016
prnewswire.com
Cypress to Acquire Broadcom's Wireless Internet of Things Business
$550 Million Acquisition to Reinforce Cypress's Leadership in Embedded Systems Solutions and Broaden Its Footprint in the Fast-Growing IoT Market 08:00 ET from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. SAN JOSE, Calif. and SINGAPORE, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) and Broadcom Limited (Nasdaq: AVGO) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cypress will acquire Broadcom's Wireless Internet of Things (IoT) business and related assets in an all-cash transaction valued at $550 million. Under the terms of the deal, Cypress will acquire Broadcom's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Zigbee IoT product lines and intellectual property, along with its WICED brand and developer ecosystem.
2015
taipeitimes.com
Fri, May 29, 2015 Chipmaker Avago to buy Broadcom for US$37 billion Bloomberg
UPDATE 3-Avago to buy Broadcom for $37 bln in biggest-ever chip deal Thu, May 28 12:23 PM EDT May 28 (Reuters)
UPDATE 2-Avago to buy Broadcom in $37 bln chip deal hu, May 28 08:43 AM EDT
2014
mobile.reuters.com
Broadcom looks to exit cellular baseband chip business Mon, Jun 02 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom Corp said it was looking to exit its cellular baseband business, and forecast current-quarter margins to beat or be at the high end of its estimate... Broadcom on Monday said it would sell or wind down the business as soon as it could, saving some $700 million annually...
broadcom.com
Broadcom Collaborates with Datang Mobile to Develop 4G LTE Small Cell Solution
Meets Growing Data Requirements in China - Enables Roll out of Dual-mode TD-SCDMA and 4G TD-LTE Deployment
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- Broadcom Corporation ... today announced that Datang Mobile (DTM), a core subsidiary of the Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group, has selected Broadcom's dual-mode TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE system-on-chip (SoC) to develop a new family of enterprise and residential small cell solutions. Broadcom's advanced small cell SoCs provide the high-performance architecture for Datang Mobile to meet growing demand for high-performance data services in China and expand deployment of its 4G TD-LTE network while minimizing operation costs.
eetasia.com
MediaTek's global strategy to benefit CEVA Posted: 13 Jan 2014 ... Even mighty Broadcom last year reportedly failed to come up with an LTE modem chip that could cut the mustard with the stringent certification tests by AT&T Wireless. Broadcom made its initial attempt for a 4G multimode solution by using technology it acquired from Beceem Communications in late 2010. After its certification troubles with AT&T, Broadcom made a surprise move last September by acquiring Renesas Mobile's LTE assets including IP, SoC and engineers... |
