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Ericsson-STMicroelectronics match gets EC seal of approval
News The 50/50 joint-venture deal was first agreed between the two companies in August, and it brings together Ericsson Mobile Platforms (the Swedish company's wireless platforms business) and ST-NXP (the Dutch company's... [28 Nov 2008]
LiMo adds Openwave browser to arsenal
News Working alongside NXP Semiconductors, it gained further exposure at the end of January by launching the Purple Magic phone, a cheap, Linux-powered, 3G handset that could be sold to operators for less than $100. [07 Jul 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News LTE has not yet been standardised, although that hasn't stopped the chipmaker NXP announcing last week that it would have an LTE-compatible modem available for interoperability testing in the first half of next year. [20 Jun 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News Chia Yong Choon, regional marketing director Asia-Pacific and Korea at NXP Semiconductors, said at an NXP briefing on Friday that with mobile markets in Europe and the US growing saturated, the next... [09 Jun 2008]
ePassports come in on budget - though with 'chip gap'
News The chips have a two-year warranty from Philips Semiconductors - now known as NXP - though the passports are issued for 10 years. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has completed the launch of ePassports on time and... [06 Feb 2007]
Wallet phones: Sony and NXP double team chips
News Former Philips' chip unit NXP and Sony have announced they are to create a joint venture to promote the adoption of mobile NFC a goal that trade association the GSMA has also announced it will be working on. [20 Nov 2006]