Industry News (2012/06/26)

Wolfson provides audio hub for Samsung smartphone

Published:2012/6/26 22:34:00 Author:Ecco

Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone has used a WM1811 audio hub IC which is produced by Wolfson Microelectronics plc (Edinburgh, Scotland). Wolfson is a mixed-signal fabless chip company. Wolfson made a net loss of $6.2 million on sales revenue of $30.3 million in the first quarter of 2012, so there is hope that the Samsung design win can help drive Wolfson towards profitability. The Galaxy range of Andro...   (View)

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Sony, Panasonic work together to develop OLED displays

Published:2012/6/26 3:39:00 Author:Ecco

Japanese consumer electronics giants Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. have made an agreement on the cooperation of developing organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels and modules for TVs and large-sized displays. The two companies plan to finalize the mass production of next-generation high-resolution OLED panels and modules in 2013. <...   (View)

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KKP will provide 50 billion yen for Renesas

Published:2012/6/26 1:48:00 Author:Ecco

There is a Nikkei report indicating that struggling Japanese chip company Renesas Electronics Corp. is to seek a 50 billion yen (about $620 million) investment from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). The earlier report from Reuters says that Renesas' two parent companies – Hitachi and Mitsubishi – have a...   (View)

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