Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Handset vendors",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release A-GPS system provides mobile road maps from
Nemerix, which we summarised at the time by saying "The NX4 platform provides users with the ability to choose hosted or stand-alone A-GPS architectures within a single chip".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Report forecasts cellular market moves from
Forward Concepts: "In-depth study of the worldwide cellphone market provides dozens of forecasts by technology and by region through 2011 of handsets, subscribers and chips of all types".
In February 2007, we covered the news from Renesas Technology Europe
concerning its SH-Mobile G2
- take a look at Mobile processor to run latest Symbian OS
which says: "NTT DoCoMo, Renesas Technology, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric Corp and Sharp Corp are developing an SH-Mobile G2 single chip 3G platform that supports Symbian OS v9.3".
Take a look also at the news release from Trolltech, Software suite suits high-end smart phones,
as well as Multistandard receiver adds mobile client software from Frontier Silicon,
and Multilevel cell NAND Flash supports Freescale 3G from M-Systems.
See also:
Sasken joins forces with Botnia Hightech
(July 2006)
Sasken Communication Technologies (India) joins forces with Botnia Hightech Oy (Finland) to become one of the leading global suppliers for wireless RandD Services
Kit puts mobile TV chipset to the test
(June 2006)
A complete evaluation kit will allow designers to explore the capabilities of the latest mobile TV chipset from Frontier Silicon
Mobile TV chip shipments top a million
(June 2006)
Frontier Silicon has already shipped over one million ICs for mass production mobile phone handsets used for mobile TV services across South Korea, China and in Germany
Alliance aims for faster wireless development
(May 2006)
TTPCom has reached agreement with Analog Devices on a programme designed to speed customer development of wireless devices based on ADI's SoftFone products
Report dissects mobile TV hype
(April 2006)
A report concludes that the current hype surrounding broadcast mobile TV services remains out of proportion to evidence of consumer interest and willingness to pay
Eclipse-based IDE speeds handset MMI design
(March 2006)
The Kaleido integrated development environment helps handset vendors to create and implement sophisticated man machine interfaces
Positive outlook for ultra-low-cost handsets
(March 2006)
A new report examines the challenges and opportunities facing ultra-low-cost segment of the handset market
Software helps baseband chips sound clearer
(February 2006)
Skyworks Solutions has integrated SoundClear full-duplex voice processing technology into its Lynx Edge baseband chips
TV phone sales revenue set to soar
(February 2006)
A new report predicts that TV phone sales revenue will soar from $5 billion in 2006 to over $30 billion by 2010
Handset interoperability platform adds HSDPA
(February 2006)
Anite has included High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) features in its SAS mobile handset interoperability platform
Second-generation IC cuts handset TV system size
(February 2006)
Kino 2 is a second-generation mobile TV device, set to bring TV to smaller phones with longer battery life and lower cost
Screen size is key to mobile TV take-up
(February 2006)
'TV phones: integration and power improvements needed to reach 100 million sales' is a ground breaking report on the fledgling mobile television device market
Mobile platform targets budget handsets
(January 2006)
Ajar ULC is a small memory footprint version of the popular mobile application platform designed to meet the needs of the ultra-low-cost cellular handset market
Novel architecture plans for handset convergence
(January 2006)
TTPCom has revealed details of its mobile handset technology strategy to support the accelerating pace of telecommunications, Internet and broadcast convergence
Mobile platforms and operating systems reviewed
(December 2005)
Device vendors are progressively adopting a modular approach to building their own operating systems from different third party modules, application platforms and service clients
China Mobile tests Java compatibility
(November 2005)
Esmertec has developed and delivered an extension testing platform to China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile) in accordance with an exclusive agreement signed by both companies
M-Systems grows by more than 50%
(November 2005)
M-Systems reports record revenues and EPS for third quarter 2005. Quarterly revenues grew by more than 50% year-over-year to $133 million and earnings per share more than doubled to $0.34
US mobile market analysed
(October 2005)
Convergence is finding traction in mobile phones, with one-quarter of all US Internet households willing to use a high-resolution camera phone as their primary camera, according a new report
TrustZone support enhances Linux security
(October 2005)
Wind River Systems is to optimise its Linux device software platforms and Wind River Workbench development suite to support ARM TrustZone technology
API protects secure software investments
(September 2005)
A new application programming interface enables software and hardware developers to write single applications which can be used to target multiple security platforms
Network on a card aids 3G development
(May 2005)
UK based 3G technology company 3Way Networks has announced its first product based around its innovative IN-c technology
IP-royalty levels block handset innovation
(April 2005)
The mobile industry could spend US $80-100 billion on WCDMA IP-royalty payments up to 2017, sparking fears about the future of second-tier vendors and the level of innovation entering the 3G market
Agere acquires Modem-Art
(March 2005)
Agere Systems has acquired Modem-Art, a privately held developer of advanced processor technology for 3G/UMTS mobile devices
Novel SIM brings smart card and Flash together
(February 2005)
Oberthur Card Systems and M-Systems have joined forces to develop the first ever USIM (Universal Subscriber Identification Module) card with high capacity external Flash memory
System in package to bring DVB-H TV to handsets
(February 2005)
Philips will deliver a system-in-package (SiP) enabling TV on mobile in Q4 2005
Semiconductor devices enable low-cost handsets
(February 2005)
Analog Devices has revealed its plans for next week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France (14th to 17th February 2005)
Client delivers console quality 3D applications
(November 2004)
ARM, Superscape Group and Sinjisoft are collaborating to deliver console quality 3D applications to wireless devices
Platform runs multimedia on baseband processor
(November 2004)
Agere Systems has released a new technology framework that enables mobile handset vendors to rapidly develop wireless phones supporting the latest advancements in multimedia
Integration platform for 3G terminals selected
(November 2004)
Open Plug will provide its Embedded Linux Plug-in System (ELIPS) component-based cellular handset software framework to Commit, to support rapid customisation of 3G chipsets for the Chinese market
Software aims to secure mobile transactions
(July 2004)
New security software will provide consumers with a more secure environment for electronic transactions using ARM powered mobile phones, payment terminals, set-top boxes and other consumer devices
Module definition aids handset camera integration
(July 2004)
Nokia and STMicroelectronics are releasing a comprehensive specification for camera modules, aimed at standardising this increasingly important component in mobile devices
Sony Ericsson licenses Java software
(July 2004)
Sony Ericsson has licensed the ARM JTEK software to be used with ARM Jazelle acceleration technology, in its Java platform-enabled mobile handsets
Handset makers pressurise semiconductor vendors
(March 2004)
A new report claims that RF and baseband semiconductor manufacturers face difficult times as they confront growing pressure from handset manufacturers
TTPCom to integrate Matrix 'user plane' feature
(February 2004)
CPS and TTPCom have revealed plans to integrate new 'user plane' Matrix high accuracy location technology into mobile handsets for the first time