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Infineon makes significant progress on wireless discussions
Colin Holland
8/2/2010 12:41 PM EDT
Infineon Technologies AG has confirmed it is in discussions with interested parties about a transaction concerning its wireless solutions segment (WLS) and that significant progress has been made within these discussions.
The objective of a potential transaction is the strategic development of the WLS and it views the positive development and position of the profitable segment as the main reason for the display of a strategic interest in the segment by several companies.
WLS has an annual revenue of €917 million (about $1207 million) and has contributed around 30 percent of Infineon’s total annual revenue of €3027 million (about $3990 million) in the past financial year.
WLS provides baseband processors, radio-frequency transceivers, power management ICs or complete single-chip solutions as well as the corresponding system software.
Last week the company announced a boost in profits, raised its guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter and its financial year as well as increasing capex.
Intel, Samsung may compete for Infineon mobile-phone unit, Citigroup says
The objective of a potential transaction is the strategic development of the WLS and it views the positive development and position of the profitable segment as the main reason for the display of a strategic interest in the segment by several companies.
WLS has an annual revenue of €917 million (about $1207 million) and has contributed around 30 percent of Infineon’s total annual revenue of €3027 million (about $3990 million) in the past financial year.
WLS provides baseband processors, radio-frequency transceivers, power management ICs or complete single-chip solutions as well as the corresponding system software.
Last week the company announced a boost in profits, raised its guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter and its financial year as well as increasing capex.
Intel, Samsung may compete for Infineon mobile-phone unit, Citigroup says
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Nic_Mokhoff
8/2/2010 1:31 PM EDT
Rumors have it that there might be a battle brewing for Infineon wireless technology between Intel and Apple. Does Apple getting Infineon in its corner make sense?
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Baolt
8/3/2010 9:52 AM EDT
I knew the story vice versa, intel versus TI. Haven't heard about Apple, any source to review?
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Tunrayo
8/4/2010 1:48 PM EDT
I hope it won't be Apple - at least, for the sake of universal utilization of technology developed.
Apple serves only Apple - and no one else. My imagination is that Apple may restrict new products Infineon develops to its products only. This has always been the Apple way - making both the Mac and Mac OS; refusing to licence its products to other manufacturers, making both the iPhone and IOS software; refusing to allow Adobe and other software (just in the selfish interest of promoting Quicktime), making the iPhone such a closed product, refusing to allow memory chips, local storage of files, etc.
Intel or Texas instrument, however would serve various manufacturers from various industries, just like they have done in the past. The Intel-Microsoft alliance arguably made the PC available to almost everyone in the world - if Apple had won that battle, I'm sure computers would be a luxury today.
It is really a shame, nevertheless, because Apple has got tons of cash (about $30 billion or so sitting in the bank). This money would have been otherwise, very useful in research. But we would not be better off as Apple might stifle the use of new technologies and continue in its monopolistic ways.
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eewiz
8/2/2010 3:08 PM EDT
I am not sure why Infineon is selling of all its businesses part by part. In the recent past they divested from wireline business & HDD controller business. Their wireless division is making a profit now. Has some sockets in iPhone. General Outlook for smartphones is also good . Then why?
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Warren
8/4/2010 7:40 PM EDT
Well eewiz, looks like you weren't the only one wondering why Infineon would sell its wireless solutions segment: "Infineon CFO quits over company strategy"
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4205874/Infineon-CFO-quits-semiconductor
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