Exclusive: U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G standards – Commerce Department
(Reuters) – The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies…
U.S.-based chip-tech group moving to Switzerland over trade curb fears
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-based foundation overseeing promising semiconductor technology developed with Pentagon support will soon move to Switzerland…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Charter appeal of Sprint patent verdict
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) –…
Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued…
Factbox: Tariffs in place or planned for nearly all goods traded by U.S. and China
(Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Washington this week to find ways to defuse a trade…
Factbox: Next rounds of Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods to hit consumers
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs on Chinese imports is scheduled to take effect starting on…
Japan’s curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan’s curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding…
Qualcomm wins a pause in enforcement of FTC ruling
(Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc won a partial stay against the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling in a lawsuit brought…
Texas Instruments quarterly beat soothes demand jitters, shares up 6%
(Reuters) – Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O) provided some relief that a global slowdown in microchip demand would not be as…
Symantec ends talks to sell to Broadcom over price: sources
(Reuters) – Cybersecurity company Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) has walked away from negotiations to sell itself to chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O)…
Intel cuts forecast as China data center sales remain weak
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Intel Corp on Thursday cut its full-year revenue forecast and missed analysts’ estimates for first-quarter sales for…
Merck KGaA goes hostile in $5.9 billion Versum takeover battle
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German pharma group Merck KGaA launched a hostile $5.9 billion all-cash takeover offer for Versum Materials on…
SK Hynix plans to spend $107 billion building four memory chip plants
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc on Thursday said it would spend $107 billion building four factories, as…
Snap user number beats Wall Street estimate, shares jump
(Reuters) – Snap Inc on Tuesday said the number of people using its Snapchat app was flat, beating Wall Street…
Texas Instruments CEO resigns on code of conduct violation
(Reuters) – Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O) said on Tuesday that Brian Crutcher had resigned as the company’s chief executive officer…
Broadcom loses $19 billion in market value after bid to buy CA
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom Inc’s surprise bid to buy software company CA Inc for $18.9 billion wiped off the same…
ZTE, U.S. suppliers shares tank after Senate puts Trump reprieve in doubt
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of ZTE Corp and its American business partners took a hit on Tuesday after the…
Qualcomm-NXP deal still waiting for China nod: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is yet to approve U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) proposed $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors…
China slows review of chip company mergers amid trade tensions: WSJ
(Reuters) – Two multi-billion dollar takeovers of semiconductor makers are being stalled by Chinese regulatory reviews amid rising U.S.-China trade…