Report: Infineon talks to Intel over sale of wireless unit
Peter Clarke, EETimes
(05/17/2010 9:24 AM EDT)
LONDON — Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) is in talks with Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) over the possible sale of its wireless chip business, according to the Financial Times Deutschland, which cites unnamed sources at Infineon.
Infineon's wireless unit has achieved success supplying 3G communications chips to Apple for the iPhone and iPad and also supplies mobile phone companies including Nokia and Samsung.
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