Microchip announced it has acquired ZeroG Wireless, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, Calif. ZeroG is a privately held fabless semiconductor developer of Wi-Fi-certified transceivers and FCC-certified modules. The terms of the deal are confidential.

International Rectifier announced a change to the company’s leadership team. Adam White has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales responsible for managing the company’s sales activities globally. White joined IR in 1996 and most recently served as Vice President, Am...

Atmel announced that the RF4Control platform has received ZigBee RF4CE certification using the new ATmega128RFA1 wireless AVR microcontroller. The ZigBee RF4CE specification is a standardized specification for radio frequency (RF) remote controls promoted by the ZigBee Alliance. The specification en...

Lantiq acquired WLAN related assets and intellectual property from Israel based Metalink, a provider of wireless communication silicon solutions with the capability to deliver HD-video-streams over the 802.11n standard. The purchase price is up to US $16.9 million; including an $8.9 million initial ...

Silicon Image, provider of semiconductors and intellectual property for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition (HD) content, announced the appointment of Camillo Martino as its new CEO. Martino, 47 comes from SAI Technology, a supplier of 4G and security technology solu...