[New post] Sony acquires Israeli chip maker Altair Semiconductor for its LTE chip tech

Thor Schroeder posted: " Sony will be acquiring an Israeli chip maker called Altair Semiconductor for $212 million, the handset maker announced in an official press release this week. Altair Semiconductor is known for its advancements with LTE (Long Term Evolution) modems. Th" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Sony acquires Israeli chip maker Altair Semiconductor for its LTE chip tech by Thor Schroeder Sony will be acquiring an Israeli chip maker called Altair Semiconductor for $212 million, the handset maker announced in an official press release this week. Altair Semiconductor is known for its advancements with LTE (Long Term Evolution) modems. They've been working on making LTE chips that are faster, with lower power consumption, all while at a lower cost. This possibly means that Sony can deploy LTE technology to markets that may not have it as of yet. The acquisition is slated to be all wrapped up early by February 2016, just a few weeks away. Read more of this post Thor Schroeder | January 26, 2016 at 7:20 am | Tags: acquisition, Altair Semiconductor, chip, chips, Lte, Sony, Technology | Categories: Google Corporate | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-xRc Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/01/26/sony-altair-semiconductor-acquisition/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com