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March 20, 2016 12:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/dY0EjC7BGOw/rumor-broadcom-phasing-out-wifi-chip-business
Rumor: Broadcom Phasing Out WiFi Chip Business
jones_supa writes: According to sources in Taiwan at the heart of the electronics industry, Broadcom is looking to phase out its WiFi chip business in a move to streamline its workforce and product offerings following its acquisition by Avago Technologies. In general, WiFi chip business' yield relatively low gross margins compared to other product lines due to fierce price competition in the market for mass-market applications (such as notebooks, tablets, TVs and smartphones). Companies such as MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor and RDA Microelectronics have already received a pull-in of short lead-time orders from Broadcom's customers in the WiFi sector. Following its merger with Avago, Broadcom is expected to allocate more RD resources to solutions in the fiber-optic and server sectors. In addition, Broadcom has almost halved the workforce stationed at its office in Taipei.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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