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• UPDATE 1-ST-Ericsson sells GPS business to Intel Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 2:03 PM ET

  PARIS/ SAN FRANCISCO, May 28- ST-Ericsson, a money-losing joint venture being wound down by owners STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, has sold its GPS mobile business to Intel. An Intel spokesman later said the U.S. chipmaker bought the assets.

• EU pledges 5 bln euros funding for electronics research Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 12:38 PM ET

  BRUSSELS, May 23- The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid to boost the sector which is lagging U.S. and Asian rivals.

• UPDATE 2-Applied Materials says smartphone-chip demand to aid revenue Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 5:31 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 16- Applied Materials, a maker of equipment used to manufacture chips, said on Thursday that demand for smartphone chips will help increase its revenues slightly in the current quarter and offset slowing demand from manufacturers hurt by slumping PC sales.

• Jim Cramer: Tech Titan Should Break-Up Monday, 13 May 2013 | 6:43 PM ET

  

  Cramer thinks the best way to unlock shareholder value is for this chip maker to break apart.

• UPDATE 1-TowerJazz sees better quarters ahead, eyes India plant Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 5:53 AM ET

  The Israel- based company, which has submitted a bid with two partners to build a semiconductor plant in India, also said on Thursday it had been advised a decision would be made by the government in the next few weeks.

• UPDATE 2-Intel picks insider as CEO, dashing hopes for shakeup Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 11:28 AM ET

  *Brian Krzanich has been with Intel since 1982. May 2- Intel Corp said on Thursday its board had elected Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich as the chipmaker's next chief executive, disappointing investors who were looking for more aggressive change.

• Nikkei slips for 3rd straight day; Sharp, Tokyo Electron sag Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:26 AM ET

  *Tokyo Electron, JAL fall after disappointing guidance. *Investors take profit on SoftBank and Nomura Holdings. TOKYO, May 1- Japan's Nikkei average fell on Wednesday after posting its best April performance in 20 years, with Sharp Corp and semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd tumbling on disappointing earnings news.

• Nikkei falls for 3rd straight day; Sharp, Tokyo Electron weigh Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:09 AM ET

  TOKYO, May 1- Japan's Nikkei average fell on Wednesday after posting its best April performance in 20 years, with Sharp Corp and semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd tumbling on disappointing earnings news.

• Nikkei slips as earnings disappointments hit Sharp, Tokyo Electron Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 9:37 PM ET

  *Tokyo Electron, JAL fall after disappointing guidance. TOKYO, May 1- Japan's Nikkei average slipped on Wednesday, after posting its best April performance in 20 years, with Sharp Corp and semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd tumbling on disappointing earnings news.

• Nikkei falls, hurt by Tokyo Electron after disappointing guidance Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 8:14 PM ET

  TOKYO, May 1- Japan's Nikkei average slipped in early trade on Wednesday, after posting its best April performance in 20 years, hurt by disappointing earnings guidance from semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron Ltd.

• Fujitsu in talks to sell car chip business to Spansion -sources Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 9:45 PM ET

  TOKYO, April 30- Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is in late-stage talks to sell its microcontroller chip business to Spansion Inc-- a deal that will broaden the U.S. semiconductor company product line-up so it can better cater to automotive clients, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 4-Qualcomm's earnings outlook points to competition in Asia Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:27 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, April 24- Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm forecast earnings below expectations on Wednesday as competition in smartphones intensifies and shifts toward Asia, and its stock fell sharply.

• UPDATE 1-SK Hynix Q1 beats consensus, sees stronger second quarter Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 7:47 PM ET

  *Q1 operating profit 317 bln won vs 205 bln won f'cast. SEOUL, April 24- South Korea's SK Hynix Inc posted quarterly operating profit that handily beat expectations and forecast a stronger second quarter, as computer memory chip prices rallied and demand for chips used in mobile devices increased.

• SK Hynix Q1 beats forecasts as chip prices soar Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 7:33 PM ET

  SEOUL, April 24- South Korea's SK Hynix Inc posted its second straight quarter of profit as computer memory chip prices rallied because of slower supply growth.

• UPDATE 3-Broadcom eyes more smartphone chip sales Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 6:36 PM ET

  Broadcom, which sells wireless chips used in Apple's iPhone as well lower-end devices popular in Asia, posted first-quarter revenue of $2.01 billion, up 9.7 percent from the year-earlier period.

• UPDATE 2-Chipmaker Broadcom's 1st-quarter profit, revenue beat Street Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 4:56 PM ET

  Broadcom, whose chips are used in products ranging from television set-top boxes to Apple's iPhone, posted first-quarter revenue of $2.01 billion, up 9.7 percent from the year-earlier period.

• UPDATE 2-STMicro sees new products, better market lifting sales Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 6:22 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO/ PARIS, April 23- European chipmaker STMicroelectronics said signs of market recovery and new products, such as motion sensor chips for video games consoles, should drive a pick up in sales in the second half of this year.

• Texas Instruments Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:56 PM ET

  

  Texas Instruments reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations.

• UPDATE 3-Infineon, Philips may have colluded on EU smart chip prices Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 1:33 PM ET

  BRUSSELS, April 22- Infineon Technologies, Philips and several other chipmakers could face fines after European competition regulators said they may have colluded to fix prices for chips used in mobile SIM cards, passports and bank cards.

• UPDATE 1-EU regulators say smart card chipmakers may have been in cartel Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 7:03 AM ET

  BRUSSELS, April 22- German chipmaker Infineon Technologies and several of its peers could be penalised after EU regulators said the companies may have taken part in a cartel to keep prices high. Infineon confirmed that it had received the statement of objections.