Mark LaPedus, EETimes
11/8/2010 3:55 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif. - After years' of trying to enter the wireless chip fray, Intel Corp. is buying its way back into the arena-again, according to an analyst.
Recently, for example, Intel bought Infineon’s baseband business.Infineon's wireless business unit, which is in the process of being acquired by Intel Corp., is taking over Blue Wonder Communications GmbH, a specialist in LTE communications. Blue Wonder (Dresden, Germany) was founded in 2008 and provides LTE intellectual property. The company concluded a funding round in 2009, and the 50-person company claims to have orders for its technology.