EE Times reports Infineon, Marvell, Renesas and Texas Instruments are forming the second tier of chip suppliers to the mobile phone industry and the mobile business units of these companies are potentially liable to merger and acquisition activity, according to Mike Bryant, an analyst with Future Horizons.
Companies with even less market share and startups will have no place in the new order, which puts the survival of companies such as Icera at risk, Bryant said.
