Samsung buys CSR's mobile chipset biz, patents for $310M

Samsung Electronics agreed to buy the wireless unit of British chipmaker CSR for $310 million, broadening its silicon portfolio and mobile patent position in the process. As part of the deal Samsung will get CSR's Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth units along with 310 employees. Samsung will also pay $34.4 million to take a 4.9 percent stake in CSR. The transaction highlights Samsung's belief in the...