INTEL: Stockholm, 17 augusti 2010. Intel har tecknat avtal om att förvärva Texas Instruments kabelmodemproduktportfölj. Förvärvet kommer att stärka Intels fokus på branschen och inom relaterade konsumentelektronikområden.

Intel planerar att kombinerar Texas Instruments beprövade Puma-produkter med standardiserad teknik och företagets egna SoC-teknik i nya produkter för kabel-tv-branschen. Syftet är att tillhandahålla en öppen och kraftfull plattform för tillverkarna, som i sin tur kan leverera skräddarsydda produkter till operatörer.

Samtliga anställda inom Texas Instruments kabelmodemverksamhet har erbjudits tjänster inom Intels Digital Home Group. Förvärvet förväntas genomföras under det fjärde kvartalet 2010.

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Intel to Acquire Texas Instruments’ Cable Modem Unit

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2010 – Intel Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments’ cable modem product line. The purchase enhances Intel’s focus on the cable industry and related consumer electronics (CE) market segments, where the company’s expertise in building advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products, based on Intel® AtomT processors, will be applied.

Intel plans to combine Texas Instruments’ best-of-breed Puma product lines with the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) standard technology and Intel SoCs to deliver advanced set top box, residential gateway and modem products for the cable industry. The objective is to provide cable OEMs with an open and powerful platform for delivering innovative and differentiated products to service providers that improve the video, voice and data content experience at home.

”Adding the talents of the Texas Instruments’ cable team to Intel’s efforts to bring its advanced technology to consumer electronics makes for a compelling combination,” said Bob Ferreira, general manager, Cable Segment, Intel’s Digital Home Group. ”Intel is focused on delivering SoCs that provide the foundation for consumer electronics devices such as set top boxes, digital TVs, Blu-ray* disc players, companion boxes and related devices. This acquisition specifically strengthens Intel’s product offerings for the continuum of cable gateway products and reinforces Intel’s continued commitment to the cable industry.”

All employees of Texas Instruments’ cable modem team received offers to join Intel at sites in their home countries, primarily Israel, and will become part of Intel’s Digital Home Group. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The agreement is subject to regulatory review and customary closing conditions. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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