無線芯片大廠高通(Qualcomm)將收購 IDT 的視頻IC業(yè)務(wù)部門，包括Hollywood Quality Video (HQV)與Frame Rate Conversion (FRC)視頻處理器IC的設(shè)計團(tuán)隊、產(chǎn)品線以及特定資產(chǎn)；兩家公司并將持續(xù)合作，將IDT廣泛的混合訊號產(chǎn)品應(yīng)用于高通的參考設(shè)計中。這項交易的財務(wù)細(xì)節(jié)并未透露，預(yù)計在幾周內(nèi)完成。 在高通的聲明稿中，IDT CEO Ted Tewksbury表示，這項交易能讓該公司更專注于核心的時脈、接口與模擬密集混合等訊號解決方案，在各種具成長性應(yīng)用領(lǐng)域的商機，例如云端運算、無線基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施與消費性移動設(shè)備；此外也將建立與高通之間的新合作關(guān)系。高通執(zhí)行副總裁Steve Mollenkopf 則表示，廣受市場好評的HQV技術(shù)，將有助于高通鞏固在視頻處理領(lǐng)域的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位。 Mollenkopf進(jìn)一步指出，將HQV技術(shù)與高性能的 Snapdragon 處理器結(jié)合，將可提升智能型手機、平板電腦等智能多媒體設(shè)備的多媒體內(nèi)容顯示品質(zhì)；他們也期待在未來與IDT有更進(jìn)一步的合作。 編譯：Judith Cheng 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 參考英文原文： Qualcomm acquires IDT video IP, engineers，by Peter Clarke

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{pagination} Qualcomm acquires IDT video IP, engineers Peter Clarke LONDON – Wireless chip and technology firm Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to take over the video IC design teams from Integrated Device Technology Inc. and related assets and to include chips from IDT in its reference designs as part of a closer working relationship between the companies. The deal covers the Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) and Frame Rate Conversion (FRC) video processing IC design teams, the product lines and certain related assets from IDT (San Jose, Calif.) and both companies have agreed to "explore opportunities to include IDT's broad portfolio of mixed-signal products into Qualcomm reference designs." Qualcomm (San Diego, Calif.) did not reveal the size of the all-cash transaction, which is expected to close in the next few weeks. "This transaction enables IDT to intensify our focus on our core timing, interface and analog-intensive mixed-signal solutions for growing applications in cloud computing, wireless infrastructure and consumer mobility. In addition, it enables a new working relationship with Qualcomm," said Ted Tewksbury, CEO at IDT, in a statement issued by Qualcomm. "Working with Qualcomm gives us the opportunity to expand our business in next-generation smart media devices, and puts us in a stronger position to solve complex system-level problems by offering our customers tighter integration and increased performance." "Hollywood Quality Video is a well-recognized, award-winning technology that provides Qualcomm with a leadership position in the video processing space," said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president and group president, Qualcomm, in the same statement. "When combined with Qualcomm's high-performance Snapdragon processor, integrated HQV technology will raise the quality bar for media consumption on smartphones, tablets and other smart media devices. We look forward to working with IDT in the future."