高通收购IDT视频IC事业部

无线芯片大厂高通(Qualcomm)将收购IDT的视频IC事业部，包括Hollywood Quality Video(HQV)与Frame Rate Conversion(FRC)视频处理器IC的设计团队、产品线以及特定资产。两家公司并将持续合作，将IDT广泛的混合信号产品应用于高通的参考设计中。这项交易的财务细节并未透露，预计在几周内完成。

在高通的声明稿中，IDT执行长Ted Tewksbury表示，这项交易能让该公司更专注于核心的频率、介面与高集成模拟混合信号等解决方案，在各种具成长性应用领域的商机，例如云计算、无线基础设施与消费电子移动设备；此外也将建立与高通之间的新合作关系。高通执行副总裁Steve Mollenkopf 则表示，广受市场好评的HQV技术，将有助于高通巩固在视频处理领域的领导地位。

Mollenkopf进一步指出，将HQV技术与高性能的Snapdragon处理器结合，将可提升智能手机、平板电脑等智能多媒体设备的多媒体内容显示品质；他们也期待在未来与IDT有更进一步的合作。

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Qualcomm acquires IDT video IP, engineers

Peter Clarke

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. However, according to an IDT Securities & Exchange Commission filing Qualcomm will pay $60 million, subject to adjustment.

"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."