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News Release from: Imagination Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 October 2003
Strategic partnership extends to new
multimedia
Imagination Technologies has signed a new licensing and development agreement with fabless semiconductor house Frontier Silicon.
Imagination Technologies has signed a new licensing and development agreement with fabless semiconductor house Frontier Silicon The deal will give Frontier Silicon access to a wide range of hardware and software technologies, for digital radio, digital television and multimedia products, from Imagination's PowerVR, Ensigma and Metagence divisions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Under the terms of this new significant multi-use licence agreement Imagination Technologies is receiving licence and development income, starting during the second half of FY2003.
Imagination Technologies receives royalty revenues when Frontier Silicon ships ICs incorporating Imagination's IP.
Frontier Silicon, which has rapidly grown to become the market leader in DAB ICs and modules, is now Imagination Technologies' strategic partner in the DAB digital radio market.
Frontier Silicon's Chorus chip accounts for around 80% of DAB sales worldwide and its customers include leading brands such as Bush, Goodmans, Grundig, Ministry of Sound, Pure Digital and Teac.
Frontier Silicon has shipped over 300,000 Chorus DAB ICs and modules to date.
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