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Conexant is a publicly listed NASDAQ: CNXT semiconductor company, which was formerly the semiconductor division of Rockwell International. A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ...
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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ...
A chief executive officer (CEO), or chief executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, or agency. ...
A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range, either permanently or dynamically. ...
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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ...
A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range, either permanently or dynamically. ...
Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ...
History Conexant is the remnants of what were the Brooktree Corporation, the Hi-Media broadband communications chipset business of the ComStream corporation and the Rockwell's semiconductors division (modem, fax modem, DSL, GSM and CDMA chips). The Brooktree Corporation started operations in 1983 and in September 1996 was sold to Rockwell Semiconductor, a division of Rockwell International. ComStream started operations in 1984 and in May 1997 Rockwell Semiconductor acquired the Hi-Media broadband business of the company. Rockwell Semiconductor was then later spun-off from Rockwell in January 1999 and then became known as Conexant. Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ...
Product Lines Conexant was one of the world's leading provider of modems and dial-up processors that are found in modems, fax machines, ATMs, credit card swipers etc. Even now, Conexant retains the majority market share of all modems sold today with their Winmodem processors through their HCF and HSF standards. A Winmodem is a software modem designed to work with the Microsoft Windows operating system. ...
After their purchase of Brooktree, they entered the set-top box and convergence video segment and are now providing the majority of TV tuner DSPs for both PC add-on cards and PVRs. See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...
A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time. ...
A digital video recorder (DVR) is a device that records video to a digital storage medium in digital form. ...
In 2003, they merged with GlobespanVirata, a leading provider of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), wireless networking(Wi-Fi), and other broadband solutions. Globespan Virata brought technologies which have given the combined company the potential for greater integration of broadband access with digital media devices to serve as the gateway for information and entertainment into the home. Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML) was set up in 1993 by Dr Hermann Hauser and Professor Andy Hopper as a spin-off from the Olivetti Research Laboratory in Cambridge. ...
A typical DSL Modem DSL or xDSL, is a family of technologies that provide digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. ...
Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi is a brand originally licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802. ...
In 2004, they acquired Amphion Semiconductor for their H.264 and VC1 technologies. Broadcom, their leading rival, had tactically acquired Sandvideo who were set to be Conexant's main source of H.264 technology for the emerging HDTV market. Their acquisition of the Belfast, UK based Amphion Semiconductor has allowed them to secure their future in the Hi-Def market and beyond. Broadcom Corporation is a leading American supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for broadband communications. ...
The company is now fabless since they spun off Jazz Semiconductor in 2002. They rely on outsourced semiconductor foundries to manufacture their products. A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. ...
Jazz Semiconductor is a US based pure-play semiconductor wafer foundry that serves customers targeting wireless, optical networking, power management, storage, aerospace/defense and other high-performance applications. ...
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Financial Performance Over the past 3 years the company’s performance has languished. Conexant's debt is considerable and it has increased in recent quarters due to negative net income and high interest payments. Investor confidence in Conexant is lagging and the future outlook for debt reduction looks grim in light of high expenses that the company currently incurs.
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Offering $ 200 million of 4% Convertible Note, 2026
$824 million to $1.05 billion in liabilities due over the next 2 years, with obligations of $112 million to $336 million owed to Texas Instruments for patent infringement. Conexant inherited the legal claims to the suit when it acquired Globespan Virata in February 2004. Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ...
Offices Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and has research and development centers in San Diego and Cupertino, California, Red Bank, New Jersey, Palm Bay, Florida, Austin, Texas, the UK and Ireland (Bristol, Belfast), France (Sophia Antipolis), Israel (Haifa), India (Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and NOIDA), China (Shanghai,Chengdu), Taiwan (Taipei) and various sales offices around the world. Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ...
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Location of Cupertino within Santa Clara County, California. ...
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Sophia Antipolis is a technology park north-west of Nice, France. ...
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Competitors Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ...
Broadcom Corporation is a leading American supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for broadband communications. ...
STMicroelectronics is an international leading supplier of semiconductors. ...
Infineon Technologies is a German manufacturer of integrated circuits and related products. ...
American corporation Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. ...
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