Chipset manufacturers

Chipsets

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe is a major supplier of semiconductor system solutions for automotive, digital TV, mobile telephony, networking and industrial applications. Devices for digital TV include: H.264/MPEG-2 HD multi-standard decoder,H.264 HD CODEC/encoder, MPEG-2-to-H.264 HD transcoder, SmartMPEG MPEG-2 SD decoder ,MPEG-2 SD encoder and DVB demodulators.

NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) specializes in semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the high-end computing and broadband networking markets, system solutions for the mobile handset, PC peripherals, automotive and digital consumer markets, and platform solutions for a wide range of customer applications. NEC Electronics Corporation has 25 subsidiaries worldwide including NEC Electronics America, Inc. (www.am.necel.com) and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH (www.eu.necel.com).

NXP is a leading semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 31,000 employees working in more than 20 countries and posted sales of USD 6.3 billion (including the Mobile & Personal business) in 2007. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, mobile phones, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices.

Sigma Designs is a leading fabless semiconductor provider of highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that are used to deliver multimedia entertainment throughout the home. Sigma's SoC solutions include media processing, wireless communications, and video image processing along with system software to form the critical components of consumer electronic products that include Internet protocol TV (IPTV) set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, high definition televisions (HDTV), and media communication devices. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Sigma Designs has direct sales representatives in the United States, Europe (Belgium), China, Japan, Taiwan and a third-party distributor in Korea.

SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, is an international leader in pay television technology. SmarDTV designs and manufactures highly secure, interchangeable modules and associated enabling technologies, which provide authorized access to scrambled television services. SmarDTV CAMs and CableCARDs are used daily by millions of subscribers around the world. SmarDTV is headquartered in Switzerland with development and sales offices in France, Germany, and Singapore.

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2007, the Company's net revenues were $10 billion.

Zoran Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance audio, video and imaging solutions for manufacturers of digital cameras, digital televisions, set-top boxes, DVD players, multimedia mobile phones, and multifunction printer products, has received recognition for its innovative technology, now in products in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide.