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Dialog Semiconductor PLC is a UK-based manufacturer of semiconductor based system solutions. The company is registered in the United Kingdom and headquartered in Reading, a town outside of London. Dialog Semiconductor develops integrated circuits for power and motor control as well as audio and display processing. Their products are mainly used within mobile phones and the automotive industry. Dialog Semiconductor is fabless, but maintains its own test and physical laboratories at its office in Kirchheim.〔(dialog-semiconductor.de )〕 The company generated a revenue of about 160 million dollars in 2008,〔(finanznachrichten.de: Fundamentale Daten Dialog Semiconductor )〕 296 million dollars in 2010,〔(Zwischenbericht 2010 dialog semiconductor )〕 and 902 million dollars in 2013,〔 making it one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies in Europe. Customers include Apple, Sony Ericsson, Bosch, Sharp〔(Dialog Semiconductor ICs power Sharp’s latest 3G Phones )〕 and Samsung.〔(Dialog Semiconductor audio technology adopted by Samsung Electronics for its latest line of MP3 players )〕 On 10 February 2011, Dialog semiconductor announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire SiTel Semiconductor B.V.〔(Dialog buys wireless, VoIP chip firm )〕 ("SiTel"), a leader in short-range wireless, digital cordless and VoIP technology. The company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is one of the thirty TecDAX companies. ==History== Dialog Semiconductor originated from the European operations of International Microelectronic Products, Inc. – a Silicon Valley company founded in 1981 *1989 – Dialog Semiconductor formed as part of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (part of Daimler-Benz) *March 1998 – Roland Pudelko appointed to CEO *1999 – Dialog Semiconductor plc formed, launched on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange *October 2005 – Jalal Bagherli appointed to CEO, replacing Roland Pudelko *February 2007 – Opens audio / power management R&D design centre in Edinburgh *November 2008 – Wins NMI Award for SmartXtend PMOLED display driver technology *February 2009 – Launches world’s first configurable power management IC *September 2009 – Relocates to new Swindon facility *October 2009 – Launches company’s first standalone audio codec *December 2009 – Wins GSA’s EMEA Leadership Council award, and Elektra Company of the year / fabless semiconductor supplier of the year awards *December 2010 – Launches world’s first 2D-3D image conversion IC for portable devices, wins GSA’s EMEA Leadership Council Award *January 2011 – Opens larger Edinburgh audio / power management R&D design facility *February 2011 – Acquires SiTel Semiconductor B.V. *December 2012 – New Design Centers in Livorno, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey *July 2013 – Acquires (iWatt Inc. ) 〔http://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/docs/investor/iwatt-acquisition-press-release.pdf〕 *December 2014 -- New Design Center in Chandler, Arizona *September 2015 – Announces to acquire Atmel.〔(Dialog Semiconductor to buy U.S. peer Atmel for $4.6 billion; Reuters; September 20, 2015. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dialog Semiconductor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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