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Jennic Limited was a privately held UK-based fabless semiconductor company founded in 1996. It was acquired by Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors in 2010 and now operates as the NXP Low Power RF product line based in Sheffield, England. The company developed a range of wireless microcontrollers that support low-power wireless standards, particularly 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN and ZigBee, and also supplied wired communications products, e.g. ATM〔http://www.embedded.com/electronics-news/4132693/IBM-licenses-Jennic-ATM-technology〕 and RapidIO〔http://www.embedded.com/electronics-news/4158855/Jennic-validates-Serial-RapidIO-IP-in-silicon〕 cores. ==History== Founded by CEO Jim Lindop, Jennic's main investors included UK billionaire Eddie Healey.〔("The market for mobile light switches" ) ''FT.com'', 3 January 2007, retrieved 26 May 2011〕 〔("Rich List: Sofa tycoon Lord Kirkham sitting pretty" ) ''Sheffield Telegraph'', 7 May 2011, retrieved 26 May 2011〕 In addition to its headquarters in Sheffield, UK, the company had offices in China, Japan, Taiwan, and the US. Customers included IBM, Texas Instruments, Johnson Controls and Honeywell.〔("The market for mobile light switches" ) ''FT.com'', 3 January 2007, retrieved 26 May 2011〕 Originally focused on IP licensing and design services, Jennic repositioned to focus on fabless semiconductor design in 2004.〔("WTRS Executive Interview: Interview with Jim Lindop, CEO of Jennic Corporation" ) ''WTRS Newsletter'', 18 July 2006, retrieved 26 May 2011〕 Jennic also received funding from the Department of Trade and Industry in 2005.〔("Jennic receives £1.5 million DTI grant to fund further growth" ) ''D&R Headline News'', 28 November 2005, retrieved 22 October 2009〕 In July 2010, Jennic was acquired by Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors for $12.2 million, plus an additional $7.8 million in consideration if certain performance targets were met.〔("NXP buys Jennic, boosts short-range RF portfolio" ) ''EE Times'', 26 July 2010〕 Approximately 50 UK-based Jennic employees transferred to NXP,〔("NXP acquires low power RF specialist Jennic" ) ''EDN'', 26 July 2010, retrieved 26 May 2011 〕 and the organisation now operates as the NXP Low Power RF product line based in Sheffield. 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「Jennic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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