CSR (company)
CSR (company)
Former type | Public limited company |
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Traded as | LSE: CSR [20] |
Industry | Semiconductors Communications |
Fate | Acquired by Qualcomm |
Founded | 1998 (1998)(as Cambridge Silicon Radio) |
Defunct | 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) |
Headquarters | Cambridge, England, U.K. |
Key people | Ron Mackintosh (Chairman) Joep van Beurden (CEO) Will Gardiner (CFO) |
Products | Fabless semiconductor that included connectivity, audio, imaging and GPS chips |
Revenue | US$774.8 million (2014)[1] |
Operating income | US$97.0 million (2014)[1] |
Net income | US$96.8 million (2014)[1] |
Website | csr.com [21] |
CSR plc (formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio) was a multinational fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Its main products were connectivity, audio, imaging and location chips. CSR was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by Qualcomm in August 2015. Under Qualcomm's ownership, the company was renamed Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.
Former type | Public limited company |
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Traded as | LSE: CSR [20] |
Industry | Semiconductors Communications |
Fate | Acquired by Qualcomm |
Founded | 1998 (1998)(as Cambridge Silicon Radio) |
Defunct | 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) |
Headquarters | Cambridge, England, U.K. |
Key people | Ron Mackintosh (Chairman) Joep van Beurden (CEO) Will Gardiner (CFO) |
Products | Fabless semiconductor that included connectivity, audio, imaging and GPS chips |
Revenue | US$774.8 million (2014)[1] |
Operating income | US$97.0 million (2014)[1] |
Net income | US$96.8 million (2014)[1] |
Website | csr.com [21] |
History
The company was founded in 1998 and split away from Cambridge Consultants as Cambridge Silicon Radio or CSR in 1999. The founding directors, who were all at Cambridge Consultants at the time were Phil O'Donovan, James Collier and Glenn Collinson.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2004.[3]
In 2005 the company acquired Clarity Technologies, a leading clear voice capture (CVC) business[4] and UbiNetics, a 3G wireless (WCDMA/UMTS/HSDPA) technology company.[5] In 2007, CSR acquired Nordnav, a Swedish-based GPS software company, and CPS, a Cambridge-based GPS software company producing Enhanced GPS in partnership with Motorola.[6]
In February 2009, CSR announced it was merging with SiRF, the biggest global supplier of GPS chips, in a share deal worth $136 million;[7] in July 2010, CSR announced the acquisition of Belfast-based APT Licensing Ltd. (APT) and its aptX audio technology[8] and in February 2011, CSR announced it was merging with Zoran, a video and imaging technology company.[9]
In May 2012, CSR acquired Direct Digital Feedback Amplifier (DDFA) technology, a proprietary, highly scalable digital Class-D audio amplifier technology;[10] in June 2012, CSR announced that it had acquired the MAPX (formerly MAP-X) audio product line from Trident Microsystems, Inc[11] and in July 2012, Samsung Electronics agreed to acquire CSR's mobile phone connectivity (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi) and location (GPS/GNSS) businesses and associated IP for US$310 million (£198 million).[12] As part of the deal Samsung acquired a stake of 4.9% in CSR.[12]
Products
Offices
Churchill House, part of CSR's corporate campus at the Cambridge Business Park
CSR had 27 offices in 13 countries:
Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, UK
Trinity House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, UK
Selwyn House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, UK
Unit 400, Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, UK
Part of St. John's House, St. John's Innovation Park, Cambridge, UK
Quay West, Manchester, England, UK
Bristol and Bath Science Park, Bristol, England, UK
Legacy Building, Catalyst Inc, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Ingolstadt, Germany
Freiburg, Germany
Haifa, Israel
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Santa Ana, California, United States
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Plano, Texas, United States
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Shenzhen, China
Prestige Technology Park II, Bangalore, India
Noida, India
Tokyo, Japan
Seongnam, Gyunggi-Do, Korea
Gumi, Korea
United Square, Singapore
Taipei, Taiwan
Zhongli, Taiwan
Lund, Ideon Science Park, Sweden