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Integrated Device Technology
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: IDTI
IndustrySemiconductor industry
Founded1980
Headquarters
San Jose, California
,
United States [1]
Key people
Ted Tewksbury
(CEO)
Number of employees
2200
Websitehttp://www.idt.com/

Company Overview

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDTI) was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Integrated Device Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of low-power, high-performance mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for the advanced communications, computing, and consumer industries. The company markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers through various channels, including a direct sales force, distributors, electronic manufacturing suppliers, and independent sales representatives.

The Communications segment offers communication clocks, digital logic products, first-in and first-out memories, serial RapidIO solutions for wireless base station infrastructure applications, integrated communications processors, static random-access memory(SRAM) products, radio frequency products, and telecommunications semiconductor products.[2] This segment markets its products to the enterprise, data center, and wireless markets.

The Computing segment provides timing products, PCI Express switching and bridging solutions, high-performance server memory interfaces, multi-port products, touch controllers, signal integrity products, and PC audio and video products.[3] This segment’s computing products are designed for desktop, notebook, sub-notebook, storage, and server applications.

The Consumer segment are optimized primarily for digital TVs, smartphones, and gaming consoles through touch controller.[4]

Products

IDT produces semiconductor solutions for wireless infrastructure, enterprise computing, and mobility/video using analog and digital technology[5].

Wireless Infrastructure

With the growing market in 4G wireless infrastructure, IDT has expanded their portfolio with Serial RapidIOs, RapidIO switches, RF products, and communication clocks. IDT currently has their products, RapidIO Switches, in every LTE base station[6].

Serial Rapid IO (sRIO) are used for wireless base station infrastructure, video imaging, medical and military applications[7]. The sRIO products include: Serial RapidIO Gen2 Endpoint IP, RapidIO Switches, PCIe-to-sRIO Bridges, PCI Express (PCIe) Switches, Serial Buffer Devices, and Functional InterConnect (FIC) Devices.

The Serial RapidIO Gen2 Endpoint IP allows digital signal processing (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) and microprocessing to access RapidIO networks[8].

RapidIO Switches addresses interconnect needs of embedded application utilizing DSPs, Field-programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), or processors.

RF Products include the F1200 low-digital IF VGA, a digitally-controlled IF VGA with very high Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) for improved Quality of Service (QoS) for receiver systems for wireless infrastructure equipment[9].

Enterprise Computing

IDT’s Enterprise Computing Division is developing a comprehensive portfolio of mixed-signal solutions to enable cloud computing. IDT’s portfolio for cloud computing include: signal integrity products like PCI Express Gen 3, temperature sensors, flash memeory controllers, PCIe Bridges, Voltage Regulator Module (VRM), power management solutions, memory interfaces such as the LR-DIMM and the DDR4[10].

Signal integrity products include PCI Express Gen 3, PCIe Gen2, and Serial RapidIO. IDT signal integrity products condition signals and mitigate the constraints in computing, storage, and communications applications[11].

IDT produces digital temperature sensor products with accuracy up to ± 1° C, designed to target applications demanding the highest level of temperature readout[12]. Digital temperature sensors work with the I/O cards, Central Switch Cards, Service Blades to allow systems to run applications at optimal performance.

IDT is an acknowledged leader in PCIe timing solutions; the company’s product line offers a complete lineup of clock generators for PC motherboard applications. IDT PCIe Solutions’ product tree include PCIe Switches, I/O switches, inter-domain switches, system interconnect switches, system, PCIe Bridges, PCIe clocking solutions, PCIe Signal Integrity Products, PCI/X Bridges.

On June 16, 2011, IDT announced that the company has worked with Micron to develop the industry’s first single-chip enterprise-class flash controller with native PCIe. Micron’s recently announced P320h PCIe solid-state storage system is an exclusive platform for the Flash Controller. The PCIe Flash Controller overcomes the bottle neck of multi-die Flash packaging causing Flash bandwidth to exceed the throughput of SATA and SAS storage interconnects[13].

Mobility/Video

The IDT power management products provide extended battery life by integrating multiple devices into a single chip it helps reduce device size for today’s smart media devices and other portable consumer electronics[14]. IDT’s line of innovative touch products, power management ICs, audio solutions, portable and consumer clocks serve growing reliance on mobility, battery life, and advanced user interfaces.

Recent Activities

In January, 2010, IDT acquired Mobius Microsystems Inc., a developer of all-silicon oscillator technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mobius' all-CMOS frequency source is used in the timing market.

In August, 2009, IDT entered into an agreement to transfer product fabrication processes and related activities currently running in the IDT Hillsboro, Oregon facility to TSMC foundries. The transfer is expected to take up to two years to complete and will cover the lifecycle of all products involved.

In June, 2009, IDT acquired Tundra Semiconductor for about CDN$120.8 million. The Tundra acquisition is expected to strengthen the IDT product portfolio of serial switching and bridging using PCI Express, Rapid IO and VME interconnect standards.

In June, 2009, IDT acquired the touch sensor technology assets from Leadis Technology. In addition, IDT also acquired the Leadis Technology intellectual property and employee teams necessary to execute on the existing roadmap.

In April, 2009, IDT sold its network search engine business to NetLogic Microsystems, Inc (NASDAQ: NETL) for approximately $100 million.

In October, 2008, IDT purchased the video processing technology and related assets from Silicon Optix, including the Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) brand and the Reon product line.

In February, 2008, IDT announced that Dr. Ted Tewksbury has been named president and chief executive officer of the company. Prior to IDT, Dr. Tewksbury was president and chief operating officer of AMI Semiconductor.

In July, 2006 IDT acquired the PC Audio division of Austin-based company SigmaTel for $80 million.

In October, 2005 IDT acquired Freescale Semiconductor's timing solutions business for $35 million.

In June, 2005 IDT acquired Integrated Circuit Systems (ICS) for about $1.5 billion in cash and stock. [1]

In May, 2004, IDT acquired ZettaCom, Inc.

In April, 1999 IDT acquired Quality Semiconductor (QSI), a supplier of clock management and bus switch logic.

According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Integrated Device Technology threatened the State of California that the company would move out-of-state if a ballot was passed on a measure called "Proposition 211" which was designed to introduce extra corporate oversight prior to the scandals of the late 1990s and early 21st century1. The proposition was subsequently defeated by 25.6% to 74.4%2.

References

  1. ^ Integrated Device Technology Company Profile. Retrieve 2011-06-24.
  2. ^ http://www.powersystemsdesign.com/powering-wireless-communications?a=1&c=1148 Powering Wireless Communications. Retrieved 2011-06-27
  3. ^ www.newselectrionics.co.uk "Timing is Everything". Wade, Ron. January 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4199559/Touchscreen-chip-mania-hits-market Retrieved 2011-06-27
  5. ^ http://www.allvoipnews.com/idt-reports-q4-and-fiscal-year-end-2011-financial.html
  6. ^ http://seekingalpha.com/article/232141-integrated-device-ceo-discusses-f2q11-results-earnings-call-transcript
  7. ^ http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/logic-interfaces-products/4214782/IDT-expands-RapidIO-Gen2-switch-portfolio
  8. ^ http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4136759/IDT-introduces-Serial-RapidIO-Gen-2-products
  9. ^ http://embeddedsystemnews.com/idt-announces-f1200-digitally-controlled-if-vga-with-low-noise-to-improve-qos-in-multi-protocol-2g3g4g-wireless-base-stations.html
  10. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110509005597/en IDT Introduces Thermal Sensor for DDR3 Memory Modules to Expand Cloud Computing Portfolio. Retrieved 2011-7-11
  11. ^ http://www.mpi.ch/products/componentssemiconductors/semiconductors/integrated_circuits/communicationinterfaces/signal_integrity_products.html IDT Signal Integrity Product Page. Retrieved 2011-7-11
  12. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110509005597/en IDT Introduces Thermal Sensor for DDR3 Memory Modules to Expand Cloud Computing Portfolio. Retrieved 2011-7-11
  13. ^ http://electronicdesign.com/article/embedded/NVM-Express-Flash-At-PCI-Express-Speeds.aspx NVM Express: Flash at PCI Express Speeds. Retrieved 2011-7-12
  14. ^ http://www.powersystemsdesign.com/idt-innovates?a=1&c=1219 IDT Innovates. Retrieved 2011-7-11
  1. Integrated Device Technology Company Profile. Retrieve 2011-06-24.
  2. `Frivolous' lawsuit initiative draws fire, Lorna Fernandes, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 23 August 1996, retrieved 3 January 2005 from http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/08/26/story4.html
  3. 1996 General Election Returns for Ballot Propositions, California Secretary of State Website for 1996 general election retrieved 3 January 2005 from http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/Vote96/html/vote/prop/page.961218083528.html
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