Intel’s been looking to break into the home entertainment market for years, and while it’s made some inroads, it’s also watching a notable list of ho hum attempts that never managed to realize traction. Take the CE3100 processor, as an instance — a few years ago, the outfit seemed certain that this here chip can be powering every last front room box for anything of eternity, and nowadays it’s hardly a household name. But this week, Intel has picked up Texas Instruments’ cable modem unit, which provides it an instantaneous link into the very area it’s been seeking to exploit. The goal of the acquisition — that is scheduled to close inside the fourth quarter of this year — is to combine TI’s Puma product lines with DOCSIS and Intel SoCs. Once that magical marriage occurs, Chipzilla intends to push out complex set-top boxes, residential gateways and modem products, possibly even going for the OEM artery. Details beyond which are few and far betwixt, but we doubt it’ll be too long before the pickup begins to bear fruit.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – (Business Wire) Intel Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to accumulate Texas Instruments’ cable modem product line. The purchase enhances Intel’s talk about the cable industry and related
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – (Business Wire) Intel Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to obtain Texas Instruments’ cable modem product line. The purchase enhances Intel’s give attention to the cable industry and related consumer electronics (CE) market segments, where the company’s expertise in building advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products, based on Intel® Atom™ processors, will likely be applied.
Intel plans to combine Texas Instruments’ best-of-breed Puma product lines with the information Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) standard technology and Intel SoCs to deliver advanced set top box, residential gateway and modem products for the cable industry. The objective is to offer cable OEMs with an open and robust platform for delivering innovative and differentiated products to service providers that improve the video, voice and knowledge content experience at home.
” Adding the abilities of the Texas Instruments’ cable team to Intel’s efforts to bring its advanced technology to consumer electronics makes for a compelling combination,” said Bob Ferreira, general manager, Cable Segment, Intel’s Digital Home Group. ” Intel is concentrated on delivering SoCs that supply the inspiration for consumer electronics devices comparable to set top boxes, digital TVs, Blu-ray* disc players, companion boxes and related devices. This acquisition specifically strengthens Intel’s product offerings for the continuum of cable gateway products and reinforces Intel’s continued commitment to the cable industry.”
All employees of Texas Instruments’ cable modem team received offers to sign up for Intel at sites in their home countries, primarily Israel, and may become component to Intel’s Digital Home Group. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The agreement is subject to regulatory review and customary closing conditions. That’s expected to close within the fourth quarter of 2010.
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