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MILPITAS , CA and SAN JOSE , CA , March 22, 2010 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL ) and Techwell, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: TWLL ) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement for Intersil to acquire Techwell through a cash tender offer at $18.50 per share. Net of Techwell's cash and equivalents, the transaction values Techwell at approximately $370 million.Techwell, with over 200 employees in the U.S. , China , Japan , South Korea and Taiwan , is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and sells mixed signal video solutions for the security surveillance and automotive infotainment markets. Techwell's products enable the conversion of analog video signals to digital form and perform advanced digital video processing to facilitate the display, storage and transport of video content. Major applications using Techwell products include industrial DVRs, networked video recorders, multiplexers, as well as automotive front consoles, rearview mirrors and rear seat LCD displays.“ Techwell's team and products will expand our leadership in two high-growth industrial markets ,” said Dave Bell, Intersil's President and Chief Executive Officer. “The addition of Techwell's mixed signal video products will help our customers build solutions that improve performance, reduce overall cost and…

High-performance, low-power 600GB 2.5-inch HDD,Toshiba's first enterprise drive Tokyo— Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today announced a new high-performance, low-power HDD product line for enterprise applications that draws on synergies achieved by the integration of Fujitsu Limited's enterprise-directed magnetic drive business into Toshiba HDD business. The new MBF2600RC family brings 2.5-inch drives into the enterprise space, with no compromise in capacity or performance. The line-up features a 600GB drive, currently the industry's highest[1] capacity for 2.5-inch enterprise-class HDD, and rounds out the range with 300GB, and 450GB capacities, all offering maximum rotation speeds of over 10,000RPM. Improvements to the magnetic recording head and disk's magnetic layer gives the MBF2600RC an areal density of 595Mbit/mm2 (384Gbpsi), highest[1] areal density for 2.5-inch enterprise drives, and realizes 600GB capacity, the largest capacity yet available in the market including 3.5-inch drives. Combined with a rotation rate of over 10,000RPM, the line-up will meet the enterprise market's exacting standards with 2.5-inch form factor drives. Furthermore, the internal transfer rate in the MBF2600RC family is boosted by 13%, from 191.5MB/s to 216MB/s, compared with the previous generation MBD2300RC, due to improved linear recording density, and overall…

ZHUHAI, China, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer electronics, announced today that the company introduced its new Series 25 product family, which has succeeded in sampling with selective customers and is currently moving into mass production. Actions' Series 25 product family serves the D1 (720 * 576 pixels) video MP4 markets plus DV camera functions. The Series 25 features a dual core processor by integrating a 32 bit MCU for video codec and a 24 bit DSP for audio codec. With advanced designs in Sigma-delta DAC/ADC, analog circuit, PLL and video accelerator, our Series 25 product family supports a wide breadth of formats, including VC-1, MPEG4, H.264, RMVB, MJPEG, H.263, FLV video decoder up to D1 resolution 30 frames per second ("fps"), MPEG4 video encoder up to VGA 30fps, WMA, and MP3 Audio Decoder/Encoder as well. This product family features high-speed processing with low power- consumption, supports 24 bit ECC function, 34 nanometer NAND flash, as well as mainstream flash cards, and applies to different external power supplies and power controls. Its LCD…

HSINCHU, Taiwan – January 07, 2010 –Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, will be demonstrating multiple wired and wireless networking solutions that incorporate new ‘Green’ power-saving technologies that automatically reduce power consumption by up to 80%.   Traditional networking devices transmit at 100% full power, regardless of the user environment. In real user scenarios this amount of power is rarely required. Realtek’s automatic power-saving technologies enable solutions that conserve energy by recognizing the actual user scenario and adjusting the power accordingly in relation to distance, data traffic, and link status, and with no loss of performance. Our automatic power-saving technologies are integrated into our widely-adopted Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and Switch Controllers, as well as our Wireless Networking ICs.   “With today’s focus on reducing carbon footprints, as well as on longer battery life in mobile devices, we are proud to introduce automatic ‘Green’ technology. As the need to manually change power settings to reduce power has been automated, Realtek network devices will run at the minimum power consumption out of the box”, said Realtek’s Executive Vice President Jessy Chen. “With one of the lowest plug-and-play power consumptions in…

HSINCHU, Taiwan –December 01, 2009 – Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, today announced that its RTD1073/1283 Full-HD Digital Media Processor has won the IT Month ‘Outstanding I.T. Application/Products Award 2009’ in the Digital Home products category.   The RTD1073/1283 offers high-performance playback of multiple AV formats, including all common Internet formats. This flexibility removes end-user frustration, and provides the freedom needed to enjoy AV playback without being concerned with decoder compatibilities. With complete software and hardware reference designs supplied, the RTD1073/1283 can speed development of innovative top-of-the-line products that end-users want.   “The Digital Home experience is made fuller and richer via Realtek’s technology breakthroughs that allow users to enjoy High Definition Media Playback (HDMI), media Recording & Timeshifting, Wireless/Wired Networking, and media Mass Storage capabilities”, said Realtek’s Executive Vice President Jessy Chen. “This makes the RTD1073/1283 an indispensible entertainment option in the modern home”.The RTD1073/1283 represents Realtek’s third generation media processing technology and incorporates three major HD specifications. BD HD: Supports all three video encoding formats of Blu-ray Disc. Currently H.264, VC1, and MPEG2 take around 55%, 30%, and 15% market share each. The RTD1073/RTD1283 supports 1.25x…

First showcase of 6-inch & 9-inch touch-function e-books in China that will revolutionize the publishing industry Hsinchu, Taiwan, - (October 21, 2009)   AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) will exhibit a broad array of TFT-LCDs for different applications at eMEX 2009 (Electronic Manufacturer Exposition China), scheduled to be held from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 at the Suzhou International Exhibition Center, China. AUO's exhibits this year highlight 6-inch and 9-inch touch-function e-Books, the world's thinnest(*) 3-inch touch panel with a thickness of merely 2.5mm and VGA resolution. The exhibit will also include a series of high contrast ratio green TV panels featuring AMVA 3 technology, as well as a series of 16:9 LED backlight notebook panels and LCD monitor panels.  The theme of AUO's exhibition this year is "Connected to Digital Evolution." AUO's goal is to bring more interactive experiences and delightful digital lifestyles to consumers by leveraging its innovative technologies. Future digital lifestyles will revolve around products that provide superior value and offer completely new user experiences. AUO will keep producing products that bring the best visual experience to consumers.  LCD TV & PID applications AUO will exhibit its Full HD LCD TV products family with…

HSINCHU, Taiwan – October 09, 2009 – One of the world’s leading network and computer peripheral IC providers, Realtek Semiconductor Corp., today announced that the RTL8111E is the world’s first Single-chip Gigabit Ethernet Controller to implement the draft IEEE 802.3az standard (Energy Efficient Ethernet: EEE).   EEE defines a new mechanism that allows the RTL8111E to enter a low power idle state. In this state, unnecessary TX/RX circuitry is turned off to reduce power consumption. The RTL8111E transparently returns to a Normal operating state when TX/RX operation is required. EEE reduces unnecessary waste of energy to achieve a more energy efficient Ethernet. During periods of low link utilization (no TX/RX), the whole chip power consumption can be reduced by at least 80% (Approximately 99mW as compared to 500mW without EEE).    “Demand for environmentally-responsible products that are designed for power saving as well as high performance has increased significantly. Staying on the technology leading edge helps Realtek to design and develop competitive products to meet this growing demand”, said Realtek’s Executive Vice President Jessy Chen. “Our combination of complete feature set, high-performance, and eco-friendly green power-saving features make Realtek the compelling choice for Gigabit Ethernet solutions”.   http://www.realtek.com.tw/press/newsViewOne.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=0&PFid=1&Level=1&NewsID=222

Highly Integrated SoC RTD1073, Supports 1080P H.264/VC1/MPEG2/MPEG4 and 720P RMVB, with Complete Software/Hardware Reference Designs   HSINCHU, Taiwan – September 9, 2009 – Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, announced today its third generation Digital Media Processor (DMP), the RTD1073, for the consumer electronics market. The RTD1073 provides a hardware decoder for all mainstream HD AV formats, including 1080P H.264/VC1/MPEG2/MPEG4 and 720P RMVB.   The RTD1073 represents Realtek’s third generation media processing technology and incorporates three major HD specifications.   BD HD: Supports all three video encoding formats of Blu-ray Disc. Currently, H.264, VC1, and MPEG2 take around 55%, 30%, and 15% market share each. The RTD1073 supports 1.25x 1080P HD decoding, ensuring decoding capabilities provide top quality viewing pleasure. RMVB HD Support: RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) is a multimedia container format developed by RealNetworks. Widely used in Asia and the Chinese market, the RMVB playback requirement has been raised to 720P (1280*720). Full HD: Offers 1080@60p, 32-bit HD OSD, advanced DNR (Digital Noise Reduction), MADi (Motion Adaptive De-interlace), and Multi-Tap Scaling Filter to ensure that RTD1073 picture quality matches Full HD TV set quality.   “Our development process…

Chunan‧Taiwan, Aug 26, 2009 –TPO Displays Corp. (TPO) has recently been honored by WSO (World Safety Organization) as the only winner in Taiwan, R.O.C. with the “WSO Concerned Company/Corporation Award” this year.   TPO has devoted to environment, occupational safety and health management since its establishment in 1999, which has been highly recognized by both local regulatory bodies and international organizations. It’s a great honor and encouragement of TPO to be granted with the “WSO Concerned Company/Corporation Award” this year.   This Award also reflects the recognition form both customers and suppliers. TPO and its employees are committed to working harder on ESH (Environment, Safety, and Health).   TPO will further enhance its enterprise risk management system to reach the target of zero occupational hazards. Additionally, the company will develop a long-term environment performance index via process design, material selection, and efficiency increase, to implement energy/resources reduction programs for optimizing resources utilization.   http://www.tpo.biz/ENG/NewsCenter/20090826-eng.htm

With Optimism for the Future, Leading Global Semiconductor Company Reflects on a Decade of Growth, Innovation, Outstanding Financial Performance, and a Unique Corporate Culture   MILPITAS, CA—August 13, 2009— Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its rebirth as an independent company.  On Friday, August 13, 1999, Intersil was officially spun-off from Harris Corporation and became a standalone semiconductor enterprise. Just six months after the spin-out, Intersil joined the NASDAQ and completed the largest semiconductor Initial Public Offering (IPO) at that point in history.   “Thanks to their exceptional dedication and contributions, the people of Intersil have propelled this company, in a very short period of time, to become one of the most respected companies in the semiconductor industry,” said David Bell, CEO.  “Over the past several years our revenue growth has consistently out-paced our peers, resulting in solid financial results, a very strong balance sheet, and a long line of technology breakthroughs.  Intersil’s future is very bright, and we look forward celebrating even greater accomplishments ten years from today.” During the last decade, Intersil has established itself as one of the premier high-performance analog companies in the semiconductor industry. Today the company has approximately 1500 employees worldwide, wafer fabrication facilities…