CSR plc
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CSR and TSMC collaboration reaches new milestones [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
CSR (LSE:CSR) today announced that it has shipped more than 1.5 billion units and processed more than one million wafers from foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM). CSR also announced that it is collaborating with TSMC on a leading edge 40 nanometer (nm) low power (LP) RF process technology and that CSR has validated a broad range of proprietary connectivity IP blocks at this node for incorporation into their next generation Connectivity Centre SoCs.
CSR and Realtek partner to deliver Bluetooth v3.0 + HS and 802.11n into PCs and netbooks [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
CSR (LSE:CSR) today announced that it has partnered with one of Taiwan’s leading wireless communication IC design houses, Realtek, to deliver a family of Bluetooth v3.0 + High Speed (HS) and 802.11n module designs for the PC and netbook markets. These CSR PC BlueCore-based designs support the latest Bluetooth SIG specifications to enable high data transfer speeds by using the PC’s Wi-Fi radio to cope with larger file sizes. In addition to its implementation of the CSR9000 platform, already dr...
CSR partners with a leading manufacturer to drive adoption of Bluetooth v3.0 + HS and 802.11n in PCs and netbooks [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
CSR (LSE:CSR) today announced that it has partnered with fast-growing PC Wi-Fi manufacturer Ralink to enable a new Bluetooth/802.11n PCI Express (PCIe) design. The design utilises CSR’s PC BlueCore, that supports the new Bluetooth v3.0 + High Speed (HS) protocol and which adds the ability to use the PC’s Wi-Fi radio to achieve higher data transfer speeds. Alliances such as this are an integral part of CSR’s strategy to provide the benefits of the latest Bluetooth standards to a broad customer...
GSA Announces Dr. Nicky Lu and Joep van Beurden as the Newly Appointed Chairman and Vice Chairman, Respectively, to the GSA Board [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 20 hours 24 minutes ago
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the global voice for the semiconductor industry, today announces the appointment of Dr. Nicky Lu, chairman and chief executive officer, Etron Technology, as its chairman of the board and Joep van Beurden, chief executive officer of CSR plc, as its vice chairman of the board. Dr. Lu and Mr. van Beurden are to assume their positions on December 1, 2009 and will each serve for two years through December 1, 2011. The new appointments demonstrate the GSA’s ...
GSA Announces Board Change at the Media Luncheon During the Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 12 hours 24 minutes ago
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA):
GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan to Focus on Clustering Collaboration [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 12 hours 54 minutes ago
The sixth annual GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan will be held at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
2009 GSA Award Nominees Announced [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 20 hours 24 minutes ago
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces the nominees for awards to be presented at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.
EETimes.com - CSR in hiring push seeks R&D engineers, finance execs
Electronic Engineering Times (Asia) | 20 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
All the positions appear to be in the U.K. where CSR (Cambridge, England) has its headquarters with no current vacancies listed for its locations in the United States, France, Sweden, India, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea or Denmark.
UPDATE: CSR Soars On Solid 3Q Sales, New Partnership Deals
Wall Street Journal, The | 25 days 22 hours 4 minutes ago
(Rewrites, adds CEO and analysts' comments, detail.) By Elliott Ball Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. Bluetooth microchip maker CSR PLC (CSR.LN) Thursday underscored the upswing in the technology sector after reporting solid third-quarter sales and signing new partnership deals that sent its shares soaring, even as it remained cautious about overall economic trends.
EETimes.com - CSR, TSMC collaborate on 40-nm RF process
Electronic Engineering Times (Asia) | 20 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
CSR (Cambridge, England) said that as part of that collaboration it has validated a broad range of proprietary connectivity IP blocks at this node for incorporation into system chips, which will be marketed under the label Connectivity Center.
CSR signs new partnership deals for Bluetooth chips
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 26 days 1 hour 56 minutes ago
U.K. chip maker says alliances are key part of its strategy.
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Bloomberg | 26 days 4 hours 13 minutes ago
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Bloomberg | 26 days 7 hours 13 minutes ago
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
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Bloomberg | 27 days 5 hours 20 minutes ago
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Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2010 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 hours 3 minutes ago
The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award is regarded as the ‘Oscar’ of female entrepreneurs and business leaders. Established in 1972 as a tribute to Madame Clicquot, the legendary founder of Veuve Clicquot, is now live in 16 countries and is the first international award created specifically to recognise the contribution that women have made to business life.
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Company Overview
| Company: | CSR plc |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Communications Components |
| Website: | http://www.csr.com |
CSR, originally Cambridge Silicon Radio, designs silicon radio chips. The fabless semiconductor company designs short-range radio chips for the Bluetooth personal network standard, which supports wireless connections between electronic devices. CSR also designs Wi-Fi chips used in wireless phones and other mobile devices. The company has operations throughout the world. Its chip designs can be found in products made by tech heavyweights, such as Apple, Dell, Motorola, Nokia, and Sharp. CSR gets more than 80% of its sales from the Asia/Pacific region. In 2009 a newly formed US subsidiary of CSR's merged with SiRF Technology Holdings, yielding a stock-swap transaction valued at $136 million.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 693.8 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -18.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -6.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 1,012 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 24.0 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |