ATI TechnologiesATI Technologies Inc. était une entreprise canadienne, basée à Markham en Ontario, active dans la production de microprocesseurs pour cartes graphiques et de chipsets pour PC, téléphones portables et consoles de jeux vidéo. Elle est rachetée par AMD en 2006, qui choisit de mettre fin à l'utilisation de la marque ATI pour ses produits au profit de la marque AMD, tout en conservant le logo Radeon. Fondée en 1985 au Canada par trois immigrants chinois (Lee Ka Lau, Benny Lau, Kwok Yuen Ho), ATI a démarré comme société OEM, en concevant des circuits intégrés graphiques pour PC.
Power management integrated circuitPower management integrated circuits (power management ICs or PMICs or PMU as unit) are integrated circuits for power management. Although PMIC refers to a wide range of chips (or modules in system-on-a-chip devices), most include several DC/DC converters or their control part. A PMIC is often included in battery-operated devices (such as mobile phone, portable media players) and embedded devices (such as routers) to decrease the amount of space required.
Automotive electronicsAutomotive electronics are electronic systems used in vehicles, including engine management, ignition, radio, carputers, telematics, in-car entertainment systems, and others. Ignition, engine and transmission electronics are also found in trucks, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and other internal combustion powered machinery such as forklifts, tractors and excavators. Related elements for control of relevant electrical systems are also found on hybrid vehicles and electric cars.
Semiconductor consolidationSemiconductor consolidation is the trend of semiconductor companies collaborating in order to come to a practical synergy with the goal of being able to operate in a business model that can sustain profitability. Since the rapid adoption of the modern day chip in the 1960s, most companies involved in producing semiconductors were extremely vertically integrated. Semiconductor companies owned and operated their own fabrication plants and also the processing technologies that facilitated the creation of the chips.
Telecommunications equipmentTelecommunications equipment (also telecoms equipment or communications equipment) are hardware which are used for the purposes of telecommunications. Since the 1990s the boundary between telecoms equipment and IT hardware has become blurred as a result of the growth of the internet and its increasing role in the transfer of telecoms data.
Power semiconductor deviceA power semiconductor device is a semiconductor device used as a switch or rectifier in power electronics (for example in a switch-mode power supply). Such a device is also called a power device or, when used in an integrated circuit, a power IC. A power semiconductor device is usually used in "commutation mode" (i.e., it is either on or off), and therefore has a design optimized for such usage; it should usually not be used in linear operation. Linear power circuits are widespread as voltage regulators, audio amplifiers, and radio frequency amplifiers.
HiSiliconHiSilicon Technology Co., Ltd ( ou plus simplement ), est une entreprise de semi-conducteurs chinoise de Shenzhen, filiale de l'entreprise de produits de télécommunication Huawei, fondée en 2004 à partir de l'ancienne division de production d'ASIC de la société, créée en 1991. Elle s'est lancée la même année dans le développement de technologies de processeurs RISC, sous licence de la firme britannique ARM. La société est basée à Shenzhen, et a également des filiales à Pékin, Shanghai, dans la Silicon Valley (aux États-Unis d'Amérique) et en Suède.
