SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : ESST-the new beginning.

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: SemiBull who wrote (3469)8/20/2003 11:12:58 PM
From: SemiBull  Read Replies (1) of 3493
 
ESS Technology acquires Divio for $27 million

By Silicon Strategies
08/18/2003 8:30 AM EST
URL: siliconstrategies.com

FREMONT, Calif. -- Consumer-chip maker ESS Technology Inc. today (Aug. 18, 2003) announced that it has acquired Divio Inc. for $27.1 million in cash.

Divio, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., designs, manufactures and markets digital video and imaging semiconductor products. The acquisition will expand ESS's product lines in the digital consumer electronics market with advanced MPEG-1,2,4 encoders and DV codecs for digital video recorders, digital still cameras and solid state digital camcorders. "These technologies complement ESS's current consumer digital entertainment offerings," Robert Blair, president and chief executive officer of Fremont-based ESS, in a statement.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext