CSR plc

Infobox Company
company_name = CSR plc
company_
company_type = Public lse|CSR
foundation = 1998
location = Cambridge, England
industry = Communications
key_people = Ron Mackintosh, Chairman
Joep van Beurden, CEO
products = Fabless semiconductor, Single chip Bluetooth
revenue = $848.6 million (2007)
operating_income = $150.0 million (2007)
net_income = $112.8 million (2007)
homepage = [http://www.csr.com/ www.csr.com]

CSR (lse|CSR), or Cambridge Silicon Radio, is a company based in Cambridge, England whose main product line is a single-chip implementation of the Bluetooth standard for radio-signal communication between devices. CSR is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The Company was founded in 1998 when it split away from Cambridge Consultants as "Cambridge Silicon Radio". It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2004. [ [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39147410,00.htm Blue tooth firms IPO share fetch top price] ]

In 2005 the Company acquired Clarity Technologies, a leading Clear Voice Capture (CVC) business. [ [http://www.ic-tech.com/newroom/CSRacquisitionClarityTechnologies.html CSR plc acquisition of Clarity Technologies, Inc] ] In 2005 CSR also acquired the 3G wireless (WCDMA/UMTS/HSDPA) technology company UbiNetics. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_July_28/ai_n14834293 CSR plc: Acquisition of UbiNetic's software] ] In 2007, CSR acquired Nordnav, a Swedish based GPS software company, and CPS, a Cambridge based GPS software company producing Enhanced GPS in partnership with Motorola. [ [http://www.edn-europe.com/csrbuysnordnavcpstoaddgpscapability+article+432+Europe.html CPS buys Nordnav, CPS to add GPS capability] ]

Operations

CSR is currently the biggest global supplier of Bluetooth chips with approximately 50 percent market share, and also produce WiFi and VoIP solutions. CSR's main competitor in the Bluetooth chipset market is Broadcom. The largest market for Bluetooth chipsets is the mobile handset market most of which are Bluetooth enabled. CSR's BlueCore Bluetooth chips are not based on ARM cores, unlike those of rival Broadcom, but are instead based on low-power processor techonology from its former parent company [ [http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800443896_499495_NP_1d12863a.HTM XAP in every BlueCore] ] . Due to CSR's large market share, this makes the relatively unheard-of 16-bit XAP processor one of the most numerous micro-controllers in existence.

Offices

The company has the following offices:
* Unit 400, Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, UK. Original seat of the company, abandoned in November 2004 when the company moved to Churchill House (below), then re-occupied in 2005 after significant growth and now Corporate Headquarters again.
* Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, UK
* Selwyn House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, UK
* St. John's House, St John's Innovation Centre, Cambridge, UK
* Richardson, Texas, US
* Sophia-Antipolis, France
* Tokyo, Japan
* Taipei, Taiwan
* Novi Science Park, Aalborg, Denmark
* Posco Building, Seoul, Korea
* Lund, Sweden
* Stockholm, Sweden through acquision of Nordnav in 2007
* Detroit, Michigan, US (through acquisition of Clarity Technologies Inc. in 2005)
* IBC Knowledge Park, Bangalore, India (through acquisition of Ubinetics in 2005)
* Platinum Building, Shanghai, China

References

External links

* [http://www.csr.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/directory/orgprofile/news/default.aspx?objid=4850 CSR news] at Cambridge Network