Conexant

Conexant Systems, Inc.

Type	Private
Traded as	N/A
Industry	Semiconductors
Founded	January 1999
Headquarters	Newport Beach, California USA
Key people	Sailesh Chittipeddi, CEO
Revenue	$0.97 billion USD ( $122.59M FY 2006)
Employees	3,120 (2006)
Website	www.conexant.com

Conexant Systems, Inc. is an American semiconductor company, formerly the semiconductor division of Rockwell International. Currently it's privately owned by Golden Gate Capital, an equity firm headquartered in San Francisco.

History

Conexant was launched as an independent entity in January 1999 after Rockwell International Corp. spun off its Rockwell Semiconductor business to shareowners. Since its inception, Conexant has spun off several standalone businesses to create new companies including Jazz Semiconductor (March 2002 - private), Skyworks Solutions (June 2002 - public), Mindspeed Technologies (June 2003 - public). Recent divestitures include selling its Broadband Access business to Ikanos Communications in August 2009 and its Broadband Media Processing business to NXP Semiconductors in August 2008. Today, Conexant offers semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications.

Product lines

Conexant chip

Conexant,as many of semiconductor companies develops solutions^{[clarification needed]} for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications, which are all areas where the company has established leadership positions.^{[citation needed]}

In imaging, the company's comprehensive product portfolio includes highly integrated multifunction printer (MFP) SoCs for inkjet, laser, and photo solutions. Conexant also offers a suite system solutions^{[clarification needed]} for "connected" frame and display appliances that are used in a broad range of video, audio, telephony, and digital signage applications.

Audio products like HD solutions^{[clarification needed]} for the PC market, HD audio codecs, and speakers-on-a-chip and voice-enabled products including PCs, PC peripheral sound systems, audio subsystems, speakers, notebook docking stations, VoIP speakerphones, intercoms, door phones, and audio-enabled surveillance systems.

Embedded modem products encompass all major industry standards including V.92. Video solutions include video encoders and media bridges for surveillance–security products with digital video recording, and video encoders for smart home and commercial security applications.

Offices

Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and has research and development centers in the U.S., China, and India and various sales offices around the world.

Competitors

• TI
• Broadcom
• STM
• Infineon
• Freescale

References

• http://www.broadcom.com/company/keyexec_marotta.php
• http://www.rfmagic.com/companymanagement.asp
• http://www.entropic.com/pages/team.html
• http://www.path1.net/company/directors.cfm
• http://www.twst.com/pdf/cnxt.pdf

External links

• Official website
• Rockwell category at chipdb.org