ARM 收購挪威 Falanx
最近 IT 產業收購的動作頻仍,沒多久前傳出 Intel 有意收購 ATi 事業群的傳聞,而同樣重量級的 ARM 則在日前宣佈,收購 [
Falanx] 這家耕耘於圖形影像處理多年的挪威公司,詳情可參考新聞稿 [
ARM acquires Norwegian graphics company]。

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Falanx] 自 2001 年成立後,即以圖形影像處理的完整軟硬體解決方案,活躍於多媒體行動裝置領域中,其 SoC (System-on-Chip ) 解決方案為 Mali (中文該不會翻譯為「妙麗」吧?) 涵蓋 Video (MPEG4, H.264)、3D Graphics,以及傳統 2D Graphics,日前也通過 OpenGL® ES 1.0 / 1.1 的認證,去年的新聞稿 [
Falanx Joins ARM Connected Community] 宣示成為 ARM® Connected Community 的新成員,廣泛提供軟硬體的 total solution,而過了半年後的今日,被 ARM 收購的 Falanx,局面會如何呢?ARM 的市場開發執行副總,Mike Inglis,表示:
The graphics market for mobile, automotive and home applications, is increasingly important to ARM due to the rapidly growing usage of electronic devices with graphics capabilities; the estimated total available market for embedded 3D hardware is set to grow from 135 million units in 2006 to more than 435 million units in 2010. ... The acquisition of Falanx will enable us to build upon our existing graphics activity and to drive the adoption of feature-rich, multimedia embedded solutions with a complementary ecosystem for developers.
拭目以待 :-)
由 jserv 發表於 June 24, 2006 11:13 AM