IXYS to buy 4/8bit MCU unit from Samsung
Keywords:MCU? analogue driver? power management?
"We plan to gain market share for our MCU and IC products, and expand our customer base in industrial, medical and consumer applications. The 4/8bit products fit with our mixed signal ICs and our power semiconductors, whereby we will be able to offer our customers complete solutions for power managementfrom the digital control analogue driver ICs to higher power devices," said Nathan Zommer, chair and CEO of IXYS. "The development of this product portfolio has been a strategic decision as part of our 'World of IXYS' marketing and sales initiative."
"Furthermore, with this agreement we expand our foundry relationship with Samsung. We have been strategic partners with Samsung Electronics for more than 25 years, and are looking forward to expanding this business affiliation. Given that some of these MCUs were based originally on Zilog's legendary cores, we expect a seamless transition for the customer base and a quick integration within our Zilog MCU lines," noted Zommer.
Current 4-/8bit products to be acquired by IXYS include MCUs for remote controllers, ultra-low power MCUs and a series of products for home appliances, consumer electronics and LCDs. Applications include battery chargers, thermostats, boiler control, microwaves, e-bikes, LED lighting, power meters, blood pressure meters and smoke detectors.
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