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Mergers & Acquisitions
Agilent Technologies has agreed to buy the intellectual property and certain
other assets of Pixel Devices International, a developer of complementary
metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors.
Upon the close of the transaction, Pixels key employees will join Agilents
Semiconductor Products Group, including PDIs chief technical officer Boyd
Fowler.
Agilent Technologies has agreed to buy the intellectual property and certain
other assets of Pixel Devices International, a developer of complementary
metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors.
Upon the close of the transaction, Pixels key employees will join Agilents
Semiconductor Products Group, including PDIs chief technical officer Boyd
Fowler.
PDIs focus has been on ultra low noise CMOS image sensors for industrial
and biomedical systems. Their "active reset" technology can reduce noise by
one or two orders of magnitude compared with traditional CMOS pixel
technologies. This enables low-light imaging for embedded cell phone cameras
or for high-speed industrial and biomedical applications. For its part,
Agilent is currently developing miniature camera modules to be embedded in
wireless handsets. Agilent plans to use PDIs low-noise technology to
enhance low-light imaging.
The transaction is expected to close by mid-February, subject to closing
conditions.
other assets of Pixel Devices International, a developer of complementary
metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors.
Upon the close of the transaction, Pixels key employees will join Agilents
Semiconductor Products Group, including PDIs chief technical officer Boyd
Fowler.
PDIs focus has been on ultra low noise CMOS image sensors for industrial
and biomedical systems. Their "active reset" technology can reduce noise by
one or two orders of magnitude compared with traditional CMOS pixel
technologies. This enables low-light imaging for embedded cell phone cameras
or for high-speed industrial and biomedical applications. For its part,
Agilent is currently developing miniature camera modules to be embedded in
wireless handsets. Agilent plans to use PDIs low-noise technology to
enhance low-light imaging.
The transaction is expected to close by mid-February, subject to closing
conditions.
US semiconductor equipment support company DND Technologies has signed a
letter of intent to acquire through merger German ESL Elektronik. ESL was
founded in 1990 by CEO Gerhard Marschner and currently employs four
engineers and three sales and support personnel.
The company supports a wide range of semiconductor plasma etch capital
equipment with annual revenues of $2-3mn. ESLs facilities include two
cleanrooms. ESL plans to add five additional employees in the coming months
with partner firms in Dresden, Catania and Israel.