CSR plc
1998–2015 British fabless semiconductor company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CSR plc (formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio) was a multinational fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Its main products were connectivity, audio, imaging and location chips. CSR was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by Qualcomm in August 2015. Under Qualcomm's ownership, the company was renamed Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.
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Company type | Public limited company |
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Industry | Semiconductors Communications |
Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) (as Cambridge Silicon Radio) |
Defunct | 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) |
Fate | Acquired by Qualcomm |
Headquarters | Cambridge, England, U.K. |
Key people | Ron Mackintosh (Chairman) Joep van Beurden (CEO) Will Gardiner (CFO) |
Products | Fabless semiconductor that included connectivity, audio, imaging and GPS chips |
Revenue | US$774.8 million (2014)[1] |
US$97.0 million (2014)[1] | |
US$96.8 million (2014)[1] | |
Website | csr.com |
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