Lantiq 收購 Metalink 的智慧產權和資產，憑借一流的 WLAN 11n 技術擴展其產品組合

德國 NEUBIBERG 2010年1月6日電 /美通社亞洲/ — 新一代寬頻接入和家庭網路領域的領先企業 Lantiq 今天宣佈其成為獨立企業不久後的第二項收購案。Lantiq 收購了總部位於以色列的 Metalink Ltd 的無線區域網路(WLAN)相關資產和智慧產權。Metalink 是能夠以802.11n 標準提供高畫質視訊流的高性能無線通訊矽解決方案的領先供應商。該交易於今日簽署，並預計將於1月底完成交易。

Lantiq 總裁 Christian Wolff 表示：「Metalink 的確開發出了一項傑出的多流技術，在當今的視像橋接環境下，這是非常成功的，並已多次證實具有優異的效能表現。繼在家庭網路領域完成首次收購後不久，我們現在為本公司樹立了另一個里程碑，進一步擴展和完成了我們的寬頻產品組合。」

此次交易的收購價高達1,690萬美元，包括890萬美元的首期付款和基於未來業績但不超過800萬美元的餘款。

Lantiq 還宣佈在以色列雅庫姆成立一個技術能力中心，由約50名經驗豐富的工程師組成的一支團隊將在此推動創新。與當今傳統的 WLAN 解決方案相比，收購的802.11n 多輸入多輸出技術可在不影響服務品質量的前提下通過無線區域網路提供完美流暢的高畫質視訊流。

Lantiq 將把該技術整合進該公司現有及以後的產品中。除了參考設計之外，利用65奈米晶圓處理技術生產的首批集成電路產品已經取樣，並將於2010年春投入大量生產。

Lantiq 簡介

Lantiq 可提供廣泛的新一代創新型網路和數位家庭產品。該公司在歐洲、北美和亞太地區共擁有約900名員工。Lantiq 總部位於德國 Neubiberg，專注提供寬頻通訊產品，包括類比、數位和混合信號集成電路以及綜合性軟體套件。Lantiq 是一家無晶圓廠企業，為世界各地的主要運營商和家庭網路廠商提供半導體解決方案。垂詢詳情，請訪問：http://www.Lantiq.com 。

Lantiq Acquires IP and Assets from Metalink and Broadens its Portfolio in Leading Edge WLAN 11n Technologies
NEUBIBERG, Germany, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Lantiq, a leading company in next-generation Access and Home Networks, today announced its second acquisition shortly after becoming a stand-alone company. Lantiq acquired WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) related assets and intellectual property (IP) from Israel based Metalink Ltd., a leading provider of high performance wireless communication silicon solutions with the capability to deliver HD-video-streams over the 802.11n standard. The transaction was signed today and closing is expected for the end of January.

“Metalink really has developed an outstanding multi-stream technology, which is very successful in today’s video-bridging environment and has proven many times its performance capabilities,” said Christian Wolff, CEO of Lantiq. “Shortly after our first acquisition in the home networking field, today we set another milestone for our company and further expand and complement our broadband product portfolio.”

The purchase price is up to US $16.9 million; including an $8.9 million initial payment and an up to $8 million additional payment based on future performance.

Lantiq also announced the establishment of a technical competence center in Yakum, Israel, where a team of about 50 experienced engineers will drive innovation. The acquired 802.11n MIMO-technology (Multiple Input Multiple Output) features — in contrast to today’s conventional WLAN solutions — flawless and unobstructed HD-Video streaming over Wireless-LAN without making any compromise to Quality-of-Service.

Lantiq will integrate the technology in its existing roadmap and future products. In addition to reference designs, first ICs produced in 65nanometer process technology are already sampling and will be available for mass production in spring 2010.

About LANTIQ

Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for Next Generation Networks and the Digital Home. The company employs about 900 people in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. Headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany, Lantiq specializes on broadband communications, encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company, and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at http://www.Lantiq.com