三星3.1亿美金收购CSR手机连接定位部门

三星电子(Samsung Electronics)宣布以3.10亿美元的价格，收购 CSR 的手机连结与定位(handset connectivity and location)相关技术部门；此外三星也将额外投资3,440万美元，收购4.9%的CSR股份。 这桩交易将让CSR能更专注发展高利润、高成长性的其它业务，包括语音/音乐、车用资通讯娱乐、室内定位、影像与蓝牙智能装置。CSR (全名为Cambridge Silicon Radio)成立于1998年，是由英国Cambridge Consultants所独立出来的公司；CSR计划透过要约收购的方式，将三星收购金额中的2.85亿美元回馈给股东。 三星与CSR的交易预计在2012年第四季完成；双方的协议还包括CSR将把手机连结与定位技术研发部门的所有人员(310人)以及相关技术的专利权之转移。不过，与CSR现有手机产品相关的营收不包括在转移的范围内；此外，CSR也保留了在非手机与移动装置领域使用未来连结与定位技术的权利，例如CSR9800。 本文授权编译自EE Times，版权所有，谢绝转载 编译：Judith Cheng 本文下一页：参考英文原文：Samsung acquires CSR's mobile business，by Peter Clarke

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{pagination} Samsung acquires CSR's mobile business Peter Clarke Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay CSR plc (Cambridge, England) $310 million for its handset connectivity and location operations and the associated technology. Samsung has also agreed to invest an additional $34.4 million to take a 4.9 percent stake in publicly-held CSR. The deal leaves CSR free to focus on higher margin business and growth areas such as: voice & music, automotive infotainment, indoors location finding, imaging and Bluetooth smart. CSR, founded as Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. in 1998 as a spin off from Cambridge Consultants, plans to return up to $285 million of the Samsung money to shareholders via a tender offer. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012. CSR has entered into a conditional binding agreement to transfer of CSR's development operations in handset connectivity and location, including 310 people, together with certain rights over CSR's technology in these areas. However, none of the revenues associated with CSR's existing handset products will be transferred. In addition CSR retains the rights to use future connectivity and location technology, such as CSR9800, in areas other than handsets and mobile devices.