Silicon Image opens R&D; centre in Hyderabad
February 18th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANSHyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Silicon Image Inc., a leading connectivity solutions provider, has opened its first research and development (R&D;) center in India at Hyderabad.
The company’s chief executive officer Camillo Martino told reporters here Friday that the facility would design and develop semiconductor and intellectual property (IP) core technologies for implementation in mobile, wireless and consumer electronics products from manufacturers across the globe.
The India facility of the US-based company will initially have 80 employees. The Nasdaq-listed firm’s India R&D; center expands its current worldwide R&D; operations which include facilities in Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Shanghai, China.
He said Silicon Image, whose technologies are used by nine of the top 10 television manufacturers in the world, planned to focus on developing technologies specific to the Indian and Chinese markets.
“The opportunity in the two markets is huge,” he said.
“The Hyderabad R&D; centre is expected to provide key insights into end user’s needs and requirements in this region,” he said.
“The technology innovation and growth occurring in Hyderabad made the location a natural fit for Silicon Image’s expanding R&D; portfolio,” said Rashid Osmani, vice president of worldwide engineering at Silicon Image, Inc.
“The expertise of Silicon Image’s worldwide engineering team has been strengthened by the addition of the talented engineers in Hyderabad, who we foresee becoming an integral part of new product development.”
Silicon Image, which clocked revenues of $221 million in 2011, holds 377 patents issued by the US while 461 others are pending. Its global headcount stands at 521.
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