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Industry
  
Electrical engineering

Headquarters
  
Reading, United Kingdom

Number of employees
  
1,500

Revenue
  
1.156 billion USD (2014)

Founded
  
1981

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Type
  
Public limited company (FWB: DLG)

Key people
  
Richard Beyer (Chairman), Jalal Bagherli (CEO)

Products
  
Semiconductors, integrated circuits

Operating income
  
US$ 185.9 million (2014)

Profit
  
US$ 138.1 million (2014)

Stock price
  
DLG (ETR) € 48.73 -1.20 (-2.41%)6 Mar, 5:35 PM GMT+1 - Disclaimer

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Dialog Semiconductor PLC is a UK-based manufacturer of semiconductor based system solutions. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom in Reading, with a global sales, R&D and marketing organization. Dialog creates highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom (ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for smartphone, computing, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and smart home applications. Dialog operates a fabless business model, but maintains its own test and physical laboratories at its office in Kirchheim.

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In 2015, it had approximately $1.35 billion in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor companies. It currently has approximately 1,650 employees worldwide. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDax index.

On 10 February 2011, Dialog announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire SiTel Semiconductor B.V. ("SiTel"), a leader in short-range wireless, digital cordless and VoIP technology. In July 2013, Dialog announced that it has completed a transaction to acquire iWatt, a leader in AC/DC power conversion and solid state lighting technologies.

Dialog semiconductor shows bluetooth le led pressure sensitive displays and audio beam forming


History

Dialog Semiconductor originated from the European operations of International Microelectronic Products, Inc. – a Silicon Valley company founded in 1981

  • 1989 – Dialog Semiconductor formed as part of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (part of Daimler-Benz)
  • March 1998 – Roland Pudelko appointed to CEO
  • 1999 – Dialog Semiconductor plc formed, launched on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • October 2005 – Jalal Bagherli appointed to CEO, replacing Roland Pudelko
  • February 2007 – Opens audio / power management R&D design centre in Edinburgh
  • November 2008 – Wins NMI Award for SmartXtend PMOLED display driver technology
  • February 2009 – Launches world’s first configurable power management IC
  • September 2009 – Relocates to new Swindon facility
  • October 2009 – Launches company’s first standalone audio codec
  • December 2009 – Wins GSA’s EMEA Leadership Council award, and Elektra Company of the year / fabless semiconductor supplier of the year awards
  • December 2010 – Launches world’s first 2D-3D image conversion IC for portable devices, wins GSA’s EMEA Leadership Council Award
  • January 2011 – Opens larger Edinburgh audio / power management R&D design facility
  • February 2011 – Acquires SiTel Semiconductor B.V.
  • December 2012 – New Design Centers in Livorno, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey
  • July 2013 – Acquires iWatt Inc.
  • December 2014—New Design Center in Chandler, Arizona
  • September 2015 – Announces agreement to acquire Atmel. This agreement was cancelled in January 2016 when Atmel agreed to be purchased by Microchip instead. To break the agreement, Atmel paid Dialog a termination fee of $137.3 million.
  • Main markets

  • Power management
  • Audio
  • Automotive and industrial
  • Bluetooth Smart
  • Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECTs) and VoIP
  • LED Solid State Lighting
  • Power Conversion
  • Locations

  • Europe
  • Swindon, UK
  • Reading, UK
  • Edinburgh, UK
  • Nabern, Germany
  • Germering, Germany
  • Den Bosch, the Netherlands
  • Hengelo, the Netherlands
  • Graz, Austria
  • Athens, Greece
  • Patras, Greece
  • Livorno, Italy,
  • Istanbul, Turkey
  • Asia
  • Taiwan
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Seoul, Korea
  • Singapore
  • Hong Kong, China
  • America
  • Santa Clara, California, USA
  • Chandler, Arizona, USA
  • Campbell, California, USA
  • References

    Dialog Semiconductor Wikipedia


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