Just to ask the dumb question what does the IP stand for in Teranex's IP with new silicon. I'm guessing internal processing or maybe internal processor. I'd think the former not the latter. Been a long day and it ain't over so I'll blame my confusion on that or just something my bonehead never processed.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@...> wrote:
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> Interesting backstory.
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> So I'm guessiing the value proposition for acquiring them would either require a licensing deal with Qualcomm -- or repurposing Teranex's IP with new silicon.
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> Both of those options sound expensive. Hard to imagine how you make that back -- unless your existing portfolio of products each corner their respective markets because they have a "Teranex Inside " label on the box.
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Staten <gregstaten@> wrote:
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> > Interesting. I was wondering what Teranex was going to do considering the
> > predicament they were in.
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> > About three months ago, IDT - who made the "scaler" chip that handles the
> > reformatting work for the Teranex hardware - sold their video solutions
> > group to Qualcomm. That group contained all of the IP for their scaler chip
> > and video processing technology and it was announced that Qualcomm would be
> > discontinuing all existing and future silicon using that technology
> > effective immediately. Though Teranex would be able to do a last time buy
> > on the chipset they use it was effectively EOL. This purchase also included
> > all of the "HQV" technology in IDT's portfolio.
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> > (It is believed that Qualcomm purchased the technology and engineering team
> > so they could bring advanced video processing and playback capabilities to
> > their Snapdragon family of ARM processors. I suspect that they'll come out
> > next year with a series of Snapdragons with the capability that are focused
> > on the smart television market. They could be a very compelling offering.)
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> > -greg
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> > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM, haus <switthaus@> wrote:
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> > > Well, BMD is already diversified by purchase, so buying just parts of Avid
> > > is not that far-fetched....
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> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Tim McLaughlin <mcltim.156@> wrote:
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> > > > Wow. Now all Grant has to do is buy Avid and Red...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tim McLaughlin
> > > > Final Cut and Avid Editor
> > > > http://vimeo.com/mcltim
> > > > www.mcltim.com
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Terence Curren <tcurren@> wrote:
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> > > > > Get ready for the formerly 75K now $995.00 standards converter….
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