Fujitsu and Skyviia Partner on Multimedia Solutions

Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd has established a strategic partnership with Taiwan-based Skyviia Corp. (Skyviia) to enable enhanced capabilities of offering SoC solutions for the fast growing, and rapidly spreading global trend of Internet enabled TVs and set-top-boxes, such as the three-networks convergence project in China which is driving the integration of the country’s telecommunications networks, cable TV networks and Internet networks.

The companies will jointly offer solutions for the promising market of emerging applications for home entertainment in the near future, including Internet-enabled TV, IPTV, hybrid STB, and appliances for three-network convergence.

“With increasing demand driven by the three-network convergence, the bar of performance for set-top-boxes has been pushed higher and higher. When more processing power, compelling features and better connectivity are required in set-top-boxes, solution providers should be more visionary and dynamic to address market demands and challenges,” said Michael Shih, Corporate Senior Vice President, Asian Operations of Fujitsu Semiconductor. “The strategic partnership with Skyviia is an important step for us to quickly evolve our capability upfront in promising markets by leveraging both our technologies and Skyviia’s expertise in integrating audio/video, internet and interactive, as well as providing high-end multimedia turnkey solutions across various operating systems.”

As a leading IC solutions provider in the development of radio and television, Fujitsu Semiconductor has contributed to the advances of high-definition digital television, radio/television networks and new media for decades and delivered complete video solutions in a wide range of products from consumer applications including set-top boxes and home network appliances, to industrial applications such as security cameras and broadcasting equipment.

“Fujitsu Semiconductor is a leader in transforming the audio and visual world and we are extremely excited to have them as a partner,” said Dr. Fuja Shone, CEO of Skyviia. “Fujitsu Semiconductor’s support, through investment, strategic partnership and joint marketing, is expected to help us gain customer visibility in a broader horizon, as well as benefit both companies through innovations with our expertise in complete SoC system solutions, user interface modification and software turnkey solution service with various operating systems, such as Linux, Android and Qt.”

Hot on the heels of the three-network convergence project by the Chinese government, both Fujitsu Semiconductor and Skyviia are even more well positioned, under the strategic partnership, to take advantage of emerging opportunities with the provision of a differentiated product portfolio and solutions with better performance, quality and reliability in the market.

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