【产通社，10月7日讯】泰鼎微系统（Trident Microsystems；Nasdaq: TRID）网站消息，其已与恩智浦半导体（NXP Semiconductors）签订最终协议，泰鼎微系统将收购恩智浦数字电视系统与机顶盒业务，根据双方签订的交易条件，恩智浦将在上述交易完成后，成为泰鼎最大股东，且持股比重高达60%。

泰鼎过去是数字电视芯片重要供应商，但根据DisplaySearch发布的统计数据，市占率已明显输给了联发科及晨星。由于芯片供应商彼此间的整合加剧，如超威（AMD）将电视事业出售予博通（Broadcom），泰鼎日前也收购了Micronas的消费性电子部门业务，但是由于新兴市场的芯片价格战越来越激烈，最终迫使泰鼎决定再与恩智浦合作。

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Oct 05, 2009-- Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID) and NXP Semiconductors today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Trident will acquire NXP's television systems and set-top box business lines. Trident would remain fabless with a significant presence in Asia and as a result of the transaction would have a global leadership position in the digital home entertainment market. Under the terms of the transaction, NXP will receive newly issued shares of Trident common stock equal to 60% of the total shares outstanding post-closing, including approximately 6.7 million shares that NXP will purchase at a price of $4.50 per share, resulting in cash proceeds to Trident of $30 million.

Including revenue from the acquired product lines, Trident would have estimated revenue of approximately $500 million in calendar 2009, with approximately  60% attributable to television and 40% to set-top box. Upon closing, Trident will have an extensive portfolio of consumer IP applicable to a range of  markets, with over 2,000 granted and in-process patents including motion estimation/motion compensation and conditional access, as well as advanced 45nm SoC  technology. The combined product portfolio will enable Trident to offer a broad range of semiconductor solutions to the digital home market, which Trident  estimates will reach $5 billion by 2010.

In order to drive cost-efficient innovation that is competitive with the industry's most aggressive consumer IC suppliers, Trident expects to retain a core  set of technology centers of excellence in Europe and North America, while growing and leveraging the substantial engineering presence that each of NXP's  Home business unit and Trident already has in Asia. Following the close of the transaction, Trident intends to continue supporting the existing customers and design wins of each company. In addition, Trident plans to develop a converged product roadmap, leveraging the substantial IP of both companies and cost  structure of Trident to provide the competitive products required for the next generation of customer designs.

Reaffirming its long-term commitment to the digital home technology market, under the terms of the transaction, the primary shares being issued to NXP would  be subject to a lock-up for two years.

Upon closing, Sylvia Summers will remain the CEO of Trident and Christos Lagomichos, EVP of NXP's Home business unit, will become President. Pete Mangan will remain senior vice president and chief financial officer of Trident. In addition, after closing, NXP and Trident intend to cooperate in the development of  complementary end-to-end solutions in other selected high-growth technology areas, including NXP's car entertainment and silicon tuner product lines. Trident will be fabless and will have the ability to access state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing capacity from NXP's manufacturing facilities, as well as  the partner foundries and subcontractors of both companies. As a result of the terms and conditions agreed between the parties, NXP will account for its  investment in Trident under the equity method.

The Boards of Trident and NXP have unanimously approved the agreement and the transactions contemplated by the agreement. The transaction is subject to the  approval of the stockholders of Trident, consultations with employee representatives in certain jurisdictions and other customary closing conditions,  including regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2010.

Trident expects to generate $140 million to $160 million in revenue in the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2010, its first full quarter post-closing, and  expects to break even on a non-GAAP operating basis as early as the end of calendar year 2010.