Armed with patents – An interview with Ron Edgerton, CEO and president of SigmaTel

**MIG-31** · Aug 4, 2006, 08:11 AM

Read More/Source: Digitimes
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Although the US-headquartered IC-design house SigmaTel continues to leverage its patents in response to market pressure from its ambitious China-based rival, Actions Semiconductor, as well as other competitors, the company, which is known as a market-leading provider of chips for MP3 players using flash memory, has acted quickly to ensure that it is not exclusively dependent on its MP3 business. With an expanded product portfolio, SigmaTel now seems to be a player that will soon have more opportunities for developing its markets.

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,783 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Armed with patents – An interview with Ron Edgerton, CEO and president of SigmaTel Read More/Source: Digitimes _______________ Although the US-headquartered IC-design house SigmaTel continues to leverage its patents in response to market pressure from its ambitious China-based rival, Actions Semiconductor, as well as other competitors, the company, which is known as a market-leading provider of chips for MP3 players using flash memory, has acted quickly to ensure that it is not exclusively dependent on its MP3 business. With an expanded product portfolio, SigmaTel now seems to be a player that will soon have more opportunities for developing its markets. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here