MediaTek's board today approved the purchase and
acquisition of the Swedish company Coresonic AB, a
provider of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) technology.
Following the formalization of the acquisition, Coresonic
AB will become another wholly owned subsidiary of
MediaTek in Europe.
Coresonic AB, founded in Sweden has developed a DSP
architecture for wireless basebands. MediaTek will use
Coresonic's DSP technology to improve the efficiency and
flexibility of its expanding product lines. Prior to the
acquisition, MediaTek has been working closely with
Coresonic AB.