Intel has signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments’ cable modem product line in a move to expand its consumer electronics chip business.
Intel said that this purchase enhances its focus on the cable industry and related consumer electronics (CE) market segments, where the company’s expertise in building advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products, based on Intel Atom processors, will be applied.
The company plans to combine Texas Instruments’ Puma product lines with the data over cable service interface specification standard technology and Intel SoCs to offer set top box, residential gateway and modem products for the cable industry.
Intel said that it has offered all employees of Texas Instruments’ cable modem team to join Intel at sites in their home countries, primarily Israel.
Intel Digital Home Group general manager of Cable Segment Bob Ferreira said that this acquisition strengthens the company’s product offerings for the continuum of cable gateway products.
