DSP Group

DSP Group, Inc. is a provider of chipsets for VoIP, multimedia, and digital cordless applications. Founded in 1987 with headquarters in San Jose, California, DSP Group employs over 400 people at three US sites and offices in Germany, Scotland, Israel, India, Hong Kong and Japan.

DSP Group, Inc
TypePublic
NASDAQ: DSPG
S&P 600 Component
IndustryVoIP, Telecommunications, Communication systems
Founded1987 (1987)
Headquarters
San Jose
,
California
Key people
Eliyahu Ayalon (Chairman),
Ofer Elyakim (CEO)
ProductsIP Telephony, Media Gateways,
Wireless chipsets,
Mobile VoIP
Revenue US$ 225.48 million (2010)
$ 9.68 million (2010)
$ 7.42 million (2010)
Number of employees
409 (2009)
Websitewww.dspg.com
A DSP Group chip

History

DSP Group was founded in 1987 by Davidi Gilo, who served as the company's CEO and Chairman until 1993.[1]

DSP Group developed the world's first telephony answering device (TAD) speech processor in 1989.[2] The company entered the digital cordless industry with the acquisition of Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) 900 MHz technology in 1999, and the subsequent development of 900 MHz narrow-band cordless and 2.4 GHz multi-handset chipset solutions.[3]

In 1993 one of the company's co-founder and its CTO Shabtai Adlersberg started a new company AudioCodes, with the initial investment provided by the DSP Group. AudioCodes grew to become a leading provider of VoIP solutions, which had an initial public offering on the NASDAQ in 1999. In 2004 DSP Group sold all its holdings in AudioCodes making a significant profit on its initial investment.[4]

In 1994 the DSP Group had an initial public offering on the NASDAQ.

In 1996 DSP Group spun off its cellular chip design and development division into a new company called DSP Communications (DSPC).[5] DSP Communications had an initial public offering on the NASDAQ the same year. In 1999 Intel bought DSP Communications for US$1.6 billion.[6]

In November 2002, DSP's IP licensing division and the Irish company Parthus Technologies Plc were merged to form a new company called CEVA, Inc..[7]

DSP Group entered into the multimedia communications sector with the acquisition of Teleman Multimedia in 2003.[8] Incorporating VoIP and Wi-Fi technologies obtained through the acquisition of VoicePump and Bermai, DSP Group entered the residential multimedia communications over broadband market with the 2006 development of a chipset integrating DECT and Wi-Fi technologies with an application processor. DSP Group acquired NXP Semiconductors' cordless and VoIP terminals business in 2007.[9]

Products

DSP Group provides chipsets for residential communications products in three areas:

  • Connected multimedia screens: always-on home devices such as multimedia handsets, wireless infotainment centers and Internet radios
  • VoIP cordless phones for the home and office, home PBXs with DECT access points, and home gateways
  • Digital cordless: cordless phones and headsets, digital telephone answering machines, and home monitoring/automation devices

Organizational affiliations

Business data

References
  1. Davidi Gilo: Executive Profile & Biography - BusinessWeek
  2. Ferris, G.; Aizner, M. (September 1989), "Design of a full-featured, solid-state telephone answering device", Electronic Engineering Times, 35 (3): 681–686., doi:10.1109/30.44335
  3. "DSP Group buys AMD's rf activities", Electronic Engineering Times, 1999-02-17
  4. AudioCodes Ltd. Annual Report 2005
  5. The 80s: Launching companies despite the crisis, Globes , 3 May 2001
  6. Intel to buy wireless chipmaker for $1.6 billion - CNET News, October 14, 1999
  7. "DSP Group, Parthus to merge IP licensing businesses in new company", Electronic Engineering Times, 5 April 2002
  8. "DSP Group acquires most of Teleman Multimedia", Electronic Engineering Times, 2003-05-19
  9. "DSP Group and NXP Semiconductors Announce Combination of Cordless & Voice Over IP Terminals Businesses", PR Newswire, May 14, 2007, retrieved 2011-04-05
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