Synaptics Buys Key Apple Supplier

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @07:08PM from the circle-of-business dept.

Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes Synaptics Inc., of touchpad fame, is acquiring Renesas SP Drivers Inc, a division of Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. Renesas SP is the exclusive supplier of Apple's display driver chips for the iPhone. While Synaptics is a major supplier of touchscreen technology to clients such as Samsung, they have not done business with Apple for some eight years. Characterized as 'thrilled' to be back in Apple's supply chain, Synaptics CEO, Rick Bergman, is quoted as saying, '... I don't believe they do any driver chips internally so that would really be an opportunity for us.'

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synaptics buying suppliers by andresfrank · 2014-06-11 21:42 · Score: -1, Troll

Good step taken by synaptics. Bigger companies are buying smaller start ups just to make sure they remain on top. People looking for recruiting agencies in Gloucester and Bristol, here is a good one. http://recruitmentglos.co.uk/