芯片商博通1.64亿美元收购瑞萨LTE资产

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新浪科技讯北京时间9月4日晚间消息，移动芯片厂商Broadcom(博通)周三宣布，为加速推出下一代通信技术产品，将以1.64亿美元收购日本芯片厂商Renesas（瑞萨）的LTE资产。

Broadcom的移动芯片整合WiFi和蓝牙技术，目前被iPhone和其他一线厂商的智能手机和平板电脑所广泛采用。Renesas今年6月曾宣布，将停止开发4G无线产品。

作为合作协议的一部分，Renesas位于芬兰、英国和印度的部分芯片设计人员将转移至Broadcom旗下。Broadcom表示，这部分员工很大一部分为诺基亚前设计人员。

Broadcom表示，这笔交易将把公司首款多模LTE芯片平台的发布日期提前到2014年初。而当前，高通是美国市场上唯一一家面向一线智能手机厂商销售LTE芯片的厂商。

Broadcom预计，这笔交易将影响到公司2014财年的每股摊薄收益。但从2015财年开始，将推动公司的每股摊薄收益增长。Broadcom同时预计，在截至9月底的财季内，公司营收将达到20.75亿美元至21.75亿美元，低于此前预期的20.5亿美元至22亿美元。

Broadcom to Acquire LTE-Related Assets from Affiliates of Renesas Electronics Corporation
Expected to Accelerate LTE Revenue into Early 2014 with Carrier-Validated, Production-Ready SoC

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire LTE-related assets from affiliates of Renesas Electronics Corporation. The acquisition is expected to accelerate availability of Broadcom's first multimode, carrier-validated LTE SoC platform into early 2014. For additional slide material visit the investor section of Broadcom's website at www.broadcom.com/investors .

Broadcom is gaining a dual-core LTE SoC that is ready for volume production and is carrier-validated by leading global operators in North America, Japan and Europe. Broadcom also receives high-quality multimode, multiband, LTE-A/HSPA+/EDGE modem IP that includes support for leading-edge features such as Carrier Aggregation and VoLTE. The acquisition adds quality patents and applications to Broadcom's IP portfolio and brings some of the world's most experienced cellular engineers to Broadcom.

"Today's transaction firmly establishes Broadcom's presence in the rapidly growing LTE market with a production-ready, carrier-validated SoC," said Scott McGregor, President and CEO of Broadcom. "Our LTE platform will leverage Broadcom's rich connectivity portfolio and will deliver an optimized feature set for this fast growing market."

In connection with the acquisition, Broadcom expects to pay approximately $164 million in cash. Excluding any purchase accounting related adjustments and fair value measurements, Broadcom currently expects this transaction to be dilutive to earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis by approximately $0.12 in the three months ending December 31, 2013 and dilutive to non-GAAP earnings per share by $0.10-$0.15 in full year 2014. However, Broadcom currently expects the transaction to be roughly neutral to non-GAAP earnings per share by the second half of 2014 and is expected to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in 2015. The financial impact of the acquisition is presented on a non-GAAP basis, as GAAP acquisition-related charges, including, but not limited to, amortization of purchased intangible assets and potential restructuring charges, are not estimable at this time. The transaction has been approved by Broadcom and Renesas Electronics' boards of directors, is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close early in the three months ending December 31, 2013.

Updated Business Outlook
Broadcom today also updated its business outlook for the three months ending September 30, 2013. Broadcom now expects revenue between $2.075 billion and $2.175 billion; GAAP and non-GAAP product gross margins to be up roughly 50 to 100 basis points; and GAAP and non-GAAP research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses to be somewhat above the high-end of the previously guided range of down ~$5 million to up ~$15 million and flat to up ~$20 million, respectively.

Conference Call Information
Broadcom will host a conference call for analysts and investors today at 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time (7:30 a.m. Eastern Time). Interested parties can call toll free at (800) 446-2782 US Toll Free or (847) 413-3235 US Toll. The company will broadcast the conference call via webcast over the Internet and will post additional slide materials about this acquisition on the company's website. To listen to the webcast, or to view the slide content, please visit the Investors section of the Broadcom website at www.broadcom.com/investors. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay until 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October 4, 2013.