Stærkt resultat fra Nordic Semiconductor
Der er stor efterspørgsel efter Nordic Semiconductor's 2,4 GHz transcievere til trådløst pc-periferiudstyr (in english).
The Norwegian 'ultra low power (ULP)' RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA announces that despite the continued weakness in the global semiconductor industry, it has for the second consecutive quarter achieved record financial results during Q3 2009.
The company reported its highest ever quarterly revenue performance (NOK 133.1m, up 29% from Q3 2008), highest ever operating profit(1) (NOK 28.5m, up 45% from Q3 2008) and highest ever order inflows (NOK 161m, up 68% from Q3 2008).
The company’s results were due to extremely strong, continued demand for its class-leading 2.4GHz transceivers in the wireless PC peripherals segment (keyboards, mice and controllers). This segment grew by 75% compared to Q3 last year and accounted for 60% of the company's overall revenues for the quarter. In addition, sales were strong across several other product categories, which all contributed to the company achieving its highest ever quarterly revenues.
- The wireless PC peripherals market has held up better than expected across all key vendors and geographies, comments Svenn-Tore Larsen, Nordic's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
- Although this has primarily been driven by the trend towards 2.4GHz replacing older 27MHz technology, it does include the impact of leading PC peripherals manufacturers re-building their inventories in expectation of increased demand during the second half of 2009.
- This anticipates a now pressing need to replace aging hardware, and also reflects the way consumers around the world have now come to use and value their PCs generally – regarding them more as an essential than a luxury, even in difficult economic times."
- With a cash balance of NOK 141m and no debt, Nordic Semiconductor has a very strong financial basis for further sustained growth, even in what remains a difficult and still uncertain global financial climate, adds Robert Giori, Nordic's Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Nordic Semiconductor was an early pioneer the ultra low power or 'ULP' wireless sector – providing cost effective, reliable ULP wireless connectivity between various (typically portable) devices and sensors that need to run on small batteries (such as coin cell watch batteries) for long periods of time (months to years). The early technological leadership it developed has never been lost.
The ULP wireless market is expected to be further propelled with the release of the forthcoming Bluetooth low energy standard due later this year which will add ULP wireless connectivity as standard to almost all next generation, Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
Nordic Semiconductor has taken an active role in developing the Bluetooth low energy standard within the Bluetooth SIG, and expects to be first-to-market in the first half of 2010 with single-mode Bluetooth low energy chipsets based on Nordic’s existing 2.4GHz ULP wireless technology platform.
