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In June 2008 the company's stock had fallen to a 52 week low owing to stalled sales,<ref>''moneycentral.msn.com''.[http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/category/topicarticle.aspx?feed=AP&Date=20080618&ID=8797248&topic=TOPIC_ECONOMIC_INDICATORS&isub=3 "ADRs in Focus: Spreadtrum Communications"] (through AP), 18 June 2008, retrieved 25 June 2008</ref> Later, the stock has increased steadily, reaching an all-time high in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/11309715/1/spreadtrum-stock-hits-new-52-week-high-sprd.html |title=Spreadtrum Stock Hits New 52-Week High (SPRD) |
In June 2008 the company's stock had fallen to a 52 week low owing to stalled sales,<ref>''moneycentral.msn.com''.[http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/category/topicarticle.aspx?feed=AP&Date=20080618&ID=8797248&topic=TOPIC_ECONOMIC_INDICATORS&isub=3 "ADRs in Focus: Spreadtrum Communications"] (through AP), 18 June 2008, retrieved 25 June 2008</ref> Later, the stock has increased steadily, reaching an all-time high in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/11309715/1/spreadtrum-stock-hits-new-52-week-high-sprd.html |title=Spreadtrum Stock Hits New 52-Week High (SPRD) |
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Spreadtrum agreed an acquisition by [[Tsinghua Unigroup]] in July 2013 for about $1.78 billion dollars <ref>{{cite web | url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324879504578601433493554130 |title=Spreadtrum Communications Agrees to $1.78 Billion Takeover |publisher=wsj.com |accessdate=2014-Jan-11}}</ref>; the deal completed on 23 December 2013<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/Tsinghua-Unigroup-Completes-Acquisition-of-Spreadtrum-for-US3100-per-ADS-20131223 | title=Tsinghua Unigroup Completes Acquisition of Spreadtrum for US$31.00 per ADS |publisher=www.broadwayworld.com | accessdate=2014-Jan-11</ref>. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:50, 11 January 2014
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: SPRD | |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 1 April 2001  |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
Key people | Leo Li (President, CEO and Chairman) Scott Sandell (Lead Director of the Board)[1] |
| Revenue |  US$346.3 million (2010)[2] |
| US$67.2 million (2010)[2] | |
| Website | www.spreadtrum.com |
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Chinese:展讯 NASDAQ:SPRD) is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Shanghai, China which produces chips for mobile phones. It is the world's 17th-largest fabless semiconductor company measured by 2011 revenues.[3]
The company originally produced chips for GSM handsets, but most of its resources are now focused on the Chinese TD-SCDMA 3G standard. In addition to GSM and combined GSM/TD-SCDMA baseband chipsets, Spreadtrum also supplies chips for two Chinese mobile TV standards: TD-MBMS and CMMB. Spreadtrum's customers accounted for 50% of TD-SCDMA handset sales in China Mobile's current round of TD-SCDMA trials.[4]
In June 2008 the company's stock had fallen to a 52 week low owing to stalled sales,[5] Later, the stock has increased steadily, reaching an all-time high in November 2011.[6]
Spreadtrum agreed an acquisition by Tsinghua Unigroup in July 2013 for about $1.78 billion dollars [7]; the deal completed on 23 December 2013[8].
References
- ^ "Spreadtrum Appoints President and CEO Dr. Leo Li as the New Chairman of the Board and Scott Sandell as the Lead Director". Trading Markets. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ a b "Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Results". Spreadtrum. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ "Spreadtrum, Dialog, MegaChips shine in fabless rankings". EE Times. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Results (FindArticles via PR Newswire), 15 May 2008, retrieved 26 June 2008
- ^ moneycentral.msn.com."ADRs in Focus: Spreadtrum Communications" (through AP), 18 June 2008, retrieved 25 June 2008
- ^ "Spreadtrum Stock Hits New 52-Week High (SPRD)". thestreet.com. Retrieved 2011-Nov-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Spreadtrum Communications Agrees to $1.78 Billion Takeover". wsj.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ {{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/Tsinghua-Unigroup-Completes-Acquisition-of-Spreadtrum-for-US3100-per-ADS-20131223 | title=Tsinghua Unigroup Completes Acquisition of Spreadtrum for US$31.00 per ADS |publisher=www.broadwayworld.com | accessdate=2014-Jan-11