For over 30 years, Zarlink has delivered semiconductor solutions that drive the capabilities of voice, enterprise, broadband and wireless communications. Customers include Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Huawei, ZTE, Given Imaging, Cochlear, Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson.

Business Focus
Wired Communications: Carriers and service providers are transitioning from a circuit-switched to a packet-based infrastructure. Zarlink’s expertise in timing and synchronization, voice technologies for residential, access and enterprise equipment, packet processing, TDM (time-division multiplex) switching, and voice processing helps navigate the complexities of converging networks.

Medical Communications: Customers rely on Zarlink's ultra low-power design skills and system knowledge for healthcare products, including cardiac pacemakers and hearing aids. Zarlink's combined ultra-low power and RF (radio frequency) design know-how is enabling a wide range of advanced healthcare products, including the world's first swallowable camera capsule and wirelessly enabled implanted medical devices supporting new monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Optical Communications: Zarlink develops innovative optical solutions for high-bandwidth interconnect, industrial, security, military and avionics markets. The company’s highly integrated, standards-based and custom optical products are known for their reliability and flexibility.

Analogue Foundry: Zarlink provides end-to-end bipolar technology foundry processes and design expertise for RF, line driver and power management applications.

Research & Development
Zarlink holds a strong portfolio of intellectual property, numbering about 2,100 patents and pending applications in key technologies such as voice and packet processing, optical, RF, and digital design. During the 2006/07 financial year R&D spending was US$32.7 million or 23% of revenue.

Operations
Zarlink sells products to 3,000 customers in more than 100 countries. It has R&D centres in Ottawa (Canada); San Diego, Phoenix, Austin and Reading (U.S.A.); Jarfalla (Sweden); and Caldicot, Swindon and Plymouth (UK). Zarlink operates fabrication centres in Swindon, Caldicot, and Jarfalla.

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