Founded in 1995, Silicon Image is known to us as a developer of specialized controllers - to display images on monitors and work with hard drives in particular. The company has made a serious effort to develop standards for HDMI, DVI and MHL, as well as the promotion of standard WirelessHD. Special laboratory Silicon Image provides services to third-party developers to test components for compatibility and compliance with existing standards. The company employs 654 personnel listed, Silicon Image owns 563 patent.
Last Friday, the Reuters website reported, citing its own sources that Silicon Image thinks about large-scale business transformation, among the alternatives considered and the sale of assets. The pressure on the company's management has a hedge fund Engaged Capital, who accuses Silicon Image in the bloated cost structure and the inability to realize the full potential of available designs. Search for strategic alternatives helps us deal with investment bank Barclays.
In January this year, Silicon Image has already announced its intention to focus on getting revenue on the mobile direction. Along the way, it was announced spending cuts and the dismissal of 45 employees. In October, the company announced plans to build two units, one of which must be controlled by patents and manage wireless technologies, and the second would focus on the provision of services. The stock price on the news about the possible sale of the company on Friday increased by 11%, increasing the value of assets to nearly $ 500 million.