software founded january 4 1999 ; 17 years ago 1999 01 04 headquarters irvine california u.s. key people jan johannessen ceo products semiconductor solutions for voice and audio processing audiosmart and imaging imagingsmart modems revenue 112 million fy14 number of employees 312 2014 website www.conexant.com this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message conexant systems inc. is an american irvine ca based software developer and fabless semiconductor company that provides solutions for voice and audio processing imaging and modems . the company began as a division of rockwell international before being spun off as a public company . conexant itself then spun off several business units creating independent public companies which included skyworks solutions and mindspeed technologies . contents 1 history 2 product line 2.1 audiosmart 2.2 imagingsmart 3 operations 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1996 rockwell international corporation incorporated its semiconductor division as rockwell semiconductor systems inc. on january 4 1999 rockwell spun off conexant systems inc. as a public company . 1 it was listed on the nasdaq under symbol cnxt on january 4 1999 . 2 at that time conexant became the world s largest standalone communications ic company . 1 dwight w. decker was its first chief executive officer and chairman of its board of directors . the company was based in newport beach california . 2 in the early 2000s conexant spun off several standalone technology businesses to create public companies in an effort to add shareholder value for its existing shareholders . 3 in march 2002 conexant entered into a joint venture agreement with the carlyle group to share ownership of its wafer fabrication plant called jazz semiconductor . 4 in june 2002 conexant spun off its wireless communications division which merged immediately following the spinoff with massachusetts based chip manufacturer alpha industries inc. to form publicly held skyworks solutions inc. 5 in june 2003 conexant spun off its internet infrastructure business to create the publicly held company mindspeed technologies inc. 6 mindspeed would eventually be acquired by lowell ma based m a com technology solutions . 7 in 2004 conexant merged with red bank nj semiconductor company globespanvirata inc. with conexant as the surviving corporation . subsequently globespanvirata s name was changed to conexant inc. 8 in april 2008 conexant announced the sale of its broadband media processing business which provided chip solutions for satellite cable and iptv applications to dutch semiconductor manufacturer nxp semiconductors nv . 9 in september 2008 jazz was sold to israel based tower semiconductor ltd and became known as towerjazz . 10 in august 2009 conexant sold its broadband access product line to fremont ca semiconductor company ikanos communications . 11 in february 2011 an agreement was announced for san francisco investment firm golden gate capital to acquire all of the outstanding shares of conexant at a price of 2.40 per share and take the company private . 12 in february 2013 citing the burden of servicing debt related to multiple corporate acquisitions in the late 1990s as well as the loss of revenue from the bankruptcy of key customer eastman kodak conexant filed for chapter 11 protection in the u.s. bankruptcy court for the district of delaware . as part of the bankruptcy agreement the company agreed on a restructuring plan with owners and its sole secured lender qp sfm capital holdings ltd. 13 the reorganized company emerged from bankruptcy in july 2013 . as part of the operational restructuring the company moved its headquarters from newport beach to nearby irvine and focused on a narrower product portfolio consisting of far field voice input processing based devices video surveillance solutions and printer systems on a chip socs . 14 in february 2016 it was announced that korean electronics company lg electronics was going to integrate conexant s cx2092x far field voice input processor system on chip soc into two of its smart home products a set top box and an iot hub for controlling home electronic devices . the conexant component enhances the lg products ability to pick up voices from across the room at a variety of angles relative to their microphones . 15 in march 2016 conexant announced that their audiosmart software was being integrated into qualcomm s hexagon digital signal processor family a major component of qualcomm s snapdragon processor reportedly contained in over 1 billion smart devices . 16 product line edit conexant has two main product families the audiosmart brand of audio processors and the imagingsmart brand of image processors and modems . audiosmart edit audiosmart is a line of analog to digital converters ad converter codecs usb digital signal processor dsp codecs voice speech processors and software designed to enhance the processing of audio signals to improve performance of electronic audio equipment . ad converters conexant s analog to digital converters are designed for far field voice speech capture applications . they take noisy analog signals convert them to digital and enhance the signal before transmitting it to third party speech recognition products . 17 the technology is used in consumer products such as video cameras voice interactive smart tvs set top boxes gaming consoles voice conferencing systems and in vehicle entertainment . a low power version with a standby mode and a fast wake up mode is used for battery powered devices . 18 codecs conexant s codecs are designed to encode and then decode digital signals to allow their initial transmission storage or encryption and eventual playback or editing . the codecs are installed in tablets and pcs and also used for consumer audio applications such as conferencing streaming media and editing . integrated amplifiers equalizers and dynamic range compression capabilities improve the quality of the received audio signal . 19 20 usb & i2s dsp codecs conexant s dsp codecs with usb and integrated interchip sound i2s interfaces support interconnectivity with electronic devices such as headsets and docking stations . voicespeech processors conexant s voicespeech line of system on chip soc speech processors add voice command capabilities to smart tvs . 21 far field voice pre processing algorithms and 24 bit analog to digital conversion prevent a noisy television itself from interfering with a user s commands . technology the company calls smart source pickup maintains speech recognition in the presence of external noise such as in retail environments or at tradeshows . 22 at ces 2016 conexant introduced a new four microphone voice input processor for smart voice applications which included the company s smart source locator ssl software which gives the chip 360 degree voice location and speech recognition from as far as 15 meters away . 23 audiosmart software conexant develops audiosmart software a suite of audio and voice processing technologies enabling far field voice communication and far field speech control with improved barge in performance . applications include speech recognition for smart home smart phone iot robotic and wearable devices voice calls using social media apps or skype calling . conexant s audiosmart software is available on windows android and linux operating systems . imagingsmart edit imagingsmart is a line of silicon and software solutions designed to enhance the processing of images to improve performance of image dependent electronic equipment such as document and photo imaging controllers digital video and devices with integrated fax or data modems such as printers or point of sale terminals . document and photo imaging controllers conexant offers single chip solutions for single function and multi function printers photo printers and other advanced printers . the chips integrate several input output features including usb and serial and embedded firmware allows printing to shared printers using tablets or smartphones . the technology is compatible using wi fi with google cloud print apple airprint cloud image xfer and cloud document print . 24 digital video conexant s digital video and image encoders and hd processors support improved video communication . low power and hd options are available for different applications . the company also offers analog video decoders which capture and convert analog terrestrial and digital broadcast video . fax modem chips and data modem chips conexant s fax modem chips with voip support add fax modem functionality to multi function printers . the low power chips support v. 34 packet connectivity over enterprise networks per the itu t g. 1050 network model for evaluating multimedia transmission performance over internet protocol . 25 data modem chips are deployed in point of sale terminals . operations edit conexant s headquarters is in irvine ca and the company has offices and operates worldwide . 26 27 references edit a b rockwell semi spin off conexant will target communications ic market . eetimes.com . 1998 11 10 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . a b conexant systems 1999 01 29 . prospectus . form s 3 a. us securities and exchange commission . retrieved 2013 10 23 . junko yoshida 2013 03 05 . how conexant ended up filing for chapter 11 . ee times . retrieved 2015 12 17 . conexant s foundry spin off becomes jazz semiconductor serves 27 customers . eetimes.com . 2002 05 06 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . alpha s and conexant s wireless spin off becomes skyworks solutions . eetimes.com . 2002 05 21 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . conexant details mindspeed spinoff plans . eetimes.com . 2003 03 24 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . m a com to buy mindspeed for 272m . eetimes.com . 2013 11 13 . retrieved 2015 12 22 . conexant systems to buy globespanvirata . informationweek.com . 2003 11 03 . retrieved 2015 12 22 . nxp to acquire conexant broadband media processing unit for initial 110m in cash to expand set top box digital tv operation . opticalkeyhole.com . 2008 04 29 . retrieved 2015 12 15 . tower completes jazz acquisition . eetimes.com . 2008 09 22 . retrieved 2015 12 22 . ikanos communications wraps acquisition of conexant s broadband line . fiercetelecom.com . 2009 08 27 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . golden gate buys conexant . eetimes.com . 2011 02 23 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . chipmaker conexant systems files for chapter 11 to slash debt . reuters.com . 2013 02 28 . retrieved 2016 01 13 . conexant lays out post chapter 11 game plan . eetimes.com . 2013 06 11 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . lg turns to conexant for voice control of smart home devices . speech tech magazine . 2016 02 23 . retrieved 2016 03 14 . qualcomm to integrate conexant audiosmart into hexagon dsps . speech tech magazine . 2016 03 01 . retrieved 2016 03 11 . conexant targets far field voice processing for tvs pcs smartphones & tablets . eetimes.com . 2009 01 09 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . cx20823 mono adc for voice input audiosmart product brief pdf . conexant.com . retrieved 2015 12 18 . conexant launches new hd audio codec for mobile . anandtech.com . 2015 06 02 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . i2s audio codec with audiosmart amplifier . eeweb.com . 2015 01 15 . retrieved 2015 12 18 . . voice input processor soc targets smart tvs 2 . electronicproducts.com . 2013 01 09 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . conexant systems and sensory partner . speechtechmag.com . 2013 01 08 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . conexant takes sound and voice control to the next level . edn.com . 2016 01 06 . retrieved 2016 02 11 . conexant embedded imaging software supports broadcom wi fi networking solution . technews.tmcnet.com . 2014 01 08 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . ces voip enhanced fax modem chips make multifunction printers smarter . embedded.com . 2014 01 07 . retrieved 2015 12 17 . contact us