Alphamosaic's processors are used in phones, digital cameras, portable media players and other mobile devices.
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Broadcom also will give Alphamosaic about $ 2.7 million ( euro2.23 million ) in cash.
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The company, called Alphamosaic, uses technology developed by Arthur D . Little's Cambridge Consultants Limited unit.
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Alphamosaic was spun out of its parent company, Cambridge Consultants, by Robert Swann and Steve Barlow in 2000.
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Cambridge-based Alphamosaic's first-generation VC01 multimedia coprocessor is used by cellular handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co.
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In September 2004, Alphamosaic was acquired by Broadcom for $ 123m, forming its Mobile Multimedia group on the Cambridge Science Park site.
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"' Alphamosaic Ltd "'was a UK semiconductor company specialising in low power mobile multimedia processors, based on their VideoCore architecture.
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Broadcom acquired about 93 percent of Alphamosaic at a first closing on Friday and anticipates acquiring the remaining capital stock at a second closing to occur in about 10 days.
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Broadcom Corp . said Monday it agreed to acquire Alphamosaic Ltd ., a privately held British maker of multimedia processors used in mobile devices, for about $ 123 million ( euro101.4 million ) in cash and stock.
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Alphamosaic's chief technology officer, Steve Barlow, said the 15-person company envisions the technology being used in videophones, handheld computers that have a built-in camera and, potentially, security cameras that would transmit images wirelessly to a base station.
