Actions Semiconductor Co Ltd (ACTS)

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets system-on-a-chip SoC products and solutions worldwide. The company offers integrated platform solutions, including SoCs, firmware, software development tools, and reference designs for manufacturers of portable media players and smart handheld devices, such as Bluetooth audio and music devices, tablets, and OTT boxes. Its SoCs are integrated circuits that incorporate digital signal processor, a micro controller unit, embedded memory, codec, a power management unit, and other components. The company’s SoCs products also include on-chip memory; controllers for color liquid crystal display; and analog components, such as digital-to-analog converters, phase lock loops, and USB transceivers. Its solution development kits comprise the embedded firmware code, software tools, and documentation to utilize its SoCs in tablets, portable media players, and OTT boxes; firmware utilizes an embedded structure design with interface that allows customers to pick and choose functionalities and add new device drivers; and manufacturing software tools allow its customers in the mass production of products based on its turnkey process. The company’s reference designs solutions consist of detailed specifications of other required components and references, which allow customers to assemble a portable media player, or tablet, or OTT box. In addition, it offers semiconductor product testing services, as well as trades in SoC products. The company sells its products through distribution arrangements and its direct sales force to value-added distributors, contract manufacturers, and brand owners. Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Zhuhai, China.