TAIPEI, Taiwan and ZHUHAI, China, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- G.M.I. Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) ("G.M.I.") and Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS) ("Actions") announced today that G.M.I. has commenced initial shipments of products with GPS functions that feature Actions Semiconductor Series 13 integrated circuits (ICs). Actions’ ICs utilize
best-in-class Linux-based software and navigation system provided by China’s leading GPS map provider, Ritu Information Systems, Inc. (Ritu). Last month Actions and Ritu announced that they had entered a strategic software agreement. Actions’ ICs support GPS applications for a variety of end market products.
Commenting on the announcement, Dickson Chan, Vice President of G.M.I., said, "We are excited to diversify the breadth of applications supported by the Actions’ SoC product family. Our customers have been very receptive to integrating this new functionality and we are optimistic of the growth in this business in 2009 and beyond."
"We are very pleased to expand our partnership with leading distributor, G.M.I.," stated Vincent Lin, Vice President of Marketing at Actions Semiconductor. "As G.M.I. commences shipments of our Series 13 chipsets supporting GPS applications, we are excited to see our strong distributor relationships leverage our end-market diversification strategy, which is an important component for our long-term growth."
About G.M.I. Technology Inc.
G.M.I. Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) is committed to being a Total Solution Provider for both the Consumer Electronics and IT markets. Following the firm’s establishment in 1995, G.M.I. merged with China’s Vector Electronic Co. (est. 1987) to create a firm with two decades of industry expertise in the Greater China region. By starting with market-side research, G.M.I. leverages its well-established customer base and internal experts to identify market trends and opportunities in high-growth markets. G.M.I.’s in-house engineering team is dedicated to working with partners to develop projects from definition to mass production. Additional information can be found at http://www.gmitec.com .
About Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Actions Semiconductor is one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides mixed-signal and multimedia SoC solutions for portable consumer electronics. Actions Semiconductor products include SoCs, firmware, software, solution development kits, as well as detailed specifications of other required components and the providers of those components. Actions Semiconductor also provides total product and technology solutions that allow customers to quickly introduce new portable consumer electronics to the mass market in a cost effective way. The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, China, with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen. For more information, please visit the Actions Semiconductor website at http://www.actions-semi.com .
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