Alphamosaic

Alphamosaic Ltd was a fabless semiconductor company specialising in low power mobile multimedia processors, based on their VideoCore architecture.^[2]

Alphamosaic

Company type	Private (acquired by Broadcom)
Industry	semiconductor
Fate	Acquired by Broadcom
Headquarters	Cambridge, United Kingdom
Key people	Robert Swann (Co-Founder) Steve Barlow (Co-Founder) Jalal Bagherli (CEO)
Number of employees	15 (2001)[1]

History

Alphamosaic was founded in Cambridge, UK by Robert Swann^[3] and Steve Barlow in October 2000, as a spin out from Cambridge Consultants supported by venture capital from Prelude Trust,^[4] ACT and TTP Ventures.

In September 2004, Alphamosaic was acquired by Broadcom for $123 million,^[5] forming its Mobile Multimedia group on the Cambridge Science Park site.

See also

• VideoCore

References

1. Howe, Peter (17 May 2001). "Arthur D. Little unit spinoff developing wireless video". The Boston Globe. p. 40. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "About". alphamosaic.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "Technology". The Independent. 3 January 2004. p. 103. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prelude Trust PLC | New Investment". 15 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. "Broadcom Agrees to Buy Alphamosaic". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.