SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TechInsights, the global leader in
media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry today announced the
creation of TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence, a separate
business unit dedicated to providing technical and market intelligence data
services, intellectual property life-cycle consulting services and supporting
proprietary software tools to the global electronics industry. In addition,
TechInsights announced the acquisition of Sanguine Microelectronics
(http://www.sanguine.com.cn) to further expand the capabilities and capacity
of this newly established unit that also includes previous UBM acquisitions,
Semiconductor Insights and Portelligent. "The creation of a TechInsights unit
focusing on intellectual property professional services and technical and
market intelligence data services, enabled by an incomparable suite of
proprietary work flow collaboration software tools not only presents a
compelling value proposition to current and future clients of Portelligent,
Sanguine, and Semiconductor Insights, it also delivers a better, stronger more
capable complement to the TechInsights Media and Marketing Services
businesses," stated Paul Miller, CEO of TechInsights. "Engineers represent the
critical cross-over between our Media, Marketing, and Professional Services
businesses. This structure improves our ability to deliver on the distinct
requirements of our different client groups, and enables unprecedented insight
and access to our engineering audience."
A ten-year-old Chinese company, Sanguine has rapidly emerged as a high-
quality and extremely capable supplier of technical analysis and technical
data services with a strong footprint in Southeast Asia. Sanguine performs in-
depth technical investigation of semiconductors and electronic systems to
analyze their design, technological composition, component sourcing, and
manufacturing process. As well, Sanguine has built an impressive suite of
proprietary analytical software tools under the Matrix and Prisma brands. "I
am very pleased about today's announcement," said Haiping Yao, Sanguine
Microelectronics President. I am excited about the potential for Sanguine to
contribute to the emerging Services business at TechInsights and I am
confident that TechInsights is the right partner to take Sanguine to the next
level and continue to build the company according to the strategic vision my
team holds."
The TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence team will be led
by Harry Page, Senior Vice President, who will also be responsible to
integrate Sanguine into the larger TechInsights organization. "The acquisition
of Sanguine is a significant event for us and accelerates our vision to be
able to extend the analytical and intelligence capacity and capabilities of
our clients around the world," stated Mr. Page. "As well, this acquisition is
further confirmation that TechInsights is charting a new course. One that
transforms the company from strictly a media play to a leader in the provision
of marketing, intelligence services and software tools to the technology
industry."
About TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence
(http://www.techinsights.com/proservices/)
TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence is the go-to partner
for electronics companies seeking to leverage and protect their technology and
intellectual property assets with consulting and information services. Formed
via the acquisition of Portelligent, Sanguine, and Semiconductor Insights, the
team delivers intellectual property professional services and technical and
market intelligence data services, enabled by proprietary work flow
collaboration software tools. TechInsights Services team is highly focused on
client needs and success, with capabilities from silicon to software and
mobile electronic systems. More than 350 highly experienced and energetic
employees "Skilled in the Art" of Technology serve a global clientele from
facilities in Austin, Texas; Montpellier, France; Ottawa, Canada; Shanghai,
China and Warsaw, Poland.
About TechInsights (http://www.techinsights.com/)
TechInsights is the global leader in media, marketing, and professional
services for the electronics industry. We deliver results for the "Creators of
Technology" -- those key influencers and decision makers involved in the
definition, development, protection, and commercialization of technology and
related intellectual property. More than 1.1 million engineering professionals
engage with our online brands -- EE Times, TechOnline, DesignLines, and
Embedded.com -- monthly across Europe, India, Japan, Taiwan, mainland China
and North America. As well, the technology community comes to our face-to-face
events -- the Embedded Systems Conferences and Intellectual Property Symposia
-- to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges
facing the electronics industry. Finally, for those clients with a specific
technology, or intellectual property objective we engage on a custom basis
through our TechInsights Professional Services team -- Portelligent, Sanguine
Microelectronics, and Semiconductor Insights.
TechInsights is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of
news distribution and specialist information services with a market
capitalization of more than $1.6B.
Related links: External FAQ list, TS Brochure, UBM release
http://www.techinsights.com/proservices/
CONTACT: Jenn Markey, Chief Marketing Officer, TechInsights
+613-599-6500, jmarkey@techinsights.com
Web site:http://www.techinsights.com/
CONTACT: Haiping Yao, President, Sanguine Microelectronics
+86-21-5566-6780, yao.haiping@sanguine.com.cn
Web site:http://www.sanguine.com.cn
