Intel Gains Wireless Signal Processing Technology via Mindspeed Acquisition

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., as part of its plan to merge with M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., has reached a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its wireless infrastructure business unit to Intel Corporation.

In announcing the agreement, Intel noted the worlds of information technology and communications technology are converging. Within the network, additional workloads that need to be processed required specific capabilities focused on packet processing and signal processing. Intel said its platforms today deliver three of the four key processing workloads: application processing, control processing and packet processing. Through the Mindspeed acquisition Intel will gain a wireless infrastructure team with deep experience in delivery signal processing related technologies and IP for base stations, allowing Intel to accelerate consolidation of the final fourth workload in Intel technologies.

For additional information, refer to the Mindspeed and Intel announcements.

Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.