UK-based image processing firm acquired by Coretronic of Taiwan
- 作者：Ella Cai
- 发布时间：：2017-08-17
Calibre, a Yorkshire-based image processing technology manufacturer has been acquired by Coretronic, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of DLP projectors, based on display technology pioneered by Texas Instruments.
The attraction of Calibre is its image processing technology branded HQUltra and its in-house R&D capabilities.
SY Chen, president at Coretronic, writes:
“Our strategy is to strengthen our position in display and image processing technology with a rich set of capabilities afforded by the Calibre team. This will help Coretronic Group with its plans to further advance in the pro-av markets as well as assisting with entry into the rapidly expanding direct-view LED display markets.”
This will allow Calibre to benefit from Coretronic’s sales coverage and growing professional audio/video channel sales, particularly in Asia, North America and Europe.
For almost three decades Calibre has has been developing image scaling and processing technologies for use in broadcast/television, digital cinema, medical, large venue projection, LED videowalls.
Calibre manufactures products under its own brand-names and has hardware and software design teams in the UK and Germany as well as UK-based manufacturing.
Former Calibre CEO, Tim Brooksbank will become managing director of Calibre UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coretronic.
“This opens up new opportunities for Calibre’s technology, products and staff as part of the worldwide Coretronic Group,” said Brooksbank.
The attraction of Calibre is its image processing technology branded HQUltra and its in-house R&D capabilities.
SY Chen, president at Coretronic, writes:
“Our strategy is to strengthen our position in display and image processing technology with a rich set of capabilities afforded by the Calibre team. This will help Coretronic Group with its plans to further advance in the pro-av markets as well as assisting with entry into the rapidly expanding direct-view LED display markets.”
This will allow Calibre to benefit from Coretronic’s sales coverage and growing professional audio/video channel sales, particularly in Asia, North America and Europe.
For almost three decades Calibre has has been developing image scaling and processing technologies for use in broadcast/television, digital cinema, medical, large venue projection, LED videowalls.
Calibre manufactures products under its own brand-names and has hardware and software design teams in the UK and Germany as well as UK-based manufacturing.
Former Calibre CEO, Tim Brooksbank will become managing director of Calibre UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coretronic.
“This opens up new opportunities for Calibre’s technology, products and staff as part of the worldwide Coretronic Group,” said Brooksbank.
