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NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
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CEVA brings HD audio in Sunplus Blu-ray SoCs
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CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs
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Single-core 32-bit DSP from CEVA Delivers Superior 7.1 Channel Audio in Sunplus\' Blu-ray Processor SAN...
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CEVA Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Anil Doradla – William Blair & Company. [Brian] – William Blair & Company Good morning, it's [Brian] for Anil. Can you just elaborate a little bit on the overall design pipeline? Are you guys seeing customers...
CEVA, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
CEVA, Inc. CEVA Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript July 29, 2009 8:30 am ET
CEVA, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from Matt Robison with Wedbush. Matt Robison – Wedbush Hi, guys, good morning and congratulations on the good quarter. First of all, on these -- what you described as a catch-up, can you give us a better sense as to over...
CEVA Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Vijay Rakesh - ThinkEquity. Vijay Rakesh - ThinkEquity Just looking at the gaming platform, can you give us an idea of how many units you see there for 2009 and what are the next...
CEVA Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator InstructionsYour first question comes from Matt Robison - Pacific Growth Equities. Matt Robison - Pacific Growth Equities First of all, what was your headcount? Yaniv Arieli We have 175 employees worldwide after taking into account, all the activities in the down sizing we talked...
CEVA, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Your first question is coming from Daniel Meron of RBC Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Daniel Meron – RBC Capital Markets Thank you. Congrats on the continued execution, Gideon and Yaniv. Can you provide with a little bit more color as...
CEVA, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question is coming from Allan Mishan of Oppenheimer. Please go ahead. Allan Mishan - Oppenheimer Hi, guys. Does the 9.5 to 10.5 include the 2.5 million from U-Blox? Yaniv Arieli Yes, it does. Allan Mishan - Oppenheimer So then...
CEVA Group PLC Issues Statement Regarding Acquisition of EGL.
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 May 2007-Headline Maker: CEVA Group PLC Issues Statement Regarding Acquisition of EGLC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25052007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead of the markets....
EGL Receives Revised Definitive Proposal from CEVA.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 May 2007-Headline Maker: EGL Receives Revised Definitive Proposal from CEVAC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21052007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead of the markets. Activity on...
EGL Advised to Accept Bid From Ceva for $1.95 Billion
Freight forwarder EGL Inc. should accept a $1.95 billion takeover bid from an affiliate of Apollo Management because it is better than a previous offer from an investor group led by company founder Tames Crane, a special committee formed by the company's Freight forwarder EGL Inc. should accept a $1.95...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Erez Bar-Niv | Cto |
| Issachar Ohana | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Aviv Malinovitch | Vice President, Operations |
| David Dahan | Vice President, Operations |
| Eran Briman | Vice President, Corp Marketing |
| Eyal Ben-Avraham | Vice President, Strategic Accounts and Partners |
| John Ryan | Vice President & General Manager |
| Menachem Stern | Vice President, R & D |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter McManamon | Chair of Board |
| Bruce A. Mann | Board of Directors |
| Dan Tocatly | Board of Directors |
| Eliyahu Ayalon | Board of Directors |
| Louis Silver | Board of Directors |
| Sven-Christer Nilsson | Board of Directors |
| Zvi Limon | Board of Directors |
Erez Bar-Niv has 16 years of experience in the semiconductor and silicon industries. Prior joining CEVA, Mr. Bar-Niv served as the Vice President of R&D at the Cores BU of DSP Group. Prior to joining DSP Group in 1998, Mr. Bar-Niv held various R&D and application positions in National Semiconductor. Mr. Bar-Niv holds a B.Sc. for electrical engineering from Tel-Aviv University in Israel and holds several US patents.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Cto | Current |
Issachar Ohana serves as our Executive Vice President of World Wide sales. Prior to this, Mr. Ohana served as our Vice President of World Wide sales since the company formed through the merger of Parthus and CEVA in 2002. Previously, Mr. Ohana was with DSP Group beginning in August 1994 as a VLSI design engineer. He was appointed Project Manager of DSP Group's research and development in July 1995, Director of Core Licensing in August 1998, and Vice President-Sales of the Core Licensing Division in May 2000. Mr. Ohana holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel and an MBA from University of Bradford in England.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales | Current |
Aviv Malinovitch, has served as CEVA's VP of Operations since 2007. He brings with him many years of experience in the semiconductor industry starting from 1989. Mr. Malinovitch previously served as the General Manager of Infineon's site in Israel, and before that as a Director of the engineering unit at National Semiconductor. Mr. Malinovitch holds a B.Sc. for electrical engineering from Tel Aviv University, Israel and an MBA (with honor) from The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. Mr. Malinovitch holds several US patents.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
Eran Briman serves as Vice President of Corporate Marketing for CEVA. Previously, Mr. Briman served as Senior Director of Marketing, specializing in wireless communications and multimedia applications. Prior to that, he was the Chief Architect for CEVA, with overall responsibility for the research and development of next generation DSP Cores. Before joining CEVA, he was with the DSP Group since 1995, holding different engineering and R&D management positions. Mr. Briman holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Tel-Aviv University and an MBA from the Kellogg Business School in Northwestern University and holds several patents on DSP Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Marketing | Current |
Eyal Ben-Avraham has served as our Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Partners since December 2007. Previously, Mr. Ben-Avraham held the positions of Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Audio and Voice Applications. Between 2001 and 2003 he was the Vice President of Support and SW Tools in CEVA, where he formed the world-wide Field Applications Engineering team. Previously, Mr. Ben-Avraham managed the Software Development Tools group in DSP Group. Before joining DSP Group, Mr. Ben-Avraham worked on DSP applications and compilers in National Semiconductor's R&D center in Israel. Mr. Ben-Avraham holds MSc & BSc degrees in Computer Science from Bar-Ilan University, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President, Strategic Accounts and Partners | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
Menachem Stern serves as our Vice President of Research & Development at CEVA. Prior to this, Mr. Stern was the Vice President for Software Development Tools and Application Solutions. Mr. Stern has worked with CEVA / Licensing Division of DSP Group since 1995 serving as the Director of Software Development Tools as well as various R&D positions within the department. Mr. Stern holds a BSc degree in Computer Science and Operations Research from the Tel-Aviv University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Vice President, R & D | Current |
Mr. McManamon has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2003 and was appointed chairman of our board in May 2005. He served as chief financial officer of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until March 2001, executive vice president of corporate development of Parthus Technologies plc from March 2001 until November 2002, a member of the board of directors of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until November 2002, and was one of the co-founders of Parthus Technologies plc. Since May 2005, Mr. McManamon has served as a venture partner of Atlantic Bridge Ventures, an investment company. He also serves as a director of the National Development Finance Agency, an appointment by the Irish Government.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Chair of Board | Current |
Mr. Mann has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2001. Mr. Mann has been a partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP since February 1987. He was a Senior Managing Director of WR Hambrecht & Co., an investment banking firm, from 1999 to 2003.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Tocatly has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2004. Mr. Tocatly has served as co-chairman of FMR Computers & Software LTD., a software solutions company, since January 2002. Since September 2006, Mr. Tocatly also has been a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Mr. Tocatly served as a principal at Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from August 1996 to September 2001.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Ayalon served as chairman of our board of directors from November 2002 to February 2004 and has served as a member of our board of directors since November 1999. Mr. Ayalon also served as our chief executive officer from November 1999 to January 2001. Mr. Ayalon has served as president and chief executive officer of DSP Group, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, from April 1996 until April 2005 and from January 2007 to present. Mr. Ayalon also has served as a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc. since April 1996 and as chairman since January 2000. Mr. Ayalon is also a member of the executive committee of the University Center of Ariel, Israel.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Silver has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2002. He is a Principal of RP Capital Group, an alternative investment firm focused on investment opportunities in EEMEA and has served as an advisor to RP Capital Group since April 2005. From January 2005 until January 2006, he acted as a private banking consultant. From August 2002 until April 2005, he acted as a legal and business development advisor to companies and individuals. From September 1996 until June 2002, he served as an advisor and counsel to Discount Bank & Trust Company. Mr. Silver is also a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Parthus Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| DSP Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sprint Nextel Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Assa Abloy AB | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nextel Partners, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ericsson, Inc. | President | Former |
| University of Lund | BSc in Computer Science | Former |
Mr. Limon has served as a member of our board of directors since November 1999. Since 1999, Mr. Limon has been a partner at Magma Venture Capital, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Since 2006, Mr. Limon also has been a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Since 2008, he has served as a member of the board of directors of Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd., an Israeli public company. He served as Chairman of Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from October 1993 to July 2000. Mr. Limon is a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc., GVT (Holding) SA, the parent company of Global Village Telecom in Brazil and Tefron Ltd., an apparel company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceva, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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CEVA brings HD audio in Sunplus Blu-ray SoCs
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CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs
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Single-core 32-bit DSP from CEVA Delivers Superior 7.1 Channel Audio in Sunplus\' Blu-ray Processor SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ: CEVA); ], a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) \','lightyellow','500')"; onMouseout="hideddrivetip()">CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core Powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs
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Ceva makes major play in home entertainment SoC market
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CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core Powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs Single-core 32-bit DSP from CEVA Delivers Superior 7.1 Channel Audio in Sunplus' Blu-ray Processor
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CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP Core Powers HD Audio in Sunplus' New Blu-ray SoCs
| Volume | 34,422 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19.9M |
| Market Cap | 226.5M |
| Year High | 12.050 |
| Year Low | 5.10 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.33 |
| P/E Ratio | 34.4242 |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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