Dialog Semiconductor keeps all sorts of electronic devices
talking to each other. Dialog Semiconductor develops mixed-
signal (analog plus digital) chips used in wireless
communications, audio, automotive, industrial, and other
applications. Dialog, which outsources its manufacturing,
specializes in audio codecs (coder/decoders) and power
management chips for mobile phones, including smartphones.
Customers include Apple, Bosch, and Sony Ericsson. Dialog
Semiconductor has operations in Austria, China, Germany,
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK, and the US; about two-
thirds of sales come from from the Asia/Pacific region,
primarily China.