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Mar. 27, 2008

Samsung has announced the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) assets of Clairvoyant, an IP licensing company responsible for the development of PenTile subpixel rendering display technology.

Samsung says that Clairvoyante’s PenTile technology offers a significant reduction in power consumption for high-resolution mobile LCDs.

Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

Following the close of the acquisition, Samsung said Clairvoyante will be dissolved and the new entity will be called Nouvoyance. It will be led by Candice Elliott, a founder of Clairvoyante.

Together with Samsung, Nouvoyance will carry forward the future development of PenTile technology.

Korean-based cell phone manufacturer Samsung also has released its latest touchscreen handset yesterday.

New features of the Anycall phone include touch-sensitive reactions built into the phone, such as when the volume of the radio is changed, the handset will simulate both the sound and feel of the “clicks” of the volume knob on a vintage stereo.

In South Korea, the new Samsung handset will cost between $700 and $800. There's still no word from the company on when a worldwide release might come this year.

Also known as the SCH-W420 or SPH-W4200, Anycall also features a 3.21-inch widescreen touch display, two megapixel camera, Internet browser, Bluetooth 2 and terrestrial digital TV reception.

Additionally, Samsung also announced a multi-year agreement with Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and imaging solutions.

The global license agreement includes Nuance’s VSuite, Vocalizer and VoiceMode speech-based services and interfaces, which have collectively shipped on more than 160 Samsung models for the last several years.

The company said that with Nuance speech solutions for mobile devices, it can simplify and enhance the way its customers use mobile phones, applications and services.

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Source: Samsung.