Silicon Image Opens First India R&D Center in Hyderabad

US-based Silicon Image Inc., a leading connectivity solutions provider having headquarters in California, has opened its first research and development (R&D) center in India at Hyderabad.

The facility would design and develop semiconductor and intellectual property (IP) core technologies for implementation in mobile, wireless and consumer electronics products from manufacturers across the globe.

The India facility of the US-based company will initially have 80 employees. The Nasdaq-listed firm's India R&D center expands its current worldwide R&D operations, which include facilities in Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Shanghai, China.

Silicon Image, whose technologies are used by nine of the top 10 television manufacturers in the world, plans to focus on developing technologies specific to the Indian and Chinese markets.

The Hyderabad R&D centre is expected to provide key insights into end user's needs and requirements in this region. The technology innovation and growth occurring in Hyderabad made the location a natural fit for Silicon Image's expanding R&D portfolio.

Silicon Image, which clocked revenues of $221 million in 2011, holds 377 patents issued by the US while 461 others are pending. Its global headcount stands at 521.