Here is an interesting link on Kodak's purchase of National Semiconductor's
(mainly CMOS) imaging chip division, with related ip rights. This is
interesting because National has rights to use some of Foveon's technology,
mainly for use in lower rersolution chips. However it is also the foundry for
Foveon's high end chips.
http://lfw.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?PUBLICATION_ID=12&ARTICLE_ID=210688&pc=enl
It appears they will keep the prescence here in Silicon Valley.
Tim Hughes
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