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FST has established strategic partnerships with innovative technology companies and industry leaders in embedded products from around the globe to create next generation devices based on FancyPants.
  
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Commercial Partners

3ivx Technologies Pty. Ltd. is a dynamic Australian Company that has a creative team of MPEG-4 specialists, combined with an international network of software and hardware designers and developers. The Company has various patents and intellectual property on audio and video compression technology.
www.3ivx.com

ALT Software is an embedded systems solutions provider whose offerings include device drivers and graphics system development kits. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, our products include general purpose and safety-critical DO-178B (Level A) OpenGL graphics drivers that support 2D/3D graphics hardware acceleration in embedded devices. ALT offers professional development of custom application and system level software including device drivers and BSP's, custom hardware integration and quality assurance services.
www.altsoftware.com

Arphic provides superior patented font technology, Mobile Font®, and HiFont® compact, for information appliances and digital home. Arphic Layout Engine® is a program library mastering layout of written scripts worldwide, such as Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Thai, etc. Furthermore, Arphic is a leading developer of total font solutions and provider of global fonts in embedded systems. It is a corporate belief to develop more prominent font solutions to improve digital display in consumer and industrial electronic devices.
www.arphic.com

Atmel Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, and complementary products such as capacitive touch sensing ICs, ASICs, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete microcontroller based system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, automotive, security, communications computing markets. By providing tools and support Atmel enables those customers to lead the markets they serve with electronic products that are smaller, smarter, more cost-effective and versatile than ever before.
www.atmel.com

Founded in 1980, Design Resource is a successful product design and new product development consultancy. Based in Sydney, the company has joint ventures with offices in United Kingdom, Japan and China. Their achievements include the VeriFone range of POS terminals, a "Global Phone" with integrated QWERTY keyboard, PenTec Laptop, Compumedic Sleep Monitor, MetalLaser Medical Copper Vapour Laser, Eveready Dolphin Torch and HarvestWay Sports Timer.
www.designresource.com.au

Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. During Freescale's 50+ years as part of Motorola, we developed our extensive technology portfolio, embedded expertise and innovative system-level solutions.
Freescale is developing the enabling technologies for applciations that will deliver value for our customers and shape our industry for years to come.
www.freescale.com

Intel pushes the boundaries of innovation so our work can make people's lives more exciting, fulfilling, and manageable. And our work never stops. We never stop looking for the next leap ahead—in technology, education, culture, manufacturing, and social responsibility. And we never stop striving to deliver solutions with greater benefits for everyone.
www.intel.com

Open Kernel Labs' open-source technology, OKL4, is the world's best-performing microkernel operating system. OKL is collaborating closely with NICTA, Australia's prestigious Center of Excellence in ICT research, on developing the first fully verified, proven bug-free operating systems kernel within two years. OKL partners with FST on leading edge user interfaces for consumer electronics and mobile.
ok-labs.com

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA.
www.opera.com

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, with offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing China, Pantek Technology Corporation provides its customers with complete systems solutions. Starting with lines of semiconductors from leading technology suppliers, Pantek helps its customers throughout the entire product life-cycle, with design and engineering services, mature integration capabilities and world-class technical support.
www.pantek.com.tw

Renesas, as a semiconductor company with an outstanding portfolio of global market-leading products, has the technology and capabilities to deliver almost everything that is required in an age focusing on human needs, including security technologies, miniaturization and power-saving technologies, networking and interface technologies.
Renesas aims to stay one step ahead and to be the true "intelligent chip solution provider" -the world leader in its field.
www.renesas.com

Silicon Turnkey Express, STx, is a designer and manufacturer of (ODM) Original Design Manufacturer reference platforms. STx focuses on providing integration, support, and design services to semiconductor suppliers as well as ODM production ready embedded reference boards and software. STx provides a &lquot;concept to production&rquot; solution by offering custom design, integration services and Electronic Manufacturing Services.
www.silicontkx.com

Techsol is a North American (NAFTA) corporation providing low-cost out-sourcing of embedded technology design and board fabrication for highly innovative mobile, consumer, commercial and industrial devices. They offer a variety of products and programs that get devices to market quicker with optimal return-on-investment using a proven ARM/Linux platform to mitigate risks and Techsol's Medallion System for product design.
www.techsol.ca

TI's OMAP™ platform delivers a variety of high performance applications processors with fast, portable power and a robust support network with a software portfolio which includes open source. The complete platform allows for differentiation and rapid development of applications from multimedia-enhanced devices to general purpose computer applications that require Linux or Windows® CE class operating systems.
www.ti.com

TIVR Communications is a multimedia application technology and services company delivering innovative and efficient solutions for mobile multimedia based on latest video compression standards (H.264, VC-1, MPEG-4, H.263) and system standards (3GPP, MP4, T-DMB), with expertise in Video Coding, Optimization, System Integration and Windows Programming for multimedia.
www.tivr.co.in


   

   

Customers

SpeakerCraft is a pioneer and a leading innovator in custom-installed loud speakers and electronics. The company designs and markets its own branded products, which are sold through a global network of authorized dealers. Established in 1976, SpeakerCraft has been devoted for more than a decade to the design and development of architectural loudspeakers and serves as an OEM/ODM for many well-known, in-wall speaker brands.
www.speakercraft.com

Taxitronic provides the next generation in mobile payment and transportation automation solutions. Taxitronic solutions deliver mobile payment, navigation, dispatch, text messaging, and real-time information delivery capabilities to our customers' fleets. Designed for the demanding needs of the transit, vehicle for hire, dispatch, and cargo transportation industries, Taxitronic solutions are fully supported by a network of 24 by 7 by 365 host and communications services. The Taxitronic solution represents the latest in cost effective strategies for managing and controlling fleet and mobile payment acceptance operations.
www.taxitronic.net

Toshiba is one of the world's foremost innovators in the fields of laptops, semiconductors, memory and consumer electronics.
 
FST and Toshiba have been working together since the beginning of 2001 on new Embedded Linux products and solutions for different markets including consumer electronics and laptops.
www.toshiba.co.jp

VeriFone, is a global leader in secure electronic payment technologies, provides expertise, solutions and services for today with a migration strategy for tomorrow. VeriFone delivers solutions that add value to the point of sale, resulting in improved merchant retention and the generation of new sources of revenue for its partners and customers. VeriFone solutions are specifically designed to meet the needs of vertical markets including financial, retail, petroleum, government and healthcare.
www.verifone.com

Visa operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.
Visa's card platforms provide consumers, businesses, merchants and government entities with a secure, convenient and reliable way to pay and be paid in 170 countries and territories.
Visa's global transaction and information processing network, VisaNet, supports these payment platforms and delivers value-added services, including fraud and risk management, dispute resolution, rewards and other business-enhancing applications.
www.visa.com

Zylux is a privately held Taiwan based Original Equipment and Design Manufacturing Company with offices in China, Hong Kong and North America.
Founded in 1980, Zylux specializes in consumer electronics systems working with renowned technology partners servicing major brands with a focus on lifestyle and audio products.
Zylux's state-of-the-art production campuses in Shenzhen and Suzhou, China, are high volume capacity factories employing thousands of staff. Zylux has products in diverse markets, such as PC Speaker, MP3 / Digital Media Player, Satellite and Internet Radio, TV, Car and HD Radio. Zylux lists many internationally known brands as major customers, such as Dell, HP / Compaq, Harman / Kardon, Klipsch, Polk Audio, Boston Acoustic, JBL, BenQ, Philips, Compal, Blaupunkt and SiriusXM.
www.zyluxacoustic.com


   

   

Research Partners

NICTA (National Information and Communications Technology Australia) is Australia's National Centre Of Excellence for ICT research.
NICTA is an important part of Australia's innovation system and seeks to generate new opportunities for Australian industry. Working in close collaboration with industry and other research institutions, NICTA uniquely combines excellence in research, education, commercialization and collaboration and brings together many of Australia's and the world's top researchers in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
NICTA seeks to solve problems and make breakthroughs in ICT which can be put to use for public benefit, with the objective of becoming a world-class Research Institute and Centre-of-Excellence in science and innovation.
www.nicta.com.au


   

   

Industry Associations

Embedded Systems Australia is a new industry cluster whose members are collaborating to strengthen the embedded systems and related industries in Australia. The cluster aims to provide the following business benefits to participating companies: expanded market opportunities, resource exchange, joint tendering, identification of skills and synergies, and development of leads in new markets. The initial cluster consortium is representative of prominent companies, industry associations, NSW government and ICT research. The organisations exploring the cluster establishment include: AEEMA, BCS Innovations, CiSRA (Canon), Cochlear, Fluffy Spider Technologies, iTech, Invetech, Machinery Automation Robotics, Microsoft, NICTA, NSW Department of State & Regional Development, ResMed and The Warren Centre; with assistance from Sinclair Knight Merz.
embedded_systems_australia

The Australian Technology Showcase program is a promotional and networking government program targeted at small and medium sized Australian business enterprises with innovative, cutting edge technologies. It aims to encourage exports and increase employment by promoting member technologies on the domestic and international markets.
ats.business.gov.au/ATSCM/HomePage.aspx