Plessey Semiconductors has agreed to a product licensing agreement with Intel.
As part of the deal Intel Capital has signed a warrant agreement for an unspecified number of shares in Plessey's holding company.
Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Plessey will be licensed to manufacture, sell and support a select number of products in Intel's digital tuner portfolio.
"We are delighted to have concluded the licensing and warrant agreements with Intel and Intel Capital and we look forward to working closely with them as Plessey continues to grow its international presence," said Michael LeGoff, managing director for Plessey.
Marc Alexander, Director - Technology Licensing - Intel Capital, added, "This is the start of what we hope will become a long term relationship and a great collaboration between Intel Labs Europe team, Intel's Technology Manufacturing Group, Intel Capital and Plessey."
www.intel.com