After the rumor about the ongoing negotiations is the confirmation. An Apple spokesperson confirmed to AllThingsD redemption PrimeSense.
Israeli business daily Calcalist had already raised the possibility of such redemption this summer before suggesting it a few days ago an agreement had been finalized. AllThingsD had put a caveat stating that the case had not yet been concluded.
Sunday is another Israeli financial daily Globes (competitor Calcalist), who wrote that negotiations between Apple and PrimeSense led Friday on an agreement for an amount between 300 and 350 million.
holder talking about Apple did not allude to the sum at stake It merely confirmed that PrimeSense is indeed fallen into the Apple fold and is not entered in details:
“ Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our objectives or plans. ”
Based in Israel, PrimeSense owes its fame to its collaboration with Microsoft and the integration of its 3D technology in the Kinect sensor Xbox 360 game console. PrimeSense not against not participate in the development of the new Kinect Xbox One. Microsoft has developed its own solution.
Aujourd Today, PrimeSense is mostly presented as a specialist of 3D chips and argues 3D sensing technology used by over 24 million devices worldwide. In particular, integrated in smartphones and tablets sensors.
This suggests that Apple has some ideas in mind for its iOS devices and perhaps the iPhone 6. It will be recalled that redemption Authentec for $ 355 million made following a year later the release of the iPhone 5s with the integration of a fingerprint sensor.
As mentioned in our columns, Apple might be interested in the next generation of SoC PrimeSense with improved techniques including multimodal 3D detection and miniaturization algorithms.
last week during his visit to Israel, President François Hollande accompanied by French patrons attended the opening of the Innovation Day in Israel.
“ Today, in the field of high technology, you have taken the lead. I am here to share with universities that are yours, laboratories are among the most efficient in the world. You have been able to be a global center of innovation “
said François Hollande.
president in particular given a demonstration PrimeSense 3D sensors to interact with objects (beginning of the video):
Globes notes that PrimeSense is the second acquisition by Apple of a Israel-based Anobit after in December 2011 for an amount company that would be around 400 million. Anobit is a manufacturer of microchips and in the field of flash storage.
after Globes, Apple will integrate PrimeSense technology in its Apple TV in 2015 but also refers to possible integration into the iPad technology for buying clothes and shoes by scanning a user.
Shmulik Shelach
Globes, acquired by Apple PrimeSense is nevertheless a disappointment:
“ end of 2010, PrimeSense was en route to becoming another Nvidia but PrimeSense 2013 is destined to become a sexy feature in the Apple ecosystem. Such a development could be the dream of every startup but PrimeSense had hoped for more. “
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