Talk:Dialog Semiconductor

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: The following pertains to the Locations section.

    • Remove "Livorno, Italy" from the Europe list
    • Remove "Singapore" from the Asia list
    • Add "Lviv, Ukraine" to the Europe list
    • Add "Vinnytsia, Ukraine" to the Europe list
    • Add "Taipei, Taiwan" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Suwon, South Korea" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Shanghai, China" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Beijing, China" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Hefei, China" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Tianjin, China" to the Asia list 
    • Add "Chachoengsao, Thailand" to the Asia list 

•Explanation of issue: Bringing up to date the list of cities/countries of Dialog offices and facilities.

•References supporting change: https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/contact/sales-offices https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/design-and-manufacturing

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: The following to be added to the company infobox on the righthand side of the page.

    • Add "Key People" parameter.
    • Add "Rich Beyer (Chairman)" to Key People parameter. 
    • Following Rich Beyer, add "Jalal Bagherli (CEO, Wissam Jabre (CFO), Mark Tyndall (SVP Corporate Development)" to Key People parameter.  
    • Update "Operating income" to: "US$ 199.7 million (2018)" 
    • Update "Net income" to: "US$ 139.8 million (2018)" 
    • Update "Total assets" to: "US$ 1,717 million (2018)" 
    • Update "Total equity" to: "US$ 1,302 million (2018)" 

•Explanation of issue: Restoring a previously deleted parameter for key executives as well adding in two new relevant key executives. Updating several financial figures that had not been updated since 2014.

•References supporting change: https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/company/board-directors https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/company/management-team https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/sites/default/files/q4_and_fy_2018_results_press_release_06.03.19.pdf https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/sites/default/files/gb0059822006-ja-2018-eq-e-00.pdf

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: Current "Main markets" list to be replaced/updated with the following:

    • Mobile
    • Automotive 
    • Internet of Things
         • Connected medical  
         • Connected customer 
         • Smart home 
         • Smart appliances 
    • Computing & storage
         • Gaming 

•Explanation of issue: List of relevant markets was out of date and did not include sources cited. Updated list above includes cited references.

•References supporting change: https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/applications/automotive https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/products/connectivity/bluetooth-low-energy/applications/medical https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/products/connectivity/bluetooth-smart/applications/health-fitness https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/application-solution-diagram/iot/connected-consumer/overview https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/smart-home https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/applications/home-appliances https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/application-solution-diagram/iot/connected-consumer/game-controller

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: The following points to be added to the timeline of notable company history events.

    • January 2018 – FCC certifies Energous Corporation’s wireless power-at-a-distance solution. 

    • January 2018 – Launches company’s first CMICs following acquisition of Silego. 

    • May 2018 – Announces over 3.5 billion CMICs shipped. 

    • May 2018 – Announces Bluetooth mesh support for company’s SmartBond™ Bluetooth low energy System-on-Chip devices. 

    • June 2018 – Announces entry into haptics market with launch of new haptic driver integrated circuit. 

    • September 2018 - Becomes the first in the industry to showcase Stereo High-Fidelity quality audio streaming over Bluetooth low energy, at Bluetooth World 2018. 

    • November 2018 – Launches company’s first fully-integrated nanopower PMICs for IoT applications. 

    • November 2018 - Partners with UNISOC to enter the Indian smartphone market, developing a high-performance PMIC for its Micromax Canvas LTE series. 

    • February 2019 – Launches newest line of SmartBond BLE SoC devices, marking the first wireless microcontroller in production with a dedicated application processor based on the ARM Cortex-M33 processor and the first to power audio over BLE. 

    • March 2019 - Huawei announces its True Wireless Stereo earbuds, the HONOR FlyPods, will utilize Dialog's audio and configurable mixed signal ICs. 

    • March 2019 - Announces acquisition of Silicon Motion's FCI mobile communications product line. 

    • April 2019 - Closes new strategic partnership and technology licensing deal with Apple. 

•Explanation of issue: The company timeline as posted is over a year out of date, missing key company milestones from 2018 and early 2019. The above additions bring that timeline closer up to date.

•References supporting change: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/energous-watt-stock-soars-fcc-173744658.html https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/dialog-semiconductor-plc-dialog-semiconductor-introduces-the-first-configurable-mixed-signal-ics-with-in-system-programming-2018-01-16 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dialog-semiconductor-plc-extends-leadership-041000148.html https://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/17063/Electronics-Weekly-Maxim-USB-Fault-Protection-TI-CMOS-Sensor-More.aspx https://www.sensorsmag.com/components/haptic-ic-compact-and-low-power https://www.sensorsmag.com/components/hi-fi-quality-stereo-over-ble-now-possible https://iot.eetimes.com/new-nanopower-pmics-deliver-complete-solution-for-iot-apps-requiring-extended-battery-life/ https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/dialog-semiconductor-enters-growing-indian-smartphone-market-with-first-pmic-volume-production-for-latest-micromax-smartphone-2018-11-05 https://www.eenewsanalog.com/news/smartbond-wireless-mcu-doubles-performance-range https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/wireless-device-Huawei-Dialog-Semicondcutor-da14195-SoC-wireless-headphones/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-silicon-mtn-tec-m-a-dialog/dialog-semi-expands-into-internet-of-things-with-silicon-motion-deal-idUSKCN1QO0OY https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1334566#

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed:

    • Following the addition of the two paragraphs listed in previous edit request, please add the following:

    • 3rd paragraph, to read as follows: On 10 February 2011, Dialog announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire SiTel Semiconductor B.V. ("SiTel"), a short-range wireless, digital cordless and VoIP technology company. In July 2013, Dialog announced that it had completed a transaction to acquire iWatt, an AC/DC power conversion and solid state lighting technologies company. In November 2016, Dialog announced a strategic partnership and $10 million investment in Energous Corporation, an over-the-air wireless charging technology developer.  An additional $15 million investment was announced in June 2017. In November 2017, Dialog announced the completion of its acquisition of Silego Technology, a provider of configurable mixed-signal integrated circuits (CIMICs).  In March 2019, Dialog announced its acquisition of Silicon Motion's FCI mobile communications business and product line. 

    • In October 2018, it was announced that Dialog had agreed to a $600 million deal with Apple. The deal called for Dialog to license certain power management technologies, and transfer other certain assets, to Apple. The deal also awards Dialog a broad range of new contracts with Apple to develop and supply other mixed-signal integrated circuits. The deal closed April 2019.

•Explanation of issue: Updating fact-based statements around the company's recent history of deals and acquisitions.

•References supporting change: https://www.fastcompany.com/3066590/wireless-charging-startup-energous-is-teaming-up-with-apple-supplier-dialog https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/dialog-puts-another-15m-energous-2017-06/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-silego-m-a-dialog/dialog-semiconductor-to-buy-silego-to-expand-into-internet-of-things-idUSKBN1CA0QA https://www.reuters.com/article/us-silicon-mtn-tec-m-a-dialog/dialog-semi-expands-into-internet-of-things-with-silicon-motion-deal-idUSKCN1QO0OY

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed:

    • Update 1st paragraph to read as follows: Dialog Semiconductor PLC is a UK-based semiconductor provider. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom in Reading, with a global sales, R&D and marketing organization. Dialog creates custom, highly-integrated and configurable mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), primarily for mobile, computing and storage, the Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive applications. Dialog operates a fabless business model. 

    • Add new paragraph below it as follows: By the end of 2018, it had approximately $1.44 billion in revenue. It currently has approximately 1,850 employees worldwide. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDax index. 

•Explanation of issue: Minor updates to fact-based description of the company, including 2018 revenue and employee figures. Updating reference cited for the 1st paragraph, due to defunct URL in current citation.

•References supporting change: https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/ https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/dialog-semiconductor-announces-closing-of-strategic-partnership-and-technology-licensing-deal-with-20190408-00050

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: The following pertains to additions to be made to the top-right box:

    • Add to list of Key People: "Wissam Jabre (CFO)" 
    • Add to list of Key People: "Mark Tyndall (SVP Corporate Development)" 

•Explanation of issue: List of key people is missing two key executives. Resubmitting proposed additions with references.

•References supporting change: https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/06/dialog-semiconductor-forecasts-revenue-drop-after-apple-deal-but-core-business-could-grow/ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/02/25/1741187/0/en/Energous-Corporation-Announces-Collaboration-with-vivo-Global.html

Some proposed changes

•Information to be added or removed: The following pertains to additions to be made to the top-right box:

    • Add to list of Key People: "Wissam Jabre (CFO), Mark Tyndall (SVP Corporate Development)"
    • Change Revenue to: "US$ 1,044 million (2018)" 
    • Change Number of employees to: "1,850 (2019)" 
    • Change image caption to: "Dialog Semiconductor office in Reading"
    • Replace image of Dialog Semiconductor office in Swindon with image of Dialog Semiconductor office in Reading (URL copied here): 
      https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/sites/default/files/styles/width_723/public/green_park_entrance.jpg

•Explanation of issue: Headquarters image is out of date. List of key people is missing two key executives. Revenue and employees figures are 4-5 years out of date.

•References supporting change: https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/dialog-semiconductor-announces-closing-of-strategic-partnership-and-technology-licensing-deal-with-20190408-00050

DialogMarch (talk) 19:18, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 2-MAY-2019

  Edit request partially implemented  

1. N The |key people= parameter was not updated because the claim was unreferenced.
2. Y The |revenue= parameter was updated.
3. Y The |employees= parameter was updated. The text in the lead section which stated the older figure was deleted.
4. N The image and caption were not updated. The file needs to be uploaded to Wikipedia along with the appropriate use license before it can be added to the article. The COI editor may use the File Upload Wizard to accomplish this.

 Additional changes made:

1. Because the article uses two different citation styles, the Unclear citation style maintenance template was applied to the article.

Additionally, the COI editor is reminded to make all the requisite disclosures regarding their request — including if they are being paid to suggest these edits, and if so, by whom. Regards,  Spintendo  21:23, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Third-party sources and rewrites needed

This article relies too heavily on Dialog Semiconductor press releases as sources. I started updating the History section with prose formatting and third-party sources, but there's a lot to work through here. Much of this article reads as though it was created by Dialog employees or connections, especially given the thin third-party sourcing and extensive list of locations, which isn't noteworthy on its own.

More work is needed to properly rewrite and cite this article, to make it less promotional and more factual. This may need to be an ongoing project. JP Miller1 (talk) 20:18, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

I've converted several further noteworthy bullet points to prose formatting and added additional sources to some. I'll be reviewing the rest of the list soon to determine which, if any, of the events cited only via company press releases should be expanded in prose formatting and given better third-party citations. Hoping to convert the entire section into proper prose formatting (and delete irrelevant and/or self-promotional entries) within the next couple of weeks. JP Miller1 (talk) 20:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)