13 These technological advances are helping us to provide superior digital  processing capabilities and better power management functions that  can be produced in exceptionally high volumes at competitive prices. Dialog has a strategy of continuous innovation, focusing on new  power-saving solutions and design methodologies in the personal  portable device market, while partnering with our foundries on  advanced production processes. This year we have: Dialog continues to evaluate select acquisition opportunities in  segments that complement our existing core strengths and provide  differentiation, building on the successful purchase of SiTel and  integration of its wireless connectivity solutions into our business  last year. We are also partnering with innovative start-ups on a  range of new technologies. This year we have partnered with: 4. Select acquisitions and strategic  co‑operations for access to innovative  differentiating technologies 3. Continuous innovation ■ Developed new building blocks to drive much higher current than  was ever possible before, supporting extended play time between  battery charges, faster charging and batteries that do not discharge  as quickly for a wider range of tablet and smartphone devices.  ■ This includes pioneering work on the use of a multiphase buck  architecture, 0.13 micron BCD technology. ■ We also licensed the ARM® Cortex™ M0 processor to integrate  a standard 32-bit processor into mixed signal PMICs for the first  time in the industry. ■ A pioneer in the use of MEMS-based silicon timing solutions that  replace legacy quartz products to offer unsurpassed performance,  reliability and flexibility with the lowest cost of ownership. ■ A start-up that is taking an innovative new approach to power  conversion for multiple markets, including smartphones, tablets,  Ultrabooks™ and data centres, based on switch capacitive  techniques. The technology facilitates the use of smaller inductive components, resulting in increased efficiency and  an overall higher power density factor over and above today’s  competing technologies.