Gennum Corp.
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| Type | Public TSX: GND |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Ontario |
| Key people | H. Patrick Thode (Chairman), Donald P. Woodley (Former Interim President and CEO) Franz Fink (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Products | semiconductors and semiconductor-based products |
| Revenue |  $142 million CAD (2005)[1] |
| Net income | $20.3 million CAD (2005)[1] |
| Employees | 614 (2005)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Gennum Japan Kabushiki Kaisha Gennum UK Limited |
| Website | www.gennum.com |
Gennum (TSX: GND) is a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products. Founded in 1973 as Linear Technology Inc. by co-founders Douglas Barber and Wally Pieczonka, the company acquired the assets of Westinghouse Canada's Solid States Devices division.[2]
Originally focused on serving the hearing instrument industry, Gennum now develops and markets products in three segments:
- Video timing, transport/transmission, and image processing products for the video broadcast industry (e.g., HDTV).
- Prosumer wireless headsets (e.g. nXZEN™), and hearing instruments for the hearing impaired.
- Optical transceiver ICs and serial backplane interconnect ICs for data communications.
The company has wholly owned subsidiaries in Japan and the United Kingdom.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Gennum: 2005 Annual Report. Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
- ^ Gennum Corporate History. Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
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