BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$712.8M
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Dow Jones Description
Designer, Engineer & Manufacturer of System Logic Chip Sets & Associated Peripherals for Computers
President & CEO
WenChi ChenNumber of Employees 1,709
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
Recent Events
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VIA Introduces New VIA Nano 3000 Series Processors
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Stockguru.com: Opti Inc. is in the StockGuru Spotlight for October 5, 2009
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VIA Partners Unveil New NetNote Designs that Highlight HD Content, Digital TV and External MP3...
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VIA unveils its 1080p-playing SurfBoard NetNote, we'll still call it a netbook
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Via adopts Sequans' mobile WiMax chip
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Stackable Chassis suit VIA EPIA boards.
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VIA Launches ACE-CNX Customized Security Service
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VIA Launches Stackable Multi-Story Chassis for EPIA Boards
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CEVA, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
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VIA Eden One Watt Processor Brings Power-Efficiency to Fujitsu Thin Clients
News & Analysis
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MGM seeks buyer to relieve debt burden
Movie studio MGM could be seeking a potential buyer as it struggles to cope with debts of up to USD4bn. Potential bidders include Time Warner, Lions Gate Entertainment and Viacom, all rumoured to have shown interest in MGM’s 4,000-title film library and rights to the James Bond franchise. The...
@ UBS Media Week: Layoffs Coming At Disney? CFO Says Don't Expect Any 'Sweeping Announcements'
We've been hearing that layoffs are coming at the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Company but CFO Tom Staggs told the lunch crowd at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference not to expect the same kind of announcements made last week by Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and NBC Universal (NYSE:...
@ UBS Media Week: Viacom's Dauman: Waiting For Mobile; No Acquisition Plans For Awhile
Asked about Viacom's $8.5 billion in debt, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) President & CEO Philippe Dauman told attendees at the UBS Global Media and Communications PDF conference that the company is focused on organic growth and tended to avoid acquisitions for the past two years. The most notable one during...
@ UBS Media Week: Viacom's Dauman: No Acquisition Plans For Awhile; Waiting For Mobile
Asked about Viacom's $8.5 billion in debt, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) President & CEO Philippe Dauman told attendees at the UBS Global Media and Communications PDF conference that the company is focused on organic growth and tended to avoid acquisitions for the past two years. The most notable one during...
Redstone Sells Midway Games For Pittance?And A Massive Tax Writeoff
Scrambling to restructure National Amusement's $1.6 million debt this month, Sumner Redstone has sold off the company's disastrous 87 percent stake in Midway Games for $100,000 in cash, assumption of debt—and a tax loss of $800 million, WSJ reported. Mark Thomas, described by the Journal as an investor...
Viacom, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Imran Khan – JP Morgan. Imran Khan – JP Morgan In terms of affiliate revenue, in the past you talked about double-digit growth, do you see any threat to your international affiliate revenue given the macroeconomic outlook or...
CBS Needs a Makeover to Survive
Diane Mermigas submits: Just as CBS CBS chief executive Les Moonves was putting the best face on his company's $12.5 billion third-quarter loss Thursday, the Commerce Department declared the U.S. economy DOA on a 3% annual decline in consumer spending and a negative GDP. There is no way a pure-play,...
Earnings Preview: Viacom
Viacom VIA is expected to report Q3 earnings after the close Monday with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 55c on revenue of $3.32B. The consensus range is 53c to 63c for EPS, and revenue of $3.03B to $3.91B,...
Earnings Preview: Viacom
Viacom VIA is expected to report Q3 earnings after market close Monday Nov. 3, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 55c on revenue of $3.32B. The consensus range is 53c to 63c for EPS, and revenue of $3.03B to...
Media Giants Threatened by Giant Loan Payments: How Will They React?
Diane Mermigas submits: The loan covenant issues threatening Viacom VIA and CBS CBS underscore the unexpected, devastating impact the credit crisis and the recession will have on even the biggest media concerns, some of whose repayment and cash flow issues have not yet come to light. The resulting realignment of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| WenChi Chen | President & CEO |
| Miller Chen | Cfo |
| Tzu Mu Lin | Senior Vice President, Res & Development Engineering |
| Tzu-Mu Lin | Senior Vice President, R & D Engineering |
| Richard Brown | Vice President of Marketing, Via Technologies, Inc |
| John Gatt | Director, Marketing |
| Andre Chen | Software Engineer |
| Chris Bennetts | International Marketing Specialist |
| Jayan Ramankutty |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Cher Wang | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res & Development Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, R & D Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Marketing, Via Technologies, Inc | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
Andre is a self-taught programmer who holds master degree in mathematics of Taiwan National Central University . He started his career as a game programmer at Gamania Inc. ( http://www.gamania.com/ ) in 2002. After gained some basic 3D programming concepts, he quickly delved into shading language and he is now familiar with both OpenGL and Direct3D shader programming(He was also a proof reader of ShaderX2). He is currently a software engineer of Graphics Architecture team at VIA Technologies, Inc. ( http://www.viatech.com/ ). A leading innovator and developer of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, communication and multimedia graphics chips.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Software Engineer | Current |
| Shaderx | Current | |
| SHADERX4 | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | International Marketing Specialist | Current |
Jayan Ramankutty ('71) is Vice President of Cypress Semiconductor's Data Communications division, and co-founder and Director of Empowertel. Jayan was founder, President and COO of Lara Networks, Inc., which he sold to Cypress Semiconductor in 2000. He has held various senior level technical and management positions in Alliance Semiconductor, VIA Technologies and Elxsi. He also founded, and sold Nimbus Technology to Alliance Semiconductor prior to going IPO. Jayan has over 18 years of extensive experience in the field of research, design and development of large, multi-processor computer systems, complex ASICs and SoCs targeted towards networking and telecommunication markets. Jayan holds an MS in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University and a BE (Hons) EEE from BITS.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ELXSI Corporation | Current | |
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| Bitsaa | Chair, Projects & Disbursements | Current |
| Lara Networks, Inc. | Founder, President | Former |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. | Founder | Former |
| San Jose State University | Ms In Computer Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
Executive News
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Audio Codecs support Blu-ray disc audio content protection.
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CyberLink Partners With VIA To Deliver Lossless HD Audio Playback
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Dell`s New "Ultra-Light" Server Offers Extreme Density and Lowest Power Draw in the Industry
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Dell's New "Ultra-Light" Server Offers Extreme Density and Lowest Power Draw in the Industry
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