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
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Audio Codecs support Blu-ray disc audio content protection.
News & Analysis
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Paramount Makes a Strong Bet on Star Trek's Multi-Million Dollar Brand
Julia Boorstin submits: It's been over 40 years since the original "Star Trek" hit airwaves. But you'd never have guessed it Thursday night when theaters started showing the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek to sold-out theaters including more than a few moviegoers in Trekkie garb. I've heard reports of...
Viacom Has Optimistic Outlook, Despite Ad Decline
Julia Boorstin submits: Viacom's VIA cable networks generally outperform the rest of the advertising industry, but even the likes of Comedy Central and MTV couldn’t escape the economic downturn. The dramatic, worldwide advertising decline ate into Viacom’s once resilient cable profits. The company did beat Wall Street estimates with...
Media Moguls Are Ready For Recovery
Julia Boorstin submits: Deutsche Bank's 2009 Media & Telecom Conference is underway in Palm Beach Florida. But just because the event is at the glamorous Breakers hotel doesn't mean the media moguls are relaxing. Viacom VIA CEO Philippe Dauman and Time Warner TWX CEO Jeff Bewkes both spoke Monday...
Viacom's Earnings Slide in Below Estimates
Julia Boorstin submits: Viacom's VIA fourth quarter was slammed by restructuring charges, and the impact of the weak economy — slower consumer spending, lower advertising and fewer DVD sales. Viacom isn't exposed to the ad markets that are hurting the most — local and broadcast—but it's still feeling the...
Can the Music Business Save Itself Online in 2009?
Julia Boorstin submits: As the movie and TV industries struggle to reinvent themselves for the digital future, the music industry is constently used as an example of what NOT to do. So now, when many have left the traditional music industry for dead, can it reinvent itself online using...
Redstone's Christmas Gift: Extended Debt Deadline
Julia Boorstin submits: APSumner RedstoneFriday, December 19th was the deadline for Sumner Redstone's National Amusements theater chain to pay down $800 million in debt. Merry Christmas Sumner: the deadline to pay that debt has been extended while the company makes progress negotiating with the lending banks. But the holidays...
Viacom: Disappointed in Investors Suing Paramount
Julia Boorstin submits: The movie industry is renown for being inconsistent and opaque. But now Viacom's VIA Paramount Pictures is being sued by a numbers of investors for allegedly misrepresenting the films in which it invested $40 million. Allianz Risk Transfer, Marathon Structured Finance Fund LP, Munich RE Capital...
Iron Man Drives Marvel's 40% Earnings Growth
Julia Boorstin submits: Marvel Entertainment's MVL new strategy of producing its own movies, instead of just licensing the rights to its characters, seems to really be working. Yesterday morning Marvel Entertainment reported its third-quarter net income grew 40 percent thanks to the performance of its Iron Man movie, both...
News Corp's MySpace Finds a Way to Profit from Copyrighted Content
Julia Boorstin submits: News Corp NWS got a great deal when it snapped up social network MySpace for $580 million, but only now is it tackling an issue that should allow it to profit from a lot of the video posted on its site. Instead of pulling down copyright-protected...
Redstone Family Clash: How Will It Affect Viacom and CBS?
Julia Boorstin submits: The Redstone family just can't seem to get along. Sumner Redstone, the chairman of Viacom VIA and CBS Corp. CBS is once again battling with his daughter Shari Redstone, CEO of privately held National Amusements. The father and daughter have long clashed. He controls 80 percent...
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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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