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Market Cap:$30.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$39.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Leadis Technology, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, designs, develops and markets analog and mixed-signal semiconductors that enable and enhance the features and capabilities of portable and consumer electronics devices. Leadis' product offerings include color display drivers, which are critical components of displays used in portable consumer electronic devices; LED drivers, which provide controlled levels of current required to drive light emitting diodes in diverse applications including mobile backlight units; power management ICs including LDOs, LDO controllers, shunt references, thermal switches, current regulators, and battery charger controllers; audio CODEC and FM transmitter ICs, which are integral components in portable media players and their associated aftermarket accessories; and touch controller ICs, which enable highly reliable touch-based input controls and attractive industrial design options for both mobile and non-mobile applications.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Antonio R. Alvarez
Number of Employees 161
Contact Information

800 California Ave

Sunnyvale, California 94085-4117

www.leadis.com

(408) 331-8600

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • TRID, LDIS, TGIC, RCKY, SNTA, CYBI Expected To Be Lower Leading Up

    10/01/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • BUYINS.NET: 49.45% Of All NASDAQ Trading Thursday Was Short Selling.

    9/25/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • 49.42% Of All NASDAQ Trading Thursday Was Short Selling. LDIS, ETRM, CRTX, RECN, NICE, SONC...

    9/05/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • SUNNYVALE, CA -- MARKET WIRE -- Jul 28, 2009 -- Leadis Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: LDIS),...

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • IDT Acquires Touch Sensor Technology From Leadis Technology

    6/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Antonio R. Alvarez President and Chief Executive Officer
John Allen Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Ken Lee Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Eric Rosser Executive Vice President, Sales, Worldwide
Jose Arreola Executive Vice President, Engineering
Steve Ahn Executive Vice President of Engineering and Dr.
Daniel Hauck Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Donato Montanari Vice President and General Manager of Led Drivers
Paul Novell Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Tim Massey V.P. and General Manager of the Leadis Audio Business Unit
Eric S Itakura Director, Business Development and Investor Relations
Tracy Lam Director of Marketing Communications
Michael Morehead General Counsel

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alden Chauvin Board of Directors
Byron Bynum Board of Directors
Doug McBurnie Board of Directors
Douglas M. McBurnie Board of Directors
I-Wei Wu Board of Directors
Jack L. Saltich Board of Directors
James D. Plummer Board of Directors
Keunmyung Lee Board of Directors

Is our President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of our board of directors.

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Scalar Soft, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cypress Semiconductor Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Chipmos Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Scalar Soft, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Cypress Senior Vice President of Research Former
The Cypress Bicmos Program Manager Former
Motorola, Inc. Former
VLSI Technology Former
Ieee Board of Directors Former
Georgia Institute of Technology bachelors and masters degrees in Electrical Engineering Former
Georgia Institute of Technology degrees in Electrical Engineering Former

John Allen is our Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Allen joined Leadis as Corporate Controller in January 2004 and was promoted to Vice President in March 2006 and to Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary in April 2007. Prior to joining Leadis, Mr. Allen served as the Corporate Controller of Asyst Technologies, Inc., a semiconductor equipment company, from January 2002 to January 2004. From May 2000 to January 2002, Mr. Allen was Vice President, Corporate Controller of Arcot Systems, a software company. Prior to that, Mr. Allen served in finance management roles at Xilinx, Inc., a semiconductor company, and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer. Mr. Allen holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Current
Arcot Systems Inc. Vice President, Corporate Controller Former
Asyst Technologies, Inc. Corporate Controller Former
University of California, Santa Barbara B.A. In Business Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
Leadis Technology Inc Director Current
Hewlett-Packard Company manager Former
Hewlett-Packard Company principal project engineer Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S. Former
Seoul National University B.S. In Electronics Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Executive Vice President, Sales, Worldwide Current

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Executive Vice President, Engineering Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Executive Vice President, Engineering Current
Kovio, Inc CEO Former
Kovio, Inc President Former
The Cypress Former
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Former
United Technologies Corporation Former
University of Florida Ph.D. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Florida Masters Former
Universidad Iberoamericana Bachelor Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Executive Vice President of Engineering and Dr. Current
Walden Vc Current
Leadis Technology Inc President Former
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Director of the non-volatile memory division Former
Sharp Corporation Research Engineer Former
National Semiconductor Corporation Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Materials Science and Engineering Former
Stanford University M.S. In Materials Science Former
Seoul National University B.S. In Metallurgical Engineering Former

Mr. Hauck joined CMD in February 2008 from Catalyst Semiconductor where he was vice president of worldwide sales, a position that he also held at Leadis Technology, Amphion Semiconductor, BOPS and Neomagic. His early sales management experience was at Cirrus Logic over a nine year period during which the company’s sales grew from less than $100 million to more than $1 billion. Mr. Hauck received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from the Ohio Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
California Micro Devices Corporation Vice President, Sales Current
Leadis Technology Inc Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
NeoMagic Corporation Vice President, Worldwide Sales Former
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Vice President and General Manager of Led Drivers Current

Organization Position Status
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Leadis Technology Inc Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Staccato Communications, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Former
The Cypress Design Engineer Former
University of Florida Masters Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc V.P. and General Manager of the Leadis Audio Business Unit Current

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Director, Business Development and Investor Relations Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Director of Marketing Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Elantec Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former
Intersil Corporation Vice President, Worldwide Sales Former
Louisiana State University B.S. Degree In Industrial Technology Former

Organization Position Status
Integrated Custom Power Partner Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
The University of Texas at Austin B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Has been a member of the board of directors since November 2005. Mr. McBurnie is a retired executive with extensive semiconductor experience. Prior to his retirement, Mr. McBurnie served as Senior Vice President, Computer, Consumer & Network Products Group, at VLSI Technology. Before joining VLSI, Mr. McBurnie served in several capacities for National Semiconductor, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Communications and Consumer Group. Prior to joining National Semiconductor, he held key executive positions at a number of Silicon Valley companies, including Xidex Corporation, Precision Monolithics, and Fairchild Semiconductor. Mr. McBurnie holds a B.A. degree from Baldwin Wallace College.

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
VLSI Technology Senior Vice President Former
National Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President and General Manager Former
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. Former
Sipex Corporation Former
Xidex Former
International Rectifier Corporation Board of Directors Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
Baldwin-Wallace College B.A. Degree Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Douglas McBurnie has served on our Board since May 2007. Mr. McBurnie is a retired semiconductor executive with over 35 years of industry experience. Since 1998, Mr. McBurnie served as a consultant to and director for several public and private technology companies. From 1997 to 1998, he was Senior Vice President, Computer, Consumer & Network Products Group of VLSI Technology, Inc. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. McBurnie served as Vice President and General Manager of several divisions at National Semiconductor. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Leadis Technology. Mr. McBurnie holds a B.A. degree from Baldwin Wallace College.

Organization Position Status
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
National Semiconductor Corporation Vice President Former
National Semiconductor Corporation General Manager Former
Baldwin-Wallace College B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Vitex Systems Inc CEO Current
Atmel Corporation Chairman Current
Vitex Systems Inc Chairman Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
InPlay Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ramtron International Corporation Board of Directors Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Three-Five Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Three-Five Systems Inc. President Former
VLSI Technology Vice President Former
Motorola, Inc. Vice President Former
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. General Manager Former
Vitex Systems Inc Board of Directors Former
Three-Five Systems Inc. Director Former
University of Illinois Masters Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Illinois B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
T-Ram, Inc. Technical Advisor Current
Stanford University Dean of Engineering Current
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Intel Corporation Board of Directors Current
International Rectifier Corporation Board of Directors Current
Tallwood Venture Capital Board Advisor Current
T-Ram, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Acutechnology Semiconductor Inc Board of Directors Current
International Rectifier Corporation member Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
Stanford University M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Leadis Technology Inc Board of Directors Current
Leadis Technology Inc Ev President and Coo Former
Leadis Technology Inc COO & Executive Vice President Former
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     LDIS $1.01 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 356,920
Shares Outstanding 29.71M
Market Cap 30.0M
Year High 1.05
Year Low 0.27
Earnings Per Share -0.74
P/E Ratio -1.36
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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