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Market Cap:$127.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$160.6M
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Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (we or Mindspeed) designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide-area networks. Our products, ranging from optical network transceiver solutions to voice and Internet protocol (IP) processors, are sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for use in a variety of network infrastructure equipment, including mixed media gateways, high-speed routers, switches, access multiplexers, cross-connect systems, digital loop carrier equipment, IP private branch exchanges (PBXs) and optical modules. Service providers and enterprises use this equipment for the processing, transmission and switching of high-speed voice, data and video traffic, including advanced services such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), within different segments of the communications network. Our customers include Alcatel Data Networks, S.A., Cisco Systems, Inc., McData Corporation, Nortel Networks, Inc. and Siemens A.G.

Chief Executive Officer
Raouf Y. Halim
Number of Employees 484
Contact Information

4000 Macarthur Boulevard

East Tower

Newport Beach, California 92660

9495793000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Chipmaker Mindspeed Fixes Balance Sheet, Grows in Asia

    11/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hitachi Chooses Mindspeed's Comcerto Processor to Deliver Triple-Play Home Gateway

    10/30/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Mindspeed Jumps on Outlook

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hitachi Selects Mindspeed's Comcerto Processor to Deliver Triple-Play Home Gateway for Japan's Largest, Fast-Growing Fiber...

    10/26/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • The Curious Case of Mindspeed on Wall Street

    10/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Mindspeed Unveils Low-Power Comcerto Processor Family at Broadband World Forum

    9/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Mindspeed Technologies Introduces a Low-Power Signal Integrity Solution for Broadcast Video Applications

    9/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Mindspeed Technologies Inc. MSPD reports 4th Quarter ending September 2009 above estimates

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Raouf Y. Halim Chief Executive Officer
Bret W Johnsen Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Gerald J Hamilton Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Jim Cao Senior Vice President, Operations
Jing Jim Cao Senior Vice President, Operations
Thomas A Stites Senior Vice President, Communications
Wayne K Nesbit Senior Vice President, Operations
Hasnain Bajwa Senior Vice President and General Manager, Lightspeed Connectivity Solutions
Jay Cormier Senior Vice President and General Manager, High Performance Analog
Kurt Busch Senior Vice President and General Manager, High Performance Analog
Preet Virk Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise and Customer Premise Equipment
Thomas J. Medrek Senior Vice President and General Manager, Multiservice Access
Bradley Yates
Daryush Shamlou
Ron Cates
Thomas O Morton
Don Gips Director
Ming Louie Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Dwight W. Decker Chairman
Donald R. Beall Board of Directors
Jerre L. Stead Board of Directors
Michael Hayashi Board of Directors
Thomas A. Madden Board of Directors

Mr. Halim has been a director since January 2002 and our chief executive officer since June 2003. He was the senior vice president and chief executive officer of the internet infrastructure business of Conexant from February 2002 to June 2003 and the senior vice president and general manager, network access division, of Conexant from January 1999 to February 2002.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Internet Infrastructure Business Former
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. President Former

Bret W. Johnsen has been our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Johnsen served in a variety of finance and accounting positions with Broadcom Corporation (wired and wireless communication semiconductor and software products) from October 1999 through June 2008, including as Vice President and Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) from September 2007 through June 2008, Senior Director of Finance, Wireless Connectivity Group, from June 2007 through September 2007, Senior Director of Finance & Operations, Worldwide Manufacturing, from May 2005 through June 2007, Director of Finance, Worldwide Operations, from April 2003 through May 2005, as Controller for various business groups within Broadcom from June 2000 through December 2003, and as Corporate Accounting Manager from October 1999 through June 2000.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current

Mr. Hamilton has been our senior vice president, worldwide sales, since July 2006. Mr. Hamilton previously served as our vice president of sales for the Asia Pacific region from June 2003 to July 2006. He served as the vice president of sales for the Asia Pacific region of Conexant from September 2001 to June 2003.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Vice President Former

Mr. Cao was appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, March 31, 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cao was the Vice President, Operations, of HOYA Corporation USA, formerly Xponent Photonics, Inc. (optical network component manufacturer), from August 2006 to March 2008. Mr. Cao also served as the Vice President, Manufacturing and Technology, from March 2006 to August 2006 and the Director, Assembly Operations, from January 2001 to March 2006 of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (semiconductor communications design and development).

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Hoya Corporation USA Vice President, Operations Former
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Manufacturing and Technology Former
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Xponent Photonics, Inc. Vice President of Operations Former
Xponent Vice President of Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Cree, Inc. Vice President, World-Wide Manufacturing Current
Motorola, Inc. vice president Former
Motorola, Inc. Director Former

Mr. Bajwa has been our senior vice president and general manager, lightspeed connectivity solutions, since October 2007. Mr. Bajwa previously served as our vice president of marketing and applications engineering from October 2006 to October 2007, executive director of marketing from April 2006 to October 2006 and director of marketing from August 2003 to April 2006 for our optical communications IC product line. Prior to joining us, Mr. Bajwa was the director, navigation business, of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (electronic measurement devices and services) from November 2002 to August 2003.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Lightspeed Connectivity Solutions Current

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, High Performance Analog Current
Analog Devices, Inc. Product Line Director Former

Mr. Busch has been our senior vice president and general manager, high-performance analog, since October 2007. Mr. Busch previously served as our vice president of marketing and applications for our switching and signal conditioning product line from November 2006 to October 2007 and our executive director of business development from January 2006 to November 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Busch was a business development manager of Analog Devices, Inc. (signal processing solutions) from November 2003 to December 2005 and the vice president of marketing and president of the U.S. subsidiary of TeraCross Ltd. (semiconductor manufacturer) from November 2001 to November 2003.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, High Performance Analog Current
Analog Devices, Inc. Business Development Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise and Customer Premise Equipment Current

Mr. Medrek has been our senior vice president and general manager, multiservice access, since June 2004. Mr. Medrek previously served as our senior vice president and general manager, broadband internetworking systems, from June 2003 to June 2004. Mr. Medrek served as the vice president and general manager, broadband internetworking systems, of Conexant from February 2001 to June 2003 and the vice president of marketing, broadband internetworking systems, of Conexant from March 2000 to February 2001.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Multiservice Access Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Internetworking Systems Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. senior vice president, human resources Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Metalink Ltd. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, N America Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Current
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. Vice President of World Wide Sales Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. and M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
San Diego State University Mba Former

Mr. Morton has been our senior vice president, human resources, since October 2007. Mr. Morton previously served as our vice president, human resources, from August 2003 to October 2007 and our executive director, human resources, from June 2003 to August 2003. He served as the executive director, human resources, of Conexant from January 1999 to June 2003.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Bridgegate LLC Current
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Chairman Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Pacific Mutual Holding Company Non-Executive Chairman Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
Conexant Korea, Ltd. Chairman of the Board Current
Newport Media, Inc. Director Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacific Mutual Holding Company Director Current
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Conexant Systems, Inc. President Former
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Rockwell International Corporation Senior Vice President Former
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Telebit Director of Modem Engineering Former
North Carolina State University Assistant Professor Former
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Director Former
California Institute of Technology doctorate in applied mathematics Former
McGill University bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics Former

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Mobile Satellite Ventures LP Director Current
Level 3 Communications, Inc. Group Vice President, Corporate Strategy Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Executive Manager Former

Chairman Emeritus, Rockwell. Mr. Beall has been a director of our company since June 2001 and served as non-executive Chairman of the Board from June 2001 to June 2002. He is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Technology Committee. Mr. Beall is the retired Chairman and CEO of Rockwell and was a director of Rockwell from 1978 to February 2001. He served as Chairman/CEO of Rockwell from 1988 to February 1998 and President from 1979 to 1988. Mr. Beall serves on the board of CT Realty. He is a former director of Conexant Systems, Jazz Semiconductor, Mindspeed Technologies, Skyworks Solutions, Procter & Gamble, Times Mirror, Amoco and ArvinMeritor. He is a member of various University of California - Irvine supporting organizations, an Overseer of the Hoover Institute at Stanford and a former trustee of California Institute of Technology. He is also a member of the Business Executives for National Security; on the Presidents’ Circle of National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine; and member of numerous Young Presidents Organization Alumni groups. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is an advisor to the San Jose State University School of Engineering; and a trustee and President’s Circle member of the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. He is an investor, director and/or advisor with several private companies and investment partnerships.

Organization Position Status
Rockwell International Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Rockwell International Corporation Chairman Current
Rockwell Collins, Inc. Chairman Emeritus Current
Airshow, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nps Foundation, Inc Board of Directors Current
University of California, Irvine Board of Directors Current
The Overseer Board of Directors Current
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Augusta National Golf Club Member Current
Rockwell-Collins International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Rockwell Automation, Inc. chief executive officer Former
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Chairman Former
Rockwell Collins, Inc. Director Current
The Times Mirror Company Director Former
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Procter & Gamble Board of Directors Former
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Director Former
University of California, Irvine member Former

Jerre L. Stead joined the Brightpoint, Inc. Board of Directors on June 1, 2000 and currently serves as the Company’s Lead Independent Director. He is also a member of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Compensation and Human Resources Committee. From 1996 until his June 1, 2000 retirement, Mr. Stead was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro Inc., a leading distributor of computers and peripherals. Mr. Stead has also held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Square D Co., AT&T Global Information Solutions (NCR Corporation) and Legent Corporation. Since 2006, Mr. Stead has served as Chairman of the Board and CEO for IHS, one of the leading global providers of critical technical information, decision-support tools, and related services to customers in the energy, defense, aerospace, construction, electronics, and automotive industries. Mr. Stead is currently a Director of Armstrong Holdings, Inc., Conexant Systems, Mobility Electronics, Inc. and TBG Group. In addition, he held numerous positions during a 21-year career at Honeywell. He is also Chairman of the Board for the Center of Ethics and Values at Garret Seminary at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Organization Position Status
IHS Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Northwestern University Chairman, Center of Ethics and Values at Garret Seminary Current
Brightpoint, Inc. Chair Current
Brightpoint, Inc. Board of Directors Current
iGo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conexant Korea, Ltd. Director Current
Proximetry Board of Directors Current
Luna Innovations Inc Board of Directors Current
Tbg Group Director Current
Conexant Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pcn Technology, Inc Director Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Square D Co. Chairman, President & CEO, Palatine Former
Ingram Micro Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Legent Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
AT&T Inc. Chairman & CEO, Global Information Solutions Former
Legent Corporation President Former
Square D Co. Chief Operations Officer, Palatine Former
AT&T Inc. Executive Vice President & CEO, Global Business Communications Systems Former
American Telephone, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Honeywell International Inc. Executive Management Former
Honeywell Corporation Former
NCR Corporation Chairman, Japan Former
Legent Corporation Chairman Former
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The University of Iowa Bachelor's, Business Administration Former

Mr. Hayashi, 51, has been a director since August 2005. He has been the senior vice president, advanced engineering and technologies, of Time Warner Cable, Inc. (cable television) since May 2002. Mr. Hayashi was the vice president, advanced technologies, of Time Warner Cable from July 1993 to May 2002.

Organization Position Status
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Time Warner Inc. vice president, advanced Former

Mr. Louie, 61, has been a director since June 2003. Mr. Louie co-founded and has served as the managing director and a director of Mobile Radius, Inc. (mobile internet data services) since March 2002. Mr. Louie served as the China President of the GSM Association (global trade association wireless technology) from October 2003 to May 2005. He also has been the managing director of Dynasty Capital Services LLC (consulting) since January 2002. Mr. Louie served as president of Qualcomm Greater China (wireless communications) from May 2000 to October 2001 and as vice president, business development, of Globalstar Communications Limited (satellite telecommunications) from January 1989 to May 2000.

Organization Position Status
Dynasty Capital Services LLC Managing Director Current
Dynasty Capital Services LLC Principal, East Asia and Communications Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Director Current
QUALCOMM Incorporated President Former
China Telecom Corporation Limited strategic partnerships Former
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. strategic partnerships Former
General Telephone and Electronics Corporation senior positions Former
James Ford Builders senior positions Former
General Electric Company engineer Former
Alcatel strategic partnerships Former
Acer Technology Ventures investor Former
Loral Space & Communications, Inc. stockholder Former
Acorn Campus investor Former
Princeton University MSEE Former
Drexel University MBA Former
Polytechnic University graduate Former

Thomas A. Madden, 54, has served as a director since December 2005 and is the chairman of our compensation committee. Mr. Madden served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingram Micro Inc. from July 2001 to April 2005. From October 1997 to July 2001, Mr. Madden served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ArvinMeritor, Inc. Mr. Madden is a member of the board of directors of Champion Enterprises, Inc. and Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

Organization Position Status
FreightCar America, Inc. Director Current
Champion Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ingram Micro Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
ArvinMeritor, Inc. chief financial officer Former
Ingram Micro Inc. Executive Vice President Former
University of California, Irvine lecturer in accounting Former
FreightCar America, Inc. Chairman Former

Executive News

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  • IHS acquires LogTech Canada for $3M

    CNBC - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • IHS adds LogTech (Canada) to string of acquisitions

    Biz Journals - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • IHS Acquires LogTech (Canada) Ltd.

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    RTTNews.com - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • IHS Acquires LogTech (Canada) Ltd.

    Business Wire - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • IHS adds LogTech (Canada) to string of acquisitions

    The Denver Business Journal - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Brightpoint Appoints Tom Ridge as New Director

    Reuters - 9/01/09 - View Story

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     MSPD $4.45 +0.01 (0.23% )
Average Volume 251,094
Shares Outstanding 28.77M
Market Cap 128.0M
Year High 5.03
Year Low 0.57
Earnings Per Share -0.91
P/E Ratio -4.89
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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