BNET Industries

Market Cap:$269.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$163.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We enable serial connectivity in computing, communications and consumer market segments. Our products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals. Our analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, plus our SaRonix-eCera frequency control products combine for a portfolio of solutions ideal for today's bandwidth-demanding applications. Our technology offers solutions to the challenges that high-bandwidth, high-speed serial protocols present in system design, such as errors in signal routing, end-point integrity issues and timing sensitivities. We focus on three main areas of technology: serial high-speed protocol switching, advanced silicon-and-quartz-based timing, and unique signal conditioning solutions. Combined at the product level, these focus areas provide a complete and complimentary system-level solution for high-speed serial protocol implementation. We lead the market in high-speed analog switching technology, and we are proud to hold 'industry firsts' with dual HDMI and PCI Express signal switching solutions, as well as unique serial signal integrity technology. Our focus product families include high-frequency Signal Switches, Packet Switches, Bridges, ReDrivers, Clock Generators/Buffers, Crystals and Oscillators.

President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder
Alex C. Hui
Number of Employees 689
Contact Information

3545 N 1st St

San Jose, California 95134

pericom.com

(408) 435-0800

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Pericom Semiconductor Reports Fiscal Q1 2010 Financial Results

    11/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Pericom Semiconductor Reports Fiscal Q1 2010 Financial Results

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pericom Semiconductor Reports Fiscal Q4 and Annual 2009 Financial Results

    9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Pericom Announces USB Sleep-and-Charge Solution for Notebook and Mobile Device Chargers

    9/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Pericom Launches Family of 5 New Products for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Applications

    9/22/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Pericom Announces USB Sleep-and-Charge Solution for Notebook and Mobile Device Chargers

    9/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • GIGABYTE Selects Pericom's PI3L720 LAN Switch Solution to Enable

    6/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

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    6/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    6/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Chi Ming Hui Alex President & CEO
Angela Chen Vice President, Finance, CFO
Gerald Shao-Hung Senior Vice President of Marketing
Gerry Liu Senior Vice President, Marketing
Chi Hui Vice President, Technology
Craig Taylor Vice President, Fcp Engineering
George Kao Vice President, Operations
Gerry Beemiller Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Hong-Leong Hong Vice President, Product & Application Engineering
Michael Chen Vice President, Asic Engineering
Nial Van Wagner Vice President, Sales
Shujong Cheng Vice President, Operations
Shujong John Vice President, Operations
Tat Choi Vice President, Design Engineering
Tony Walker Vice President, Marketing
Wilfred Ling Vice President, Sales
Chi-Hung Hui Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Director
Jeff DeAngelis Director, Marketing
John Chi-Hung Senior Vice President & Director, Technology
John Chi-Hung Hui Senior Vice President & Director, Technology
Kay Annamalai Pericom's Senior Marketing Director
Shaf Rahman Pericom's Senior Marketing Director
Brandon Ogilvie Product Marketing Manager
David Rashbrook Manager, Sales
Sam Limoun Product Marketing Manager
Steve Lam Product Marketing Manager
Dennis McKenna Director
Dr Simon Wong Director
Edward Yang Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alex C. Hui President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder
Michael J. Sophie Chairman
Alex Chi Member of The Board of Directors
Alex Chi-Ming Board of Directors
Gary L. Fischer Board of Directors
Hau L Lee Board of Directors
Tay Thiam Song Board of Directors

CEO, Chairman of the Board Alex Chi-Ming Hui has been Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1982 to May 1990, Mr. Hui was employed by LSI Logic Corporation, most recently as Director of Advanced Development. From August 1980 to July 1982, Mr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S.E.E. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder Current
LSI Corporation Director of Advanced Development Former
Hewlett-Packard Company member Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.S.E.E. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S.E.E. Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation President & CEO Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current

Angela Chen is Pericom's VP of Finance, CFO as of April 6, 2006. Previously, Angela held the role of CFO and VP of Finance, Administration & IT of PTI, Pericom's sister company in Asia, since May 2002 and she has been instrumental in driving PTI's growth and return to profitability. Ms. Chen has been VP Finance, Asia for Pericom overseeing the financial activities of the Company's Asian operations including Pericom Taiwan Ltd, eCERA, and PTI, since August 2005. Prior to joining Pericom in 2002, Angela was Chief Operating Officer and VP, Finance, Administrations & Operations of Feiya Technology Corporation from 2001 to 2002, and was CFO and VP, Finance, Administration and IT with terminal manufacturer Wyse Technology Taiwan Ltd. from 1996 through 2001. Angela received her MBA with a major in Accounting from National Taiwan University, and her BA with a major in Accounting from Soochow University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Finance, CFO Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President of Marketing Current

Dr. Gerry (Shao-Hung) Liu joined Pericom in May 2007 as Senior Vice President of Marketing. At VIA/S3 Graphics he served as the Vice President of Marketing and Chief Financial Officer, representing VIA management as VIA Technologies acquired and restructured S3 Graphics in 2000. Prior to joining VIA in 2000, Dr. Liu endeavored as Division President of Video Graphics at Trident Microsystems after serving as corporate Sr. Vice President of Marketing. He was President and Founder of Knights Technology which was acquired by Electroglas, as well as Omega Micro which was later acquired by Trident Technologies. Dr. Liu has served as Director on multiple technology association boards and has been the recipient of the National Friendship Award by the China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for his long-term contribution to its technology industry. Additionally, he received an Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Illinois where he received his M.S.C.S. Dr. Liu also holds a B.S.E.E. from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President, Marketing Current
Knights Technology Incorporated President Former
Knights Technology Incorporated Founder Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Computer Science Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S.E.E. Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Technology Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Fcp Engineering Current
University of Central Florida Bsee Former

George Kao joined Pericom as Vice President of Operations in October 2006. Mr. Kao has over twenty years experience working in the global technology industry. He began his career at National Semiconductor in 1984 in the Bipolar logic group before moving to Weitek and Integrated Circuit System in a Product/Test Engineering Management capacity. After that, Mr. Kao served in various senior positions at Synaptics, Altima (later sold to Broadcom in 2000) and Foveon, where he headed up the manufacturing team for imaging products and integrated circuits before joining Orient Semiconductor Electronics Philippines (OSEP) in 2003 as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kao holds a BSEE form California State Polytechnic University.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
I Squared, Inc. Owner, Partner Former
Arizona State University Bs Degree In Mathematics Former

HL Hong joined Pericom in June 1993 as Product Engineering Manager and was promoted to Vice President of Product and Application Engineering in February 2005. Mr. Hong was employed by Synergy Semiconductor Corporation as a Senior Product Engineer from January 1991 to June 1993. Prior to Synergy, Mr. Hong was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation as a Principal Engineer ('89 – '91). Mr. Hong also held various product management positions with Signetic Inc. ('86 – '89), Fairchild Puyallup ('84 – '86), Intersil Singapore ('79 – '84) and Fairchild Singapore ('77 – '79). Mr. Hong holds a B. Eng. First Class Honor from University of Singapore.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Product & Application Engineering Current

Michael Chen joined Pericom in October, 2000 as Vice President of ASIC Engineering & General Manager of PTL (Pericom Taiwan Limited). Prior to Pericom, Mr. Chen served at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation as Department Manager of FPGA where Mr. Chen was in charge of FPGA & CPLD product development. He endeavored successfully to target SOC IP & ASIC verification at start-up ventures such as LogicVision (LGVN: NSDQ), CrossCheck, and Aimfast. As Engineering Manger at Cadence (CDN: NYSE), he was in charge of simulators, timing analysis and synthesis tools. He serves as Guest Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mr. Chen received his MS in Electric Engineering from Penn State University.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Asic Engineering Current
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation Department Manager Former

Nial Van Wagner joined Pericom as Director of Western Region Sales in April 2002. After five years of demonstrated success in growing sales at Pericom he was promoted to Senior Director of Sales for North America and Europe and subsequently named Vice President of Sales for North America and Europe in May 2008. Mr. Van Wagner has over 20 years experience in sales for the semiconductor industry. He came to Pericom from Agere Systems, where he had served in a varied array of Sales positions over 16 years such as Distribution Sales Manager, HP Global Account Manager, Western Multimedia Sales Manager, and Sun Global Account Manager. Mr. Van Wagner holds a BA in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Sales Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director of Western Region Sales Current
University of California, Berkeley BA In Rhetoric Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Operations Current
ESS Technology, Inc. Former
Lamar University MSEE Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Operations Current

Tat C. Choi, Ph.D., joined the Company in April 1998 as Vice President, Design Engineering. From September 1996 to March 1998, Dr. Choi was employed by Anacor, Inc., an engineering design service consulting firm that he founded. Prior to Anacor, Dr. Choi was employed by Chrontel, Inc. most recently as its Vice President, Engineering from September 1989 to August 1996. Dr. Choi was employed by Advanced Micro Devices from February 1983 to August 1989 as a Senior Member of Technical Staff. Dr. Choi holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in EECS from the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Design Engineering Current
Chrontel, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. in EECS Former
University of Minnesota M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. Former
University of Minnesota B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Marketing Current

Wilfred Ling joined Pericom in December 2003 as Vice President of Asia Sales. Mr. Ling started his career since 1980. He was employed by C&K System as Engineering Manager specializing residential and commercial security system design and manufacturing. He also served National Semiconductor as Regional Marketing Manager for Asia and Chief Representative for Shanghai office. His recent position before joining Pericom was Asia Sales Director for Ericsson Microelectronic. Mr. Ling holds a Higher Diploma of Electronic Engineering from HK Polytechnic University, BBA Degree and MSc Marketing from HK Chinese University and MSc in Finance from University of London.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Director Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, Technology Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President & Director, Technology Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Hui Vice President of Technology, Director Former

Chi-Hung (John) Hui, Ph.D., has been Vice President, Technology and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1987 to June 1990, Dr. Hui was employed by Integrated Device Technology, most recently as Manager of its Research and Development Department. From August 1984 to August 1987, Dr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Dr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from Cornell University and an M.S.E.E. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Senior Vice President & Director, Technology Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S. Former
Cornell University B.S.E.E. Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Pericom's Senior Marketing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Pericom's Senior Marketing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Manager, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Chairman Current
Sonics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director Current
McData Corporation Board of Directors Current
Wave Wireless Corporation Group President Former
Wave Wireless Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
UTStarcom, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
UTStarcom, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
UTStarcom, Inc. Senior Vice President of Finance Former
Wave Wireless Corporation Vice President of Finance Former
Santa Clara University MBA Former
University of Santa Clara M.B.A. Former
California State University BS In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Member of The Board of Directors Current

Alex Chi-Ming Hui has been Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1982 to May 1990, Mr. Hui was employed by LSI Logic Corporation, most recently as Director of Advanced Development. From August 1980 to July 1982, Mr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S.E.E. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Hui CEO, Chairman of the Board Former

Organization Position Status
Skycross, Inc. Chairman Current
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director Current
Smart Modular, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SCP Global Technologies Inc. Interim CEO Former
Silicon Graphics, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
SCP Global Technologies Inc. president Former
SGI Inc. President Former
Wayne State University Bachelor of Science degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
Aeluros, Inc. Professor Current
Atheros Communications, Inc. Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director Current
Aeluros, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Technology Research Institute, Inc. CEO Former
Bell Laboratories Former
Stanford University chairman Former
University of California, Berkeley PhD Former

Mr. Edward Yang retired from Hewlett Packard Company in October 2005 as Chief Technology Officer of Personal Systems Group. During his over 25 years of services with Hewlett Packard Company, Ed served as R&D Engineer, R&D Manager, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer for Personal Systems Group and Computer Systems Organizations. Mr. Yang holds a B.S.E.E. Degree from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan, M.S.E.E. Degree from Oregon State University and he has completed the Stanford Executive Program.

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Director Current

Gary L. Fischer has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2005. Mr. Fischer is employed by ISSI, a fabless public company focusing on high performance memory ICs, where he is President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fischer joined ISSI in 1993 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was Executive Vice President from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Fischer is also a member of the Board of Directors of ISSI. Prior to joining ISSI, Mr. Fischer was Chief Financial Officer of Synergy Semiconductor Corporation, a manufacturer of high-performance SRAM and logic integrated circuits. Mr. Fischer also currently serves on the Board of Directors of ESS Technology. Mr. Fischer has also held positions as VP, Finance/Chief Financial Officer of Shahman, Chief Financial Officer of Magnesys and Chief Financial Officer of Solo Systems Inc. Mr. Fischer holds an MBA degree from the University of Santa Clara and a BA degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Organization Position Status
Solo Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Eride Chief Finanical Officer Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. CFO Former
University of Santa Clara Mba Degree Former
University of California, Santa Barbara Ba Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Demandtec, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Focus Ventures Director, Stanford Global Supply, Chain Management Forum Current
Stanford University professor of operations, information and technology Current
Analysis Group, Inc. Current
SeeControl, Inc. Current
Tradami Logistics, Inc. Current
True Demand Board of Directors Current
Focus Ventures Board of Directors Current
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
SignalDemand Executive Former
Focus Ventures Advisor Former
KLA-Tencor Corporation Former
Xilinx, Inc. Former
Nortel Networks Corporation Former
McKesson Corporation Former
Accenture Ltd. Former
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Former
Raychem Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Former
Operations Management Board of Directors Former
Co-Production Board of Directors Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania PhD Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. Degrees In Operations Research Former
The London School of Economics M.S. In Operational Research Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.S. Former
University Corp. Degree Former
The London School of Economics Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current

Executive News

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     PSEM $10.50 -0.19 (-1.78% )
Average Volume 127,472
Shares Outstanding 25.57M
Market Cap 268.5M
Year High 12.26
Year Low 4.66
Earnings Per Share 0.14
P/E Ratio 75.00
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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