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Market Cap:$35.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$105.9M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Pixelworks is the pick of the semiconductor litter. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tualatin, OR, Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW) is a provider of semiconductors and software that is used in digital displays, PCs, and TVs. A variety of other electronics benefit from its display controller integrated circuits. Digital signal processors, microprocessors, memory and software are combined on its ImageProcessor system-on-a-chip ICs. Companies such as Dell and Hewlett Packard have benefited from its products. It employs about 470 people and it had 2005 revenue of about $171.7 million. In January 2006, the company announced the production of a new extension of the all-in-one 'Opal' family of ImageProcessor ICs optimized for the European advanced television market which uses the PAL system.

Chief Executive Officer
Hans Olsen
Number of Employees 229
Contact Information

8100 Southwest Nyberg Rd Ste 300

Tualatin, Oregon 97062

www.pixelworks....

1 503 454 1750

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Pixelworks Provides Guidance

    10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pixelworks Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

pixelworks inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Hans Olsen Chief Executive Officer
Richard Tobias Chief Technology Officer
Steven L. Moore Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance & Treasurer
Brad Zenger Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Marc Fleischmann Senior Vice President
Marc Fleishmann Senior Vice President, Engineering
Robert Grennberg Senior Vice President
Brett Monello Vice President, Business Development
Gang M. Cui Vice President & General Manager
Hongmin B. Zhang Vice President, Technology
John Lau Vice President, Operations
Michael West Vice President
William Yavorsky Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Robert Greenberg Founder
Jodie Brady
Jim Fiebiger Director
Bruce Walicek Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
C. Scott Gibson Board of Directors
Frank Gill Board of Directors
Mark Christensen Board of Directors
Oliver Curme Board of Directors
Steven J. Sharp Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Miradia Vice President of Operations Current
Miradia Board of Directors Current
Pixelworks Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Former
Paradigm Technology, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Former
Electronic Designs CEO and Co-Founder Former
Trident Microsystems, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Designcon Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering Current
Pixelworks Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current
White Eagle Systems Technology, Inc. President Former
White Eagle Systems Technology, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Quicksilver Technology, Inc Vice President of Engineering Former
Asic, Inc. vice president Former
Datagen Former
Stanford University M.S. In Mathematics Former
University of Minnesota B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance & Treasurer Current
Adept Technology, Inc. CFO & Vice President, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Senior Vice President, Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Senior Vice President Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President & General Manager Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President, Technology Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

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Pixelworks Inc. Founder Current
Elemental Technologies Inc. Director Current
Pixelworks Inc. Cto Former
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Degrees Former

Jodie is responsible for TeachFirst's financial affairs including financial planning and analysis, accounting, contracts, taxes, debt and capital. She also manages the company's human resources policies, procedures and benefits. Jodie has nearly fifteen years of finance experience as well as HR, IT and Operations experience primarily in technology companies. She also has experience with private financing, M&A, IPO and international management. Jodie joined TeachFirst after serving in senior management roles including VP of Business Operations and VP of Finance at Pixelworks, Inc. in Portland, OR. Prior to working at Pixelworks, Jodie held a variety of finance positions at Nike, Inc. and InFocus Corporation. Jodie has a B.A. in business administration from Pacific University. She lives in Bainbridge Island, WA with her family enjoying skiing, kayaking and cycling.

Organization Position Status
Teachfirst Plc Chief Financial Officer Current
Pixelworks Inc. Current

Mr. Gibson has been President of Gibson Enterprises, a venture capital firm, since its formation in 1992. In 1983, Mr. Gibson co-founded Sequent Computer Systems and served as its President from 1988 until March 1992. Before his tenure at Sequent, Mr. Gibson served as General Manager for the Memory Components Division of Intel Corporation. Mr. Gibson serves as Chairman of the Board of Radisys Corporation, and as a director of TriQuint Semiconductor, Pixelworks and Electroglas, Inc. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Oregon Community Foundation, the OHSU Foundation and is Vice Chair of the Oregon Health and Science University governing board. Mr. Gibson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Masters in Business degree from the University of Illinois.

Organization Position Status
Gibson Enterprises Inc. President Current
Street Online Services, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Oregon Health & Science University Vice Chairman Current
Verigy Ltd. Board of Directors Current
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pixelworks Inc. Board of Directors Current
Northwest Natural Gas Company Board of Directors Current
The Oregon Community Foundation Director Current
RadiSys Corporation Board of Directors Current
Sequent Computer Systems President Former
Sequent Computer Systems Co-Founder Former
The Sequent Founder Former
University of Illinois M.B.A. Former
University of Illinois B.S.E.E. Former

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Power Integrations, Inc. Chair Current
Actel Corporation Board of Directors Current
QLogic Corp. Director Current
Mentor Graphics Corporation Board of Directors Current
Power Integrations, Inc. Member of the Board Current
Pixelworks Inc. Director Current
Lovoltech Chief Executive Officer Former
VLSI Technology President Former
VLSI Technology, Inc. President Former
VLSI Technology Coo Former
VLSI Technology, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Motorola, Inc. Senior Corporate Vice President Former
Motorola, Inc. Assistant General Manager Former
Actel Corporation Chairman Former
Lovoltech Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Pixelworks Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Sharp joined our company in September 1991 as director, president and chief executive officer. In May 1992, he became chairman of our board. In July 2002, Mr. Sharp stepped down as president and chief executive officer of TriQuint, and in September 2004, he resigned as an employee of the company but remains as chairman of the board of directors of TriQuint. Previously, Mr. Sharp had served various roles associated with venture capital-financed semiconductor companies. In these assignments he was founder of Power Integrations, Inc. and Silicon Architects, Inc. (since acquired by Synopsys, Inc.). Mr. Sharp was also a Director at Volterra Semiconductor Corp., Megatest Corp. (since acquired by Teradyne, Inc.), Crystal Semiconductor, Inc. (since acquired by Cirrus Logic, Inc.) and Gazelle Microelectronics (now TriQuint). Prior to that time, Mr. Sharp was employed for 14 years by Signetics Corporation (since acquired by Philips Electronics N.V.), a semiconductor manufacturer and for nine years by Texas Instruments, Incorporated, a semiconductor manufacturer. Mr. Sharp also serves as a director of Power Integrations, Inc. and Ambric, Inc. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, a M.S. degree in Engineering Science from California Institute of Technology and a M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Chairman Current
Pixelworks Inc. Board of Directors Current
Power Integrations, Inc. Director Current
Power Integrations, Inc. Committee Member Current
TriQuint, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Power Integrations, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
TriQuint, Inc. President Former
Signetics, Inc Former
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Former
California Institute of Technology M.S. degree in engineering science Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Southern Methodist University B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Bruce has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and EDA industries in the areas of sales and marketing, business development, strategic advisory, and finance. Prior to joining Worldview, he was with Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown's Global Investment Banking group and led their Semiconductor Investment Banking practice. He joined Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown in 1996 as the Senior Equity research analyst covering the semiconductor and EDA industries. During his career, Bruce has provided strategic and investment advice to numerous leading private and public semiconductor and EDA companies. Some notable firms include Atmel, Amkor, ChipPac, Cooper and Cyan (acquired by Cadence) Infineon, Intersil, Level One Communications (acquired by Intel), Macronix, MEMC, MIPS Technologies, Mobility Electronics, Phillips Semiconductor, and Pixelworks (Nasdaq: PXLW), where he serves on the Board of Directors. Before entering the financial services industry in the mid 1990s, he held a number of executive management positions over a 17 year career in the semiconductor industry that has included work with start-up companies as well as large multinational firms such as Texas Instruments, VLSI Technology, and Cirrus Logic. In addition to his Pixelworks Board seat, Bruce currently serves on the board of Fyrestorm, a Worldview IV portfolio company, Bruce holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, a B.S in Mathematics from Texas State University, and has performed graduate work in electrical engineering at the University of Texas Austin.

Organization Position Status
Worldview Technology Partners Current
Nanochronous Logic Inc. Board of Directors Current
FyreStorm Board Member Current
Pixelworks Inc. Investor Current
Atmel Corporation Investor Current
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
iGo, Inc. Investor Current
Intersil Corporation Investor Current
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Incorporated Former
Santa Clara University M.B.A. In Finance Former
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     PXLW $2.67 -0.05 (-1.84% )
Average Volume 248,213
Shares Outstanding 13.40M
Market Cap 35.8M
Year High 4.23
Year Low 0.36
Earnings Per Share 0.19
P/E Ratio 14.05
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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