- Faraday Technology
Infobox Company
company_name = Faraday Technology Corporation
company_
company_type = Public,TSE|3035
foundation = 1993
location =Hsinchu Science Park inHsinchu ,Taiwan
key_people = Chairman:John Hsuan,
President: H.P. Lin
industry =Semiconductor , IC design service
products = Silicon IP, Fabless ASIC
revenue = 156 Million USD (2007)
num_employees = 750+(2007)
homepage = http://www.faraday-tech.com/Faraday Technology is a turnkey application-specific IC (
ASIC ) and silicon intellectual property (IP) provider headquartered inTaiwan , with a network of sales and research offices in the United States, Japan, Europe, and China. Its customers range from IDM, system houses, and fabless IC design houses, covering wide applications such as multimedia, communication, PC peripherals, display, storage, and consumer electronics.Faraday is affiliated with
United Microelectronics Corporation Its
IP core portfolio includes Cell Library, Memory Compiler,ARM -compliant CPUs,DDRII /DDRIII,MPEG4 ,H.264 ,USB 2.0 , 10/100 Ethernet,Serial ATA ,PCI Express , and all fundamental IP such as AD, DA, PLL, regulators, etc.Naming
The company's Chinese name is Zhi Yuan (wisdom and origin).
References
* [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/faraday-and-mixel-announce-ip-development-and-licensing-partnership,298679.shtml Faraday and Mixel Announce IP Development and Licensing Partnership]
* [http://news.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_24067.html New UMC Management Adjusts Strategy to Hone Competitiveness]
* [http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YLOAXJDJSQDFKQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=197001156 Oki shifts more design to Taiwan's Faraday ]
* [http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YLOAXJDJSQDFKQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=192202435 Taiwan firms offer SoC IP blocks]External links
* [http://www.faraday-tech.com Faraday web site]
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